Tuesday, 25 February 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
made the following communication to the House: I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Sir Arthur Harbord, C.B.E., J.P., Member for the Borough of Great Yarmouth, and I desire on...
KENT ELECTRIC POWER BILL (By Order).
asked the Undersecretary of State for Dominion Affairs what minerals, and what quantity, have left Canada in the last 12 months to the nearest date for Japan; and what quantity of scrap-iron has...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many licences to export machinery, arms and munitions have been applied for in the last 12 months; and how many have been re fused?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that large catering firms who carry considerable stocks of linen, china, glass, silver, etc., at central establishments to meet the...
asked the Minister of Economic Warfare what has been the policy of his Department towards Rumania in recent months?
asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements for fire watchers have been made at the War Office and at other buildings under War Office control?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to a magazine called "Bless 'Em All," recently published under the auspices of the non-combatant labour corps, attached...
asked the Secretary of State for War the conditions under which members of the Armed Forces, whether officers, men or women, can become Parliamentary candidates; and whether in any cases...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a driver of the Royal Army Service Corps at a barracks, of which he has been in formed, has had his leave stopped because he objected...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the present maxi mum age limit for appointment as officers; what distinction is made in the case of those possessing previous military experience; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give any information in connection with the resignation of many auxiliary nurses from the British Red Cross and St. John Ambulance Detachment;...
(for Mr. McGovern)asked the Secretary of State for War whether he intends to publish the report of the committee of inquiry recently held into the alleged brutal treatment of conscientious...
(for Dr. Little) asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in providing accommodation for the military, he will issue an order to the effect that, where other suitable buildings are...
asked the Secretary of State for War what are the compensation arrangements for a member of the Home Guard if he should be injured whilst doing fire watching duty?
asked the Secretary of State for war, what steps he is taking to secure more and better cooks for the Army?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the discrepancy between the rations allowed to civil workers and those issued to the troops, and the urgent necessity to conserve our food...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the family allowances of soldiers' dependants now living in the Channel Islands are being paid into an account or will they be allowed to accumulate...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the submission by an officer to the Northampton Borough Bench, on 19th February, to the effect that the court was not...
Colonel Sandeman Allen: asked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether he will consider the free issue of uniforms to cadets; (2) whether he will consider the granting of the King's...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the comment made by a West London magistrate, during a recent trial, in sentencing a man for looting a...
asked the Home Secretary how many married couples are now detained under Regulation 18B; whether he has considered the copy sent to him of a letter addressed to the hon. and gallant Member for...
Mr. J. Henderson: asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been directed to the increasing difficulties of medical doctors practising in rural areas who are compelled, in answer...
(for Sir Reginald Blair)asked the Home Secretary the cost to the Exchequer if the scheme-making authorities received the whole cost of public air-raid shelters erected or contracted for before...
asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the broadcast in English on the German radio about the matter, he will publish the daily rations of the Germans interned in the camps in the Isle of Man?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will issue a leaflet for circulation among next-of-kin of officer prisoners of war, giving a clear explanation of the deduction authorised to be...
asked the Home Secretary what assistance is given by His Majesty's Government to Channel Islands refugees in this country?
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that it is almost impossible for householders and others to obtain adequate supplies of coal and anthracite at the present time, and that there is...
asked the Prime Minister whether it is his intention to give time for a Debate in Secret Session on the whole question of the bases in the British Empire which it is proposed to lease to the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will reaffirm the undertaking given by the Government in 1939, to those who would be affected by the Military Forces Act, that their jobs in civilian life will...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that before Private A. L. Flynn, T13044165, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, was examined and passed Grade 2, he had been for 12 months in a...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the customs authorities have in contemplation any change in the present method of payment of Purchase Tax by registered persons; have they consulted...
(for Mr. Critchley)asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can devise a method to secure for war financing the cash received by holders of the requisitioned Indian and other similar...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether civil servants and officers on the active list of the Army, Navy and Air Force receive fees from the British Broadcasting Corporation for...
asked the Attorney-General whether resulting from promised active consideration it is the intention of the Government to introduce legislation to afford some protection to tenants of houses...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give any information in connection with the investigation into traffic on British canals and inland waterways and what salary will be paid to Mr....
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that retailers of unrationed foodstuffs were allocated 75 per cent. of their pre-war supplies, and that their quota...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that up to 13th instant the total supply of meat to the Consett, Lanchester and Weardale area,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can provide a table showing the present rations, respectively, received by officers of the fighting services working in non-...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the fact that customers generally decline to use any part of their meat coupons for the purchase of offals, he will...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he has considered the proposal to increase the popularity of communal feeding centres by giving them various attractive titles?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is satisfied that the addition of calcium to bread will not be injurious to public health?
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Medical Officer of Health for North umberland states that the position regarding milk generally throughout the county...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that most of the foodstuffs sold in shelter canteens are predominantly of a starchy nature and deficient in other necessary dietetic qualities;...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the precise terms of the offer made by Japan to mediate between the belligerents in the present war and the reply of His Majesty's Government?
asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction felt at the lack of suitable amenities for West African soldiers serving in East Africa, both in...
(for Mr. Snadden) asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the widespread discontent in Scotland in connection with the Animal Rationing Scheme, because of the fact that...
(for Mr. Snadden)asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has now considered a communication addressed to him by the county clerk of the Perthshire County Council, urging that...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Undersecretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether there is any proposal to raise, in any of the South African Protectorates, African contingents for service in...
