Wednesday, 29 January 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any knowledge as to whether Frank Ryan has now been released from imprisonment in Spain; and, if so, whether he has been able to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the situation in the British Concession at Tientsin is now satisfactory and whether British subjects are able to pass between the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether, in view of the fact that the status of Tangier is governed by an International Convention, that this Convention has been violated by...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether any decision has yet been arrived at with regard to the issue of an increased number of free railway passes to flying officers and air crews?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will make a statement on the measures he has taken for the organisation and expansion of the Air Training Corps in the Birmingham area; and whether...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies how many refugees from Nazi oppression are interned in Jamaica; whether they are detained in the same camp as known Nazi sympathisers whether...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the growing destitution and unemployment in large areas of the West Indies, it is intended to use part of...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, as an alternative to burning again the West African cocoa crop, it has been decided to store or process upon the...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement indicating the amount of direct taxation imposed in each of the Colonial dependencies, and...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is satisfied that the producers of groundnuts in Gambia will receive an economic price for their crops in view of...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that it is the practice of the railway companies to close the refreshment rooms on a large number of their stations on Sundays; and whether he...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the inconvenience through overcrowding caused to workers going to work on Wolverhampton omnibuses owing to the refusal of the town council...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that night motoring helps enemy raiders to population centres; that many chief constables are disturbed on this account; that many motorists do...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will at once send a representative, who is able to understand the workpeople's needs, to inter- view their representatives, where required, in the...
asked the Minister of Transport what was the percentage of road accidents in December in which military vehicles were involved; and whether the regulations for obscuring lights on cars applies...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that during the rush hours at Liverpool Street, London and North Eastern Railway, suburban platform inspectors are on duty for the special...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will state, of those employed by his Ministry and in receipt of salaries of £600 a year and over, how many there are whose previous experience was...
asked the Minister of Information, whether his attention has been drawn to a recent broadcast by Mr. W. J. Brown, in which an account was given of the intentions of the Germans towards the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings, whether he is aware that land speculators are buying up sites in bombed areas, with a view to re-selling after the war to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether there are still a number of vacant hotels in the reception areas which have been hitherto earmarked for the Civil...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that in a number of centres where His Majesty's Forces and civil servants are billeted, accommodation is inadequate in view of the fact that...
asked the Prime Minister which Department is responsible for the salvage of goods from bombed warehouses and wholesale and retail premises?
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give particulars of any recent appointments by the Admiralty in connection with aircraft production and naval requirements; and the duties...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that a number of men in His Majesty's Ship "Colombo" have been deprived of shore leave for refusing inoculation; and whether, in view of...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the submarine menace, adequate steps are being taken to extend to shipping the protection afforded by scientifically carried out camouflage?
asked the Attorney-General whether he will introduce legislation to excuse payment of ground rent when holdings have been completely destroyed by enemy action?
asked the Prime Minister whether the statement made, on 26th December, 1940, by Sir Walter Layton, on his return from a Government mission to the United States of America, on the prospect of...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Prime Minister whether he will find time for a debate on agricultural production at an early date next month?
asked the Prime Minister whether he can now make a statement on the Government's policy with regard to the Trade Disputes and Trade Union Act; and is it intended to repeal it or modify the Act...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, to state the administrative difficulties which prevent his Department buying pigs at dead-weight...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, whether he is aware that soldiers, many of whom are doing sedentary work, are allowed eight ounces...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, whether he is aware that the wholesale prices of ducks, fowls, haddock, whitings, etc., are 40 to...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, whether he can make a statement regarding the importation from Eire of lard,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, whether white flour unadulterated with vitamin B and calcium salt will be available after the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, what arrangements he is making to ensure that miners and other heavy manual workers requiring to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, whether he is satisfied that there exists in his Ministry an efficient organisation for the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Ministry of Food, whether he will state what quantity of oats is consumed by horses which take part in winter racing;...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade as representing the Ministry of Food, whether he is aware that those in charge of canteens, hostels and other provision for mercantile...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has considered bringing suitable labour from other coalfields to Somerset in order to meet the demand for coal in the Bristol area so as to obviate the...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 23rd January.]
Amendment proposed, in page 3, line 26, at the end, to insert: and if a lessee reinstates a building with such omission he and any superior lessee shall be deemed to have performed any covenant...
I beg to move, in page 5, line 22, to leave out from "interest" to "that" in line 24. The point is a very short one. Under the Clause as drafted it appears that the Commission has power to take...
I beg to move, in page 5, line 45, after "executed," to insert "for clearing the site and." This Amendment raises a very small point. I shall be quite satisfied if a statement can be made to the...
I beg to move, in page 6, line 15, to leave out from "hereditament," to "to," in line 17, and to insert at the instance of any party interested. The purpose of my Amendment is to widen the appeal...
Resolved, That the Orders made by the Secretary of State under the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, for extending Section 1 of that Act to the under-mentioned areas, namely:— (1) The City...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Boulton.]
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