Monday, 26 February 1940
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair
asked the Prime Minister whether in view of the peculiarly indented nature of her coast, the territorial waters of Norway follow the coast line; and what is the extent of the territorial limit?
asked the Prime Minister the number of unarmed British merchant ships which have been bombed and machine-gunned by German aircraft since the outbreak of hostilities; and whether he will make it...
asked the Prime Minister what is the present position with regard to the supply of oil to Germany by Rumania; and whether the supply of Rumanian oil to this country has been in any way affected?
asked the Minister of Pensions how long he has had under consideration the application of Mr. F. Williams, an old age pensioner, of 39, Bloomsbury Street, Cheltenham, for an increase in the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether any action has yet been taken to mend the breach at Butley sluice, and, if not, when this will be done?
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will restore the Atlantic telephone facilities so as to facilitate business between the United States of America and this country?
asked the Postmaster-General whether he has now come to any decision as to the issue of a joint Anglo-French postage stamp, as illustrating the unity of the two countries in the struggle against...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether officers and men serving in the Royal Navy enjoy the same right as is enjoyed by members of the other Fighting Services of declaring that they do not...
Mr. David Adams: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the slipways available for the construction of mercantile tonnage are fully engaged, and where it is found desirable new shipyards...
asked the Minister of Health when he received the report of the committee appointed to inquire into possible hardship under the existing rating and valuation law; and when he proposes to publish it?
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the four children of Mr. F. R. Woodward,38, Romsey Road, Dagenham, were on holiday in Dublin at the beginning of the war; that the parents...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why his Department has issued instructions to civil defence committees that male air-raid precautions workers are to work a 12-hour day and...
asked the Attorney-General how many courts of quarter sessions in England and Wales have not so far submitted to the Lord Chancellor the name of a legally qualified person as chairman?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Campbeltown grammar school buildings are to be occupied by the Navy as a training centre; that it is the only secondary...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the representations of the corporation of Greenock to him on the question of arrears of rent accruing in municipally-owned...
asked the Minister of Shipping whether he can explain the delay in announcing an agreement on the rates for requisitioned vessels?
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that during the periods of shipbuilding depression large numbers of shipyard workers of various trades secured employment with...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he could expedite the procedure of the national tribunal appointed to deal with the scheduling of war contracts in relation to lodging and travelling...
Mr. David Adams: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that there are in county Durham and on Tyneside idle factories, which, if not required for arms production, could...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the extent to which agreement has been reached with regard to the conduct of special place examinations for entry to secondary schools...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the value at par in sterling, of the securities acquired, as shown in the Statutory Rules and Orders, No. 213, Emergency Powers...
asked the Minister of Transport what progress he has made with the railway companies on the transport of coal; and what is the present position?
asked the Minister of Supply what action the county boroughs of Grimsby, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Leicester are taking to produce livestock feeding-stuffs or swill from waste products?
asked the Minister of Supply the total release of timber, not hardwood, since the imposition of control in Scotland, and, of such timber, the amounts released for purposes connected with housing,...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that certain persons are asking firms to sign contracts or enter into arrangements providing for a commission to be paid to them on orders...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what quantities of scrap-iron and steel were shipped from Australia to Japan during the last five months, and the previous six months?
May I ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury for a statement regarding Wednesday's business?
James Henry Hollins, esquire, for the Borough of West Ham (Silvertown Division).
Estimate presented,—for Civil and Revenue Departments for the year ending 31st March, 1941, with Memorandum [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed. [No. 70.]
Estimate presented,—showing the several Services for which a Vote on Account is required for the year ending 31st March, 1941 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be...
Account presented, of the gross amount of all bank annuities and any annuities for terms of years and other securities transferred, and of all sums of money paid to the Commissioners for the...
So much of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee as relates to the subject matter of their First Report, with an Appendix, reported; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed....
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair
Considered in Committee, under Standing Order No. 69.
Read a Second time; and committed to a Committee of the whole House for To-morrow.—[Captain Margesson.]
Resolved, "That this House do 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.