(for Mr. McGovern)asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the number of persons engaged on the work of evacuating children overseas; the number who draw more than £400 per...
On Thursday last I informed the House that I had invited certain right hon. Gentlemen to serve on an Advisory Panel to determine the existence of vacancies as a result of the presumed death of...
Fifth Report from the Select Committee, brought up, and read; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed. [No. 56.]
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Order for Consideration, as amended, read.
Before you call the first Amendment, Sir Dennis, may I put to you a point of Order? We are now carrying through an unusual procedure, but one the reason for which we fully understand. The Bill...
Amendment made: In page 2, leave out lines 5 and 6. — [Sir K. Wood.]
Motion made, and Question, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill," put, and negatived.
Amendment made: "In page 3, line 13, leave out from the beginning, to" shall,"in line 15, and insert: Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act a payment to be made there...
I beg to move, in page 5, line 12, to leave out from "which," to the end of line 14, and to insert: the hereditament, with the damage not made good, would have as a site. This Amendment arises...
I beg to move, in page 6, line 15, to leave out from "works" to "the," in line 18, and to insert: has been notified to all persons having an interest in the hereditament who have made a request...
I beg to move, in page 6, line 25, to leave out "the claimant for the payment in question,'' and to insert: the person who is entitled to receive the payment in question or any share thereof or...
I beg to move, in page 6, line 30, to leave out "to the Commission directions,"and to insert "directions to be observed by the Commission." This is really consequential on the Amendment which we...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 13, to leave out from "payments," to the end of line 15, and to insert: the time of the completion of the works, or where payment is to be made by instalments, of...
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Amendment made: In page 11, line 29, leave out: '' such that the appropriate payment in respect thereof, and insert: in respect of which the appropriate payment." — [The Attorney-General.]
I beg to move, in page 13, line 14, at the end, to insert: Provided that a property shall not be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Act as a contributory property if the conditions...
The Amendments to be moved to this Clause on behalf of the Chancellor are merely consequential.
I beg to move, in page 15, line 29, to leave out paragraph (a)and to insert: (a) there shall be left out of account contributions and payments made in accordance with Section thirty-three,...
I beg to move, in page 15, line 42, at the end, to insert: save as otherwise provided in this Part of this Act. This is a drafting Amendment. The words to be inserted are required in view of the...
I beg to move, in page 16, line 18, to leave out from "than ' to the end of line 25, and to insert: one third of the price of acquisition of that interest he shall be entitled to be indemnified...
Question, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill," put, and negatived.— [Sir K. Wood]
I beg to move, in page 20, line 23, to leave out "interest at the proper rate," and to insert "the proper interest thereon." This Amendment, and the following Amendment on the Order Paper, must...
Amendment made: In page 20, line 43, after "as," insert "one instalment."—[Sir K. Wood.]
I beg to move, in page 24, line 35, after "education," to insert "learning," The purpose of this Amendment is to meet a request made to us by the hon. Member for Cambridge University (Mr....
I beg to move, in page 26, line 4, to leave out "the whole or any part of." These words appeared on the Order Paper as a Government Amendment. It was, however, pointed out that they would take...
I beg to move, in page 29, line 35, at the end, to insert: and(b) a place of refuge in a highway, a lamp, lamp post, or other materials or apparatus affixed on or near a highway for the purpose...
I beg to move, in page 33, line 9, at the end, to insert: ( ) A devise or bequest of an interest in, or in the proceeds of sale of, land which sustains war damage in respect of which a value...
Amendment made: In page 35, line 39, leave out Sub-section (1). — [Captain Crookshank]
Motion made, and Question, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill," put, and negatived.
I beg to move, in page 38, line 45, after "machinery," to insert: excluded by paragraph (d) of this definition and other than any works used mainly or exclusively for the exhibition of...
I beg to move, in page 41, line 10, after "and," to insert "the cases in which and." This Amendment is largely a drafting Amendment. The Sub-section in question is designed to lay down the...
I beg to move, in page 42, line 10, to leave out "or right in security." These words were put in at an earlier stage as an Amendment in Committee to bring the wording into line, as it was...
I beg to move, in page 43, line 16, to leave out "the Treasury may direct," and to insert: may be specified in regulations made by the Treasury,". This is the sort of Amendment which is always...
I beg to move, in page 46, line 7, at the end, to insert: ( ) The Board of Trade may undertake the liability of insuring, under the business scheme, persons owning growing trees which are goods...
I beg to move, in page 47, line 35, to leave out from" of,"to" and,"on page 48, line 5, and to insert" such sum as may be specified in the policy." The two amendments on this Clause are designed...
I beg to move, in page 48, line 36, to leave out "general directions given," and to insert "regulations made." This Amendment is necessary in view of a new Clause. The Amendment ensures that the...
Amendment made: In page 50, line 36, leave out "and a right in security." —[Captain Waterhouse.]
I beg to move in page 52, line 28, to leave out "in anticipation of action by the enemy," and to insert: with a view to preventing or hindering the carrying out of any attack by the enemy; This...
I beg to move, in page 54, line 18, to leave out "direct." The object of this is to see that damage which is done subsequent to the actual bomb-dropping shall be taken into consideration. This...
Amendment made: In page 56, line 10, leave out the second "of," and insert "or."-—[The Attorney-General.]
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(1) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act, the Commission shall not be required to entertain a claim by any person for a payment in respect of war damage...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Major Dugdale.]
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