Wednesday, 12 February 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
For the County of Hants (Petersfield Division), in the room of Colonel the Rt. Hon. Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith (Manor of Northstead).—[Mr. James Stuart.]
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now able to make a statement with reference to the setting up of a Joint Allied Council for the consideration of problems of mutual...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the document in which General de Gaulle pledges himself and his colleagues on behalf of the Free French to give account of all his acts...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now make a statement about the position in Tangier and the present state of the negotiations?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that a number of men employed at a factory, of which he has been informed, whose wages are £2 19s. per working week of 48 hours, have...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether Rome has at any time been attacked by the Royal Air Force; and whether there are any objectives of military importance that would justify such an attack?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will authorise all officers in command of Royal Air Force stations duly to certify on request the rate of pay and allowances of men under their...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether regular communication by air transport across the North Atlantic will be resumed this summer?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is satisfied that there remains in the British Airways services a sufficient number of experienced navigators to maintain these services in safety?
asked the Secretary of State for Air what role he desires the light aeroplane clubs to fill in relation to our war effort in the air?
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the fact that men who have been inoculated against typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever contract those diseases when exposed to them, as...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any increase has been sanctioned in the number of free railway warrants allowed each year to naval personnel proceeding on leave?
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty in how many instances during the past 12 months have papers and documents concerning his Department been left in, or taken from, private motor cars and...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many shipyards were closed in this country since 1931 by the Shipbuilding Securities, Limited; and how many have been reopened since the beginning of the war?
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the increase in road fatalities, he will take immediate steps to resume driving tests for applicants for driving licences?
asked the Minister of Transport whether, under the new dock labourers pooling scheme, Liverpool, he is taking steps to facilitate special transport services to and from the outer areas of the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will take steps to keep the highways in sufficient repair to avoid such serious deterioration taking place as would hinder their utility and necessitate...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that, as a result of the war, Saturday is now a full working day for many Londoners; and whether he will accordingly consult with the London...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) whether the validity of workmen's tickets on the railways will be extended to cover a period of two days for fire-watchers who have to spend the night at their...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions took place during 1940 respecting excessive speed in the 20 miles per hour limit area during the black-out?
asked the Minister of Transport whether, with a view to encouraging the rebuilding in small country towns of factories destroyed by enemy action in large cities, he will consider the...
asked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that the free Press in some towns are debarred from having Government advertisements; and what are the reasons for this discrimination?
asked the Minister of Information why he has given instructions that advertisements for dispensers and other employés required by the Leeds Hospital are to be inserted under a box number,...
asked the Attorney- General whether, in view of the inconvenience, delay, and expense, caused to the public in certain provincial areas of Britain in obtaining certification of a document before...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether is aware that a serving soldier whose widowed mother receives the customary payment of 18s. per week and to whom the son agrees to devote one half of...
asked the Secretary of State for War in what circumstances, and when, an extra allowance of £10 is paid for uniform upkeep to officers commissioned since the outbreak of war who have...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether officers holding temporary rank whilst serving in this country are required to revert to their substantive rank on proceeding overseas?
asked the Minister of Health whether he will issue a White Paper explaining the furniture on loan scheme to be loaned to families who have been billeted in empty houses; and how the loan is to be...
asked the Secretary of State for Mines whether he is aware that coal is transferred from one district to another, and coal is brought in to replace what has been sent out; and will he have...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that in November, 1940, the price of anthracite machine-made washed peas was 55s. 6d. per ton; that an advance of 1s. 8d. per ton was authorised...
