Wednesday, 28 February 1940
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
asked the Prime Minister whether it is proposed that the Polish Government shall participate in meetings of the Supreme War Council?
asked the Prime Minister whether his intention has been drawn to the announcement of the Japanese official spokesman that the districts of Yangtzepoo and Hongkew in the Shanghai International...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make it clear that, although it is the policy of His Majesty's Government to restore the Polish and Czech territories, it is not their policy to partition...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement on the recent military and diplomatic developments on the Russian and Turkish side of the Caucasus?
asked the Prime Minister whether the Chilean Government have completed their sinking fund purchases due up to 31st December, 1939, in accordance with the unilateral law imposed upon foreign...
asked the Prime Minister whether the Governments of Norway and Sweden have, in accordance with the recent decisions of the Council and Assembly of the League of Nations in connection with the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has any information respecting the present number of airmen recommended for commissions; and how many of these received elementary, secondary and...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that discontent has been caused by the exclusion of Dagenham, Barking and other parts of East London from the extra allowances granted to...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether there is any age limit with respect to youths sent out on reconnaissance flights over Germany; and whether a youth now aged 18½, who joined the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give any information in connection with the Royal Air Force plane crash at Wallington, Surrey, on Saturday; how many people were killed; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that performances are being organised on a Sunday with artistes on behalf of branches of the Royal Air Force, in districts where there are...
Mr. Dolan: asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will issue orders to all concerned who are in charge of confidential documents not to leave these in unattended motor-cars, as nearly a...
asked the Minister of Food what are the duties of Mr. W. A. Harley, as sub-area chairman at Inverness; what is his total remuneration, including staff and office accommodation; what salary he...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the names of the members of the Civil Aviation Development Committee and the number of meetings that this committee has held since the outbreak of hostilities?
asked the Secretary of State for Air the percentage to completion of the three "G"-class civil flying boats; whether their construction is actively proceeding; and by what date each boat will be...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the number and gross weight of British civil aircraft, excluding those upon Dominion register, operating on oversea air routs during August, 1939, and at the...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will consider abolishing the maximum age limit of 45 included in the Admiralty appeal for fishermen to volunteer for mine-sweeping, naval patrol...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will take such steps as may be necessary to see that the restrictions against shipbuilding in the Palmer Yard, Jarrow, imposed by National...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that discontent has been caused by the exclusion of Dagenham, Barking and other parts of East London from the extra allowances granted to...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that there is a great loss of effective tonnage owing to slow convoys; and will he endeavour to minimise this by arranging that, so far...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has any information in connection with the wireless operator, Mr. P. G. Winsor, who was on the "Sultan Star" that was torpedoed?
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to clean up the slums and create better drainage in Lagos; and whether he will take energetic action...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the amount of unsound food, particularly of the tinned variety, imported into Trinidad;...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what numbers of refugees are now domiciled in British Guiana; and when it is expected that settlement may become available there...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, when he supplies the promised Return from the Governor of the Gold Coast relative to the profits of the gold companies...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the proximity of the independent protected State of Sarawak to British possessions in the East and its strategic importance, he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will have placed in the Library for the use of Members a duplicated copy of the report of the Royal Commission on the West Indies, or, if...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in considering the appointment of a comptroller and an inspector-general of agriculture in connection with development work in the West...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is yet in a position to inform the House what actions, prejudicial to the safety of the public, Mr. Wallace Johnson was, at the time of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how much the Government spend in Kenya per head on educating European children; and will he give the comparable amount for African children?
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the principle of fair conditions of labour can be applied to all contracts for public works made by the Government in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any statement to make regarding the issue of regulations controlling the transfer of land in Palestine?
asked the Minister of Transport what steps are being taken by him to increase the production of wagons; and whether the wagon-building industry is being used to its full capacity at present?
asked the Minister of Transport what representations have been made to his Department concerning the inadequate supply of omnibuses for the conveyance of workers to and from naval establishments...
asked the Minister of Transport whether it is his custom, when considering tenders for road materials, to have regard not only to the tendered prices but to the efficiency and the durability of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the advisability of appointing a Select Committee to inquire into and report on the under standings reached and the undertakings given, in the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he considers it necessary for all our representatives to meetings of the Allied Supreme War Council, at Paris or elsewhere abroad, to cross the Channel in the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will publish a complete list of Members of Parliament serving with any of His Majesty's Forces, showing in each case the rank and the nature of the duties...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will assist the military authorities in their endeavour to discover the reasons for the waste of food in military camps?
asked the Minister of Food whether, when meat is rationed and all slaughtering is carried out in Government slaughter-houses, the trimmings from joints will be issued to butchers to be passed on...
asked the Minister of Food whether he proposes to announce the Government's price policy for milk for next summer and winter in the near future, in order that farmers may make stocking plans?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the altered circumstances, he will now consider revising the control of livestock prices by increasing the general grading...
asked the Minister of Food why nearly 400 sheep plucks were wasted by being sent to the Inverness municipal destructor; whether he is aware that prior to the establishment of the control price of...
asked the Minister of Food whether he has now further considered the question of the admitted variable and reduced meat content of sausages since the introduction of meat and livestock control;...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, in connection with the supply of feeding-stuffs to grain merchants and corn dealers throughout the country districts, he is aware that...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will consider making arrangements for extra food rations for persons engaged in heavy physical work like miners and tinplate workers?
asked the Minister of Food why, at the end of January, an embargo with retrospective effect was placed on the import of bacon from Latvia, Lithuania, and Esthonia, as this is contrary to the...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will cause tests to be made in various districts as to the palatability of bread provided for the military and air forces, and for the Women's Auxiliary...
asked the Minister of Food whether he can now state when it is proposed to commence the erection of potato processing factories; whether the cost of such factories will be met out of the...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is satisfied that the sugar allowance for school meals is adequate, seeing that milk puddings and fruit dishes form such an important part of the menus?
asked the Minister of Food whether he will consider publishing, for the convenience and guidance of the public, a complete weekly list of maximum prices which govern controlled foods?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food on what day the present price of pigs was fixed; whether this was on the same day as the new order fixing the price of feeding-stuffs; and,...
asked the Minister of Food whether carcases of cattle, sheep, and pigs imported for human food are examined for their edibility in the country of origin or in this country; and whether he is...
asked the Minister of Food why there was a total absence of purchasable feeding-stuffs for poultry in the Dewsbury area during the week ended 24th February; and when supplies will be available?
Archibald Vivian Hill, Esquire, O.B.E., F.R.S., Sc.D., for the University of Cambridge.
Motion made, and Question put,
Considered in Committee.
8.34 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 5, line 13, at the end, to insert: (3) This Section shall apply in relation to the Deposit Contributors Insurance Section and the Navy, Army and Air Force Insurance Fund...
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