Thursday, 1 February 1940
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
"to empower the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and citizens of the city of Birmingham to construct waterworks and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to authorise the Bournemouth Gas and Water Company to construct additional waterworks; to confer further powers upon that Company; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time;...
"to make further and better provision for the improvement, health, local government and finances of the borough of Christchurch; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and...
"to confer further powers on the Cornwall Electric Power Company; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to disannex from the Regius Professorship of Divinity in the University of Cambridge the Ely Canonry now annexed thereto; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time, and ordered...
"to increase the powers of the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company of raising money by borrowing on mortgage or by the creation and issue of debenture stock; to extend the time for the...
"to provide for the transfer to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Gas Company of the undertaking of the Morpeth Gas Light Company (1902) Limited; to extend the limits of supply of the...
"to confer further powers on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to empower the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Taunton to construct additional waterworks and to purchase land therefor; to confer further powers on the Corporation with regard...
"to enable the Torquay Cemetery Company to enlarge their cemetery; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to confer further powers on the Wessex Electricity Company; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to empower the Wey Valley Water Company to construct further works and to raise additional capital; to extend their limits of supply; to confer additional powers upon the Company; and for other...
asked the Minister of Labour what replies have been sent to the offers of assistance to the Government from the Building Industries National Council; and whether it is the desire of the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether all activities under the Commissioners for Special Areas are now suspended; and whether it is intended to resume at any time before the end of the present war...
asked the Minister of Labour to what extent the total number of workpeople registered as unemployed is a correct indication of the actual number who are capable of being employed in suitable work...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the Hull Employment Exchange does not usually open till considerably after nine a.m.; and, in view of the fact that waiting queues are...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered at the Employment Ex- changes in the Administrative County of Durham and the County Boroughs of Gateshead,...
asked the Minister of Labour the number of requests made to him by Government Departments for names of persons on the Central Register to fill vacancies in the Departments; and what proportion of...
asked the Minister of Labour under which of the Regulations governing the payment of unemployment benefit, members of the Lynmouth lifeboat crew who went to the assistance of a blazing...
asked the Minister of Labour whether grants of 33⅓ per cent. towards the cost of field drainage schemes are still available in the Special Areas?
Mr. J. J. Davidson: asked the Minister of Labour (1) the total number of registered unemployed in Glasgow up to the last available date; (2) the total number of Glasgow applications for...
asked the Minister of Labour how many men belonging to the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry in the Greenock area were unemployed at the last available date; and what percentage that...
asked the Minister of Labour how many miners in Scotland were registered at the Employment Exchanges as unemployed at the last available date; and whether he has any statement to make regarding...
asked the Minister of Labour how many points in total are added to the cost-of-living index by the taxes, duties, or levies on meat, butter, sugar, flour, bacon, eggs, and any other foodstuffs...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether any steps are to be taken to reintroduce the obligation of school attendance in evacuation areas, neutral areas and reception...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (1) the number of children in England and Wales attending public elementary schools and secondary schools on the Grant List, during the...
asked the Parliamentary-Secretary to the Board of Education what shelter from air-raids has been provided for the elementary schools in the borough of Worthing, and what action the Board have...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the difficulties and dissatisfaction created in cases where a person, after being transferred from being an employed to a voluntary contributor...
asked the Minister of Health how many complaints he has received of the conduct of householders towards evacuated children billeted with them; and whether any local machinery exists to deal with...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will substitute the education authority for the billeting authority as the appropriate authority to promote schemes for nursery centres in reception areas?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to amend the Emergency Powers (Defence) Regulations, Nos. 12 to 15, concerning protected places, with a view to...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware of the dismissal of a branch official of the National Union of Public Employés, Mr. Morton, for writing to the Holborn air-raid precautions...
asked the Home Secretary which local authorities have submitted schemes for heavily protected air-raid shelters; which ones have actually carried out such schemes, and how many have been refused...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can now make a statement concerning the delays by local authorities in making payment for premises and vehicles impressed by them; and whether owners of such...
asked the Home Secretary why so many persons in receipt of large salaries or pensions have been employed for additional payments in the air-raid precautions instead of employing persons who are...
asked the Home Secretary whether, in order to relieve public doubts, he will make it clear that the law is in no way altered by the blackout; that every user of the streets owes a duty to every...
asked the Minister of Health under what statutory powers municipalities are expending public moneys upon the promotion of public meetings relating to other than municipal matters?
asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the practicability of continuing payment of capitation fees to panel doctors of men called to the services conditional upon such payment...
asked the Minister of Health how many camps are to be established in South-West Durham; where they are to be situated; how many persons they are to accommodate; whether the plans are yet...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward: asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider introducing legislation making it obligatory on all local authorities to restore to all their...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Slough Borough Council have decided to let for purposes of riding and grazing the whole of their land at Upton Court Park; that the area...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the increase of 19 points in the cost of living since the outbreak of war, he will confer with the Admiralty, War Office, and Air Ministry, to...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he can state the names and date of appointment of his chief medical advisers, and their special medical qualifications?
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has now made inquiry why pension was refused to Mrs. Coull, 7, Rossie Terrace, Ferryden, Montrose; what special medical evidence his medical advisers had...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Minister of Pensions why mothers who have lost supporting sons in naval action at sea are refused pensions under the existing regulations if they are in receipt of a...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether it is intended that in cases where serving soldiers' wives have been receiving a special children's allowance the special grant should now be automatically...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consider reducing the charges of 3s. 7d. for a duplicate birth certificate and 2s. 7d. for a marriage certificate which certain old...
Mr. White: asked the Minister of Health whether His Majesty's Government accept responsibility for the immediate necessities required by shipwrecked men and women landed on our coasts as the...
asked the Prime Minister whether this House will be given an opportunity of discussing the proposed financial agreement between the Government and the railway companies before it is finally...
asked the Prime Minister whether the duties of the Minister for Co-ordination of Defence are still as defined in paragraph 47 of the statement relating to defence presented to Parliament in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether it is the settled war-time policy of the Government to encourage the dispersal of the flocks of specialist poultry-keepers amongst general farmers,...
Mr. White: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the agricultural committees, in deciding which land is to be ploughed out, act on the principle of securing the best land for the purpose or...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will confer with the Minister of Food with a view to securing an increased proportion of homegrown millable wheat, and also...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the new regulations for the sale of seed oats prevent a farmer from selling seed oats to another farmer; and whether all such transactions have now to be...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the advisory staffs of county farm institutes and agricultural departments of universities and colleges are being maintained or increased to assist...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has any further statement to make respecting the political situation in India; and whether further conversations have taken or are to take...
asked the Home Secretary what is the objection to promising a British visa to an aged Polish couple to enable them to go to relations in a neutral country; and whether the fact that Poland is an...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider amending the Draft Regulations governing house-to-house collections, dated 9th December last, which give in Clause 16 a list of authorised...
asked the Home Secretary how many enemy aliens have been removed from their homes in this country and placed under detention; under what authority this is carried out and who executes the...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the large number of people in the country concerned with the Defence Forces, both civil and military, who are now using the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that an unusual degree of credit stringency developed in the London money market on Thursday last week; that such stringency is...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the price of saccharine per hundred in August last, and the price on 20th January?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware of the view of the potato holesalers of this country that it is impossible to operate the new schedule allowing the growers to...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has any statement to make with regard to the matters raised in the Debate on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House last night?
Would the Prime Minister tell the House the business for next week?
"to amend the law relating to trade unions, friendly societies, building societies and certain other societies for purposes connected with the present emergency, and to make further provision...
3.49 p.m.
Resolved, "That this House no now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