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he will take appropriate steps to ascertain the kind of British goods most likely to be in demand in such countries as China and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made with additional allotments; whether the progress is in keeping with his anticipation; and what steps will he take to improve the position?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in case of any changes in the prices of cattle, sheep and pigs in future, he will give at least four months' notice of any such changes in order that...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that extreme difficulty is experienced in securing sites for new industries in the Glasgow area; and will he call for a survey of Ayrshire, which...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is prepared to reconsider the case of Mr. Landon, which has been the subject of considerable correspondence and also discussion between his Department and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that grave disquietude prevails amongst the mining population of Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire at the scarcity of both...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that cheese is a staple diet among miners, and will he undertake to provide a ration of at least 12 ounces a week to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what arrangements he is making to set ma canteens on the line of docks. Liverpool, providing hot meals at reasonable prices for the dockers?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that cheese and the full ration of meat valued at 1s. 2d. are unobtainable in several parts of the country; and can...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that householders in Durham City can obtain only one egg per household in three weeks; and whether he will take steps...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether the gentleman recently appointed Commercial Secretary to the Minister of Food has ceased to have financial interests in concerns...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of luncheons held at City Chambers, Glasgow, since food rationing began where rationed foods have been supplied; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is now prepared to reconsider the decision not to allot supplementary or priority rations of certain foods to those engaged in...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will have an investigation made into the practice of fruit importers in Glasgow determining which firms with retail shops...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is causing inquiry to be made into the methods of fish sales in the various fish markets in the country, as, owing to the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food why the Order giving maximum prices for home-produced apples which came into force on 26th December, 1940, fixed the maximum wholesale...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, as there is abundance of high-grade potatoes in Northern Ireland, he will make arrangements for the purchase of as large a...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will show in all future returns issued by the Treasury the cost of management of, and the interest on, the National Debt as separate items?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that there is idle plant in Scotland for the manufacture of all kinds of cardboard boxes and other paper and cardboard goods,...
asked the Minister of Labour, in conformity with his Liverpool dockers' pooling scheme, whether he is prepared to arrange an earlier pay-day than Saturday so as to enable the wives to have...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the resentment felt by representatives of African peoples in this country at the usage of the term "nigger," he will make...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is yet able to indicate a date for the publication of the Report on the dispute in the North Rhodesian copper...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the long delay in settling claims for damage under the War Risks Insurance Act, 1939; and will he authorise payments on account...
asked the Prime Minister whether consultations on peace aims and reconstruction have taken place with the Government of the United States of America; and whether he can give the House an...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement of the reasons for the withdrawal of His Majesty's Minister and his staff from Bucharest?
Evelyn Walkden, Esquire, for the county of York (West Riding) (Doncaster Division).
Ordered, That, notwithstanding the practice of the House, the Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill may be considered in Committee immediately after the Bill has been read a Second time."—[Mr. Attlee.]
Estimate presented,—for Civil and Revenue Departments for the year ending 31st March, 1942, with Memorandum [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed. [No. 44.]
Estimate presented,—showing the several Services for which a Vote on Account is required for the year ending 31st March, 1942 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be...
That they have agreed to the Consolidated Fund (No. I) Bill, without Amendment.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 11th February.]
Amendments made:
Motion made, and Question proposed: "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Amendment made: In page 40, line 42, at the end, insert "and in subsection (3) of that section for the words 'the last preceding subsection,' there shall be substituted the words 'subsection...
Amendment made: In page 41, line 33, at the beginning, insert: () Sub-section (3) of Section eleven shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, as if after the word 'insured'...
I beg to move, in page 43, line 19, to leave out from "result," to the end of line 23, and to insert: "(i) of any precautionary or preparatory measures taken under proper authority with a view to...
I beg to move, in page 44, line 21, to leave out from the beginning to the first "the," in line 23, and to insert: It is hereby provided that the amount paid by a contributory property shall he...
Amendment made: In page 45, line 27, after "any," insert "business or."—[Captain Crookshank.]
Amendment made: In page 47, line 17, leave out Sub-section (3).—[Captain Crookshank.]
I beg to move, in page 47, line 27, after "Revenue," to insert, "or the Board of Trade." We desire to insert a reference to the Board of Trade because in certain cases we want the rating...
I beg to move, in page 48, line 7, to leave out from "Act," to "shall," in line 12. Sub-section (3) of Clause 67 provides that certain Orders of the Board of Trade made under this Act shall be...
Brigadier-General Brown: I beg to move, in page 48, line 29, to leave out from "that," to the end of line 32, and to insert: 'agricultural land' includes all lands occupied with such...
I beg to move, in page 49, line 10, to leave out from "shall," to the end of line 11, and to insert: extend to Scotland subject to the modifications specified in the following provisions of this...
Question, "That the Clause stand part of the put, and negatived.
