Tuesday, 27 February 1940
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. Speaker in the Chair.
Private Bills (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware of the acute distress among taximeter-cab drivers occasioned by their petrol ration; whether he will consider increasing this ration; and, if...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether the permitted increase in the price of coal of 2d. per cwt. in two cwt. lots and less, as set out in L.F.O. Circular No. 49, dated 20th February, is...
asked the Secretary for Mines the number of collieries that have been closed since the outbreak of war, their location, particulars of numbers employed and the output of those mines; whether...
Mrs. Adamson: asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that 14-pound bags of coalite are being retailed at 10d. per bag in certain districts in London; and if he intends to take action...
asked the Secretary for Mines how many schemes are in operation in collieries in Yorkshire where mine owners and mine workers provide old age pensioners with a supplementary allowance; and the...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether, seeing that a period of two years will soon have elapsed during which the Swaziland chief Fakisandhla has been under sentence of death,...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is aware that, prior to the introduction of the Natives Registration Act of Southern Rhodesia, the House was informed that this Act...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he will give the names of those members of the Export Council who have had personal experience of processing raw materials into finished...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether purchases of American tobacco have been resumed on a substantial scale; whether the resumption of purchases has been agreed upon by His Majesty's...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can inform the House about the arrangement, recently made with the Japanese Government, providing for the import of 350,000 dozen pairs of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any animal feeding-stuffs have been ex-ported since the commencement of the war?
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many of his officials possess personal up-to-date experience, apart from theoretical know ledge, of applying differential rates of exchange that have...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the considerable inconvenience caused to British nationals throughout the Empire, as well as in Great Britain, by their...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Amsterdam banking firm, Rhodins Kolnig and Company, is controlled by German interests and is managed and staffed by Germans;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any figures that will indicate whether the production of woollen cloth and of boots has increased, decreased, or remained...
asked the Minister of Shipping whether he will give an assurance that before His Majesty's Government agree to any plan whereby American ships should take over the services in certain areas now...
asked the Minister of Shipping whether, in view of the national services rendered by seamen of the Mercantile Marine, he will be prepared to grant two free railway vouchers a year to merchant...
Miss Rathbone: asked the Minister of Shipping what proportion of British mercantile vessels, including fishing craft, working in areas under risk from enemy attack or mines are fitted with...
asked the Minister of Economic Warfare what steps are being taken to prevent large quantities of copper ore from the British-owned Rio Tinto mines in Spain, being delivered to Germany?
asked the Minister of Economic Warfare what are the arrangements under which Italian ships are exempted from contraband control at Gibraltar?
asked the Minister of Economic Warfare what knowledge he has of imports of war material consigned to Russia; by what routes such imports proceed; from what countries and in whose ships it is...
asked the Minister of Economic Warfare whether he is aware that in the last four months of 1939, as compared with the corresponding period in 1938, American exports to the 13 countries, Italy,...
Miss Ward: asked the Minister of Economic Warfare whether His Majesty's Government have consented, in any of the agreements concluded or under negotiation with neutral Governments, to the...
asked the Minister of Economic Warfare whether he can state the amount of iron-ore exported from Sweden to Germany since the outbreak of war?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will issue to all messing officers attached to the home Forces a general order that food must be served to the men either in a hot or a cold...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has had under consideration the position of owners of single lorries whose vehicles were requisitioned in the first month of the war and when,...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether children of members of His Majesty's Forces who are over the age of 14 years and in full-time attendance at school are eligible for allowances on the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether arrangements are made in all home establishments occupied by the Army, Royal Air Force, and Women's Auxiliary Forces for responsible officers to...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that weekly deductions are being made from the pay of men in the 43rd Wessex Divisional Signals in many cases against their wishes; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the allowance per day paid to privates, lance-corporals, corporals and Serjeants in the British Army; and whether he has any knowledge...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the large amount of materials and valuable refuse still being wasted in Army camps in this country, and what steps he is taking to deal...
Miss Rathbone: asked the Secretary of State for War whether men over the age for registration, who have voluntarily joined up before or after the outbreak of war for home defence only, are...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many men have been passed A1 for service and discharged or reduced to a lower category on medical grounds within three months of being called up; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War what proportion of officers in the Women's Auxiliary Services are promoted from the ranks?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is satisfied that due provision is made for the health and medical needs of the young men in training for commissions in the Army?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether any steps are being taken to provide a competent authority in each military training camp in order to assist the men called to the Colours in such...
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of non-commissioned officers promoted to the rank of commissioned officers since September, 1939; what number have so been promoted from the...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many commissions have been granted to civilians since the outbreak of war on the recommendation, or at the request, of the Ministry of Supply; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the nurses of the general hospitals of the Territorial Army, abolished last summer, were called up at the beginning of the war, and are waiting and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the General Council and Register of Osteopaths have offered their services to his Department; and whether men serving in the Army will be entitled...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the practice of stationing Scottish warrant officers who are graded category, home defence only, in England for instructional...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many psychological specialists were called up in December, 1939, and how many of them have been engaged in doing psychological work since they have been...
asked the Prime Minister (1) whether he will move to appoint a Committee of this House to investigate complaints of carelessness and inefficiency on the part of the Army Medical Service...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will confer with the Minister of Agriculture, with a view to setting aside some part of the funds provided by the sale of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the failure of the depreciation of sterling at the beginning of the war to bring about an adequate expansion of exports, he will give an...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the amount of British capital invested in Finland, and what conditions, if any, are imposed upon such investments?
Mr. Davidson: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the last commutation of pensions took place in this country; how many pensions were affected; and whether he will approach the present...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in connection with the board of directors of the Railway Finance Corporation, Limited, which consists of five...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury under what authority notices have been issued by certain permanent building societies calling for the payment of mortgages by the end of three...
Mrs. Adamson: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on whose authority the fee-charging agency of Miss Ida Parrott, Africa House, Kings-way, was authorised to offer employment in the...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether temporary civil servants over the age of 25 are exempt from military service?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he has taken any steps to investigate the circumstances under which Government officials have mislaid or lost official documents recently,...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for War to give a list of salaries paid to the manager and the members of the Board of Management of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes?
May I ask the Prime Minister what business it is proposed to take in the event of the suspension of the Eleven o'clock Rule to-night?
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to request that their Lordships will be pleased to give leave to the Lord Portal to attend to be examined, as a Witness, before the Sub-Committee on...
NAVY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1939.
Resolved, That such numbers of Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines and of Royal Marine Police, as His Majesty may deem necessary, be borne on the books of His Majesty's Ships and at the...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding 100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Wages, etc., of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and of certain, other personnel...
Resolved, That such additional numbers of Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines and of Royal Marine Police, as His Majesty may deem necessary, be borne on the books of His Majesty's Ships and...
Resolution reported. That for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to reduce to sixty the age at which women may become entitled to old age pensions under the enactments relating to...
Considered in Committee, and reported, without amendment; read the Third time, and passed, without Amendment.
Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Buchan-Hepburn.]
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