Tuesday, 11 March 1941
The House being met, the Clerk at the Table informed the House of the unavoidable absence of Mr. SPEAKER from this Day's Sitting. Whereupon Sir DENNIS HERBERT, the CHAIRMAN OF WAYS and...
KENT ELECTRIC POWER BILL (By Order).
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his inquiries have now been completed about the publication of an article on Armistice Day, printed in a magazine described as the "Chronicle," of No....
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Army Order 160, of 1939, outfit allowance, is not being adhered to by the military authorities; whether that order still holds good;...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is now in a position to make a statement with regard to certain matters concerning the Home Guard, including compensation when called up for...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give an assurance that no persons about to be called up for compulsory military service are appointed to direct commissions in the Army?
asked the Secretary of State for War for what reason the finding of the court-martial on Private James A. Hughes, of No. 3 Holding Company, Royal Army Service Corps, has not been promulgated, as...
asked the Secretary of State for War what order is in operation as to the employment of subjects of enemy States as servants in the houses of officers serving with their units; whether he is...
asked the Secretary of State for War what methods the newly- appointed anti-waste officer is using in his dealing with Army camps; and with what results?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now make a statement on the question of granting extra tree travel warrants in the Army to conform with the facilities given in this respect to...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether the special separation grants made to soldiers, whose families reside outside the sterling area, of 21s. per week in the case of officers, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Scottish Temperance Alliance, urging the restriction of the manufacture and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to deal with the flooding of crofts and houses, in a place of which he has been informed, owing to failure to clear...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can obtain information regarding Rifleman Ernest Mitchell, prisoner, No. 11142, in Stalag VIII. B, in Germany, as, though his mother was told by...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the immense untapped stores of nourishing food material existing off the West coast of Scotland in the form of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he intends to take steps to increase the supply and reduce the price of leeks?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what arrangements he has made for a reserve supply of emergency foodstuffs, including chocolate, at schools throughout the country in...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has any information as to the number of men engaged in digging for gold in the Union of South Africa, Australia and Canada,...
Mr. Scott: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now satisfied that the workers in Northumberland and County Durham are able to obtain their fair share of the popular brands of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give an assurance that in the reorganisation of industry firms which have benefited by the war, such as aircraft and munition works,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has further considered the question of the supply of sports goods to the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, whereby ordinary traders in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how furniture placed in storage, and furniture in houses in divided occupation, will be dealt with by regulations under the War Damage Bill?
asked the Minister of Shipping whether he will cause inquiries to be made into the circumstances in which a steamer left a British port in an unseaworthy condition last month, details of which...
asked the Minister of Transport what further steps he proposes to take with a view to reducing the number of road accidents?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the hardship caused to working-class parents with large families who have to pay for repairs to their children's...
asked the Minister of In formation whether he will make arrangements for the broadcasting of the case for a statement of peace aims, as distinct from peace terms, by a non-pacifist at an early date?
asked the Minister of Information whether he has any statement to make regarding the new Forces programme wavelength; and whether the good reception obtained at Greenock on the new wavelength...
asked the Minister of Information when the Government's handbook on invasion will be available for Members; and how he intends the book to be put into the possession of householders and others?
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many times Malta has been bombed since the war started?
asked the Attorney-General what regulations have been made in connection with ground landlords of bombed sites collecting ground rent beyond the date on which the damage occurred?
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that some retail firms are continuing to wrap the goods they sell in paper, while others are refraining from doing so in response to the appeals...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the advisability of printing, in the form of a White Paper, the various statements that have been made from time to time on behalf of the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the advisability of proposing a time limit on speeches with a view to the expedition of Parliamentary business, and enabling more Members to take...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will give time for the discussion of the Motion on the Order Paper standing in the names of the hon. Member for North Lambeth and a number of other hon....
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the urgent necessity of securing the maximum amount of kitchen waste for feeding pigs and poultry, he will consider setting up...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the Fifth Report from the Select Committee on National Expenditure, he will immediately set up a judicial court of inquiry, at which witnesses can...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that claims for war damage suffered by persons who are tenants of public utility undertakings are being refused; and whether he will...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether duties are being collected on food imports purchased by the Ministry of Food; and, if so, what amount has been collected in this way during the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give an assurance that the Government will not depart from the Ottawa Monetary Report of 1932 and the British Currency Declaration of 1933...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the average daily sales of the Official Report for the month of February, 1939, 1940, and 1941?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Mexican oil dispute has been settled; and whether diplomatic relations have been resumed?
Dr. Salter: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the German Government, prior to the departure of the British Ambassador to Berlin, had undertaken not to use poison-gas in...
Captain Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu, commonly called Viscount Hinchingbrooke, for the County of Dorset (Southern Division).
Order for Committee read.
I beg to move, to leave out from the word "That," to the end of the Question, and to add instead thereof: this House, realising that the quality of our pilots, aircraft and equipment, opposed to...
Resolved, That such number of Officers and Airmen, as His Majesty may deem necessary, be borne for the Air Force Service of the United Kingdom at Home and abroad, excluding those serving in India...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £100 be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Pay, etc., of the Air Force, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Civil Aviation, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Resolved, That a supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
Considered in Committee.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn".—[Major Dugdale.]
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