(1) Where any person is entitled under the Compensation (Defence) Act, 1939, to a payment in respect of war damage— (a) by reason of the doing of any work on land in the exercise of...
Contributions made and indemnities given under Part I of this Act, and premiums paid under policies issued under either of the schemes operated under Part II of this Act, shall he treated for all...
(1) No payment shall be made under the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act in respect of war damage to a highway maintainable at the public expense.(2) Payments shall be made by the...
(1) If any land constituting or forming part of a hereditament which has sustained war damage in respect of which a payment of cost of works would be the appropriate payment, but which has not...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Section, references in this Part of this Act to the owner of a proprietary interest shall be construed as references to the person in whom the legal estate...
(1) Where immediately before the occurrence of war damage to a hereditament a proprietary interest therein is suoject to a settlement or is otherwise held in such manner that the owner of the...
Where by the provisions of this Part of this Act or the Fifth Schedule thereto a right is conferred against or on any person on or against the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or any other...
Where at the relevant date in any year— (a) the proprietary interest in the whole of any contributory property; or(b) if there is then subsisting in the property more than one such...
Message to attend the Lords Cornmissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
(1) Where a direct or indirect contributor in respect of a contributory property who is a tenant of the property or whose interest therein is subject to a mortgage is entitled to an indemnity...
(1) Section eleven shall have effect, and shall be deemed always to have effect, as if at the end of Sub-section (1) thereof there were inserted the following proviso—
Any expenses incurred by the Public Works Loan Commissioners in discharging any liability as mortgagees of a direct or indirect contributor shall be defraved out of moneys provided by...
Where war damage has occurred to any building occupied, or plant or works used, for the purposes of an undertaking, and a loan either for the purpose of making good the damage, or partly for that...
(1) This Act shall extend to Northern Ireland subject to the modifications specified in the following provisions of this section.(2) References to the Finance (1909–10) Act, 1910, shall he...
(1) Sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Section two of the Housing (Emergency Powers) Act (Northern Ireland), 1939 (which relate to the recovery of expenses incurred by local authorities...
(1) Sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Section two of the Essential Buildings and Plant (Repair of War Damage) Act (Northern Ireland), 1939, and Sub-section (3) of Section four of that...
(1) Where there has been made by the appropriate Ministry a loan under section three of the Essential Buildings and Plant (Repair of War Damage) Act, (Northern Ireland), 1939, for the purpose of...
This Part of this Act shall extend to the Isle of man.—[Captain Crookshank.]
(1) After Sub-section (1) of Section seven there shall be inserted the following Subsection:
(1) Where, in proceedings taken against any person for the enforcement of a personal liability as, or as a mortgagee of, a direct or indirect contributor in respect of an instalment of...
(1) All payments made by the Commission involving the employment of labour shall be made subject to the condition that the wages and conditions of employment of the persons employed shall, unless...
No information obtained by the Commission under Section thirty-nine (Power to Commission to obtain information) of this Act with respect to any proprietary interest or the identity or address of...
Where war damage occurs to any land, and any interest in the land belongs to an ecclesiastical corporation, the Ecclesiastical Com- missioners or Queen Anne's Bounty may apply money or...
Where, after damage by enemy action, further loss is incurred by looting, such further loss may be the subject of claim under the chattels scheme.—[Mr. Woodburn.]
(1) Where the managers of a public elementary school not provided by a local education authority have failed, for a period of fourteen days after any first day of July prescribed by subsections...
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, all contributions made by a local authority by virtue of the provisions of Part I or Part II of this Act shall, if such...
I beg to move, in page 52, line 8, at the end, to insert: 2. A vice-chairman may be appointed to preside over that part of the Commission which shall deal with claims arising in Scotland and...
I beg to move, in page 53, line 5, to leave out from "shall" to the end of line 16, and to insert: be subject to appeal to the High Court. I always experience some little hesitation in moving...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this Schedule be the Third Schedule to the Bill."
Amendments made:
I beg to move, in page 57, line 6, after "property," to insert: under a tenancy which has less than a hundred years to run. This and the next two Amendments in the name of my right hon. Friend...
Amendments made:
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Grimston.]
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