Wednesday, 1 May 1940
The House met at a quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
For the County of Lancaster (Middleton and Prestwich Division), in the room of Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman, baronet, deceased.—[Captain Margesson.]
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendments considered.
As amended, to be considered To-morrow.
asked the Prime Minister what information he has to give to the House in regard to the recent murder by German sailors of the British Consul at Narvik and of other British civilians there; and...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make arrangements for the duty-free importation of parcels consigned to members of His Majesty's Forces in Norway?
asked the Prime Minister whether the official information he has received shows that the Germans have bombed and machine-gunned civilians in villages and towns in Norway where there are no...
asked the Minister of Information whether his attention has been called to the exaggeration of British naval losses off Norway by Germany; whether he is aware that these reports are widely...
asked the Minister of Information whether he has considered the effect on listeners both here and in neutral countries of the broadcast of unconfirmed reports of the Norwegian conflict by the...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty to what extent it has been found possible to deny the use of Oslo harbour to enemy shipping during the past fortnight?
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he can now say when it will be possible for him to make a statement on the position in Norway?
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the Danish Government were compelled by force majeureto surrender to the German armed forces, His Majesty's Government will continue to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information of the effect on the standard of living of the Czech people following on the incorporation of their country in the German customs union?
asked the Secretary of State for Air what decision has been given in regard to the claim of occupiers of marshes at Cliffe and Cooling, Kent, submitted on 1st June, 1939, in respect of prejudice...
asked the Secretary of State for Air why medical orderlies and cooks in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, many of whom were specially recruited, are graded in the lowest grade, namely, A.C. 2;...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is now in a position to announce his decision with regard to billeting rates for members of the Royal Air Force?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can make any statement as to the physical fitness of men who have presented themselves for service as pilots in the Royal Air Force during the last...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that there are substantial reasons why the Hannibal Class of air-liner should not be restored to passenger services by the British...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that the electricity charges in London are now out of all proportion to the general rise in the cost of living, which it is the policy...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give particulars, including estimated cost, of schemes for the construction of by passes which have not yet been started or have been abandoned...
asked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that a well-organised and successful Nazi propaganda campaign, through the Press and the radio, is being carried on in Cuba against Great...
asked the Minister of Information how many photographs of operations in Norway have been issued through his Department; how many of these are the work of professional photographers; and has he...
asked the Minister of Information whether it is as an official representative of the British Government that Sir Nevile Henderson is to lecture in America?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Security, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he will make a statement showing the date of entry into his service of...
OFFICERS (HOTEL CHARGES).
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what were the reasons for which the head of the Agricultural College at Tel-Aviv was recently sentenced to imprisonment; and to what extent American...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any communication yet from the High Commissioner of Palestine on the subject of the duty-free admission of parcels into...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the question of the expulsion of African children from elementary schools in Kenya owing to the inability of their parents to pay fees, and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many people have been arrested and how many convicted for illegal assembly under the Emergency Powers Act in Jamaica and Trinidad since the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made in the building of houses, the provision of land for land settlement, and the reduction of unemployment in the island...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what special measures he is taking to develop the resources of and to stimulate the production of wealth in the Colonial Empire, in view of the heavy...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government has yet been able to formulate its policy with regard to the sugar industry of the West Indian islands, especially with regard...
asked the Attorney-General whether he is aware that on 8th April another solicitor was struck off the Rolls for theft of money belonging to a deceased client; and that on 12th April another...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware of the application for a pension made by Mrs. E. Collins, of 83, Great Egerton Street, Stockport, widow of Mr. E. Collins, late driver Royal...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the decisions recently reached with the Lord Chamberlain's Department regarding evening entertainments in London; and whether he will avoid...
asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to a weekly publication entitled "Voice of Spain"; and whether, in view of its object and effect being to upset existing good...
asked the Home Secretary when the matter of Mr. T. Heyer, of Brighton, about which the hon. Member for Brighton has been in correspondence since November, 1939, is likely to be completed; and, in...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in connection with the preparation for and the working of the proposed Purchase Tax, it is intended to institute a census of...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the necessity during these times of having Ministers with minds constantly alert for making quick decisions, he will consider appointing three deputy...
Mr. De le Bère: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will give an assurance that he will not sanction an increase in the price of bread to the consumer for...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what steps he is taking to remedy the conditions existing in the Alders hot slaughterhouse?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food when the new order is to be made altering the price at which manufacturing milk is to be sold to manufacturers?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will take immediate steps to ensure that supplies of sugar are available to retailers for distribution...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food who has been appointed as the north-eastern area controller to the meat scheme; whether he has had any experience in the meat trade; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what decision has been reached with reference to standard bread?
Vice-Admiral Taylor: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is now in a position to make a statement on the increased sugar allowance to be used for the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can state the weight of butter required per week and its price when rationing was first introduced; and the similar figures...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food why farmers who send livestock to the central slaughter-house, Don caster, have to wait three weeks or more before payment is made; why...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his attention has been drawn to the remarks, on 24th April, of the chairman of the Coventry bench of magistrates in dismissing...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what action has now been taken with regard to loose and processed peas; and whether these commodities are included in an ex tended list...
asked the Minister of Supply how many local authorities have no organisation for the collection of waste paper?
asked the Minister of Supply what decision has now been reached with reference to standard suits?
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that the failure to pay for stocks of wool produced by farmers in the Western Highlands of Scotland, and requisitioned by the Government, is...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he will cause a regulation to be made extending to the "Radio Times," the "Listener" and other publications controlled by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to confer further powers upon the South Suburban Gas Company; and for other purposes." [South Suburban Gas Bill [Lords.]
Ordered, That a message be sent to the Lords to request that their Lordships will be pleased to give leave to the Lord Catto to attend to be examined, as a Witness, before the Sub-Committee on...
Resolution reported:
Resolutions reported:
1. "That, as from the twenty-fourth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, the duty of excise charged in respect of beer under Section one of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939, shall be charged at...
2. "That, as from the twenty-fourth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, the duty of customs charged in respect of beer under Section one of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939, shall be charged...
3. "That, as from the twenty-fourth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, the rate of the duty of excise charged on spirits by Section three of the Finance Act, 1929, in addition to the...
4. "That, as from the twenty-fourth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, the duties of customs charged on spirits of the descriptions set out in the first column of the following table by...
5. "That, as from the twenty-fourth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, in lieu of the full duties of customs theretofore chargeable on tobacco imported into the United Kingdom, there shall...
6. "That, as from the twenty-fourth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, in lieu of the duties of excise theretofore chargeable on tobacco grown in the United Kingdom, there shall be charged...
7. "That, as respects tobacco on which there have been paid duties of customs or excise at the increased rates for which provision is made by any Resolution passed by the Committee of Ways and...
8. "That, as from the twenty-ninth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, there shall be charged on matches, in lieu of the duties of customs theretofore chargeable thereon, the following...
9. "That, as from the twenty-ninth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, there shall be charged on matches, in lieu of the duties of excise theretofore chargeable thereon, the following...
10. "That, as from the twenty-ninth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, the rate of the duty of customs chargeable under Section six of the Finance Act, 1928, on any mechanical lighter and...
11. "That, as from the twenty-ninth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty, the rate of the duty of excise chargeable under Section six of the Finance Act, 1928, on every mechanical lighter...
12. "That, in lieu of the drawback allowed under Sub-section (1) of Section twelve of the Safeguarding of Industries Act, 1921, with respect to goods chargeable with duty under Part I of that Act...
13. "That fees not exceeding ten shillings may be charged in respect of permits issued to persons on leave in lieu of excise licences for mechanically propelled vehicles, and that those fees, and...
CHARGE OF TAX.
15. "That Income Tax for the year 1939–40 in respect of the excess of the total income of an individual over two thousand pounds shall be charged at rates in the pound which respectively...
16. "That all income from possessions out of the United Kingdom which falls within Case V of Schedule D, other than income which is immediately derived from the carrying on of any trade,...
17. "That— (a) where rent is payable in respect of a house which is unoccupied for the whole or any part of a year of assessment, the relief from Income Tax to be given by reason that the...
18. "That— (a) where a dividend is paid without deduction of tax or without the full deduction of tax, the amount received shall be deemed for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts to be a...
19. "That— (a) in computing any profits or losses of any banking business, assurance business or business consisting wholly or partly in dealing in securities, stocks or shares which is...
20. "That the deductions for wear and tear of machinery and plant shall not be allowed to any person in respect of machinery or plant let to him unless the Commissioners having jursidiction in...
21. "That where two or more individuals are, or would be but for this Resolution, entitled to relief from Income Tax in respect of the same child, the deduction mentioned in Sub-section (1) of...
22. "That the relief from Surtax given under Section eleven of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939, to an individual whose actual earned income is less than his earned income as assessed but is more...
23. "That any Act of the present Session making amendments of the law relating to excess profits tax in the case of interconnected companies may contain provisions (applicable to any year of...
EXCESS PROFITS TAX.
25. "That the extent and incidence of the national defence contribution (as respects all chargeable accounting periods beginning on or after the first day of April, nineteen hundred and...
26. "That the enactments relating to Estate Duty shall be amended with regard to— (a) the charge of duty on a death where an interest limited to cease on the death has been disposed of or...
27. "That it is expedient that further provision be made— (a) for the charge of estate duty in respect of any such assets of such companies as may be specified in any Act of the present...
28. "That the whole or any part of the sums required for the current financial year for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of Sub-section (4) of Section twenty-three of the...
29. "That— (a) provision shall be made for charging a tax in respect of purchases of goods from wholesale sellers and in respect of such other transactions relating to goods as may be...
Fifth Resolution read a Second time.
Twelfth Resolution read a Second time.
Thirteenth Resolution read a Second time.
Twenty-sixth Resolution read a Second time.
"to grant certain duties of Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), to alter other Duties, and to amend the law relating to Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), and the National...
Twenty-ninth Resolution read a Second time.
"to provide for the imposition of a tax in respect of purchases of goods from wholesale sellers, and in respect of certain other transactions relating to goods, and for purposes connected...
Motion made, and Question proposed,
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn,"—[Mr. Buchan-Hepburn.]
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And sometimes to shout at each other.
