Thursday, 13 March 1941
The House being met, the Clerk at the Table informed the House of the unavoidable absence through indisposition of Mr. SPEAKER from this Day's Sitting. Whereupon Sir DENNIS HERBERT, the CHAIRMAN...
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been directed to pages 3, 4 and 5 of the Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Factories; and what steps are being taken to deal with the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has consulted the whole of the Ministries involved on the need for the training of disabled men and rehabilitation courses for men and women affected while...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that there is a large number of workers, heads of families, doing essential war work in various branches of industry and for wages lower than the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will make arrangements for many more Northern Ireland men to be admitted to Government training centres in Great Britain with a view to their better...
asked the Minister of Labour whether recordings are taken of illness, fatigue and injuries which may be caused by speeding up of factory and other workers; and whether employers are informed of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, following upon the appeal which he has made for the immediate registration of 100,000 women for employment in munitions production, he will state the...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps are being taken to ensure that workmen transferred to new areas for work are suitably housed; and whether he is aware that some of those recently...
Mr. Robertson: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the serious wastage of labour involved in keeping open butchers', and other retail shops, which have...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether arrangements will now be made for a soldier's wife, who was receiving assistance from the War Service Grants Committee, to continue to receive the same...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will arrange for a five minutes gas mask drill, to be given through the British Broadcasting Corporation, at a certain time each week, say, immediately before...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that he advised the hon. Member for Consett, on 10th September, 1940, that Felix Mayer, interned in the Isle of Man, was released on...
asked the Home Secretary whether, in considering priorities in the issue of indoor shelters, regard will be had to areas so low-lying as to render the present Anderson shelters practically...
asked the Home Secretary whether arrangements can be made to enable fire-watchers under the compulsory scheme to obtain their out-of-pocket expenses and, in particular, their travelling expenses,...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will abolish altogether the curfew restrictions on those aliens who have already volunteered for, and are actively engaged in, the voluntary fire-watching and...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that John Joannides, a seaman, on the arrival of his ship, steamship "Armathia," at Liverpool last December, was admitted to the Royal Southern...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, although a town of which he has been informed has been declared an evacuation area, and that consequently the local authorities have...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now order the release of pails for stirrup pumps by wholesalers for the necessary supply of the Greenock area?
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the demands of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Home Security, the Ministry of Food, and other Ministries on the local authorities,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to remit Estate Duties in the case of the estates of civilians killed by enemy action?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of persons engaged directly in the collection of Import Duties and the cost of same for the 12 months to the latest date, together with the value...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the proceeds of the sale of "Black Record" accrue to the Treasury?
asked the Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade the extent to which credits, made available by this country to the Government of China, have been used for purchases abroad during the last...
asked the Minister of Supply whether, as conditions in Northern Ireland are specially favourable for the production of war material, he will make early arrangements whereby the workmen available...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he will have samples taken in additional districts of Northern Ireland where there are deposits of iron ore, with a view to the establishment of what would be...
asked the Minister of Supply the percentage of fire watchers Upon Ministry of Supply property who are unpaid; and whether those who are paid are all whole-time fire watchers?
Mr. David Adams: asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has expressed disapproval of the recent public declaration of the Governor of Jamaica to the effect that Dominion...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider embodying in any declaration which may be made on behalf of His Majesty's Government on the foundations of peace the principles of assuring to...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the appointment of a small committee to investigate the possibility of farmers using sun-time while the bulk of the community employs daylight...
asked the Home Secretary whether his recent efforts to improve the exchange of correspondence between the Channel Islands and this country has had effect; and whether he is aware that complaint...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will take steps to ensure that, when disabilities and restrictions of Members of Parliament are next brought under review, the same disqualifications and...
asked the Prime Minister whether, with a view to equality of sacrifice, a pooling arrangement could be operated in freightage charges enabling residents in remote parts of the British Isles to...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now make a statement concerning the future livestock policy of the Government, having special regard to the recent...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the Government's policy of reduction in poultry stocks necessitated by the shortage of feeding-stuffs, he will confer...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will confer with the Minister of Supply and the Minister of Food with a view to ensuring an increased production of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will make a statement as to the progress of rat destruction?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that some farmers in Kent have been returning seed and curtailing their vegetable crops on account of an expected shortage of labour for...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he is taking to ensure that an adequate supply of milk will be maintained?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will make a statement on the progress which has been made in recruitment for the Women's Land Army; whether this important source for the provision of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give an assurance that the maximum effort is now being made to prevent a recurrence of the flooding and widespread damage to homesteads, farm...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what arrangements exist for the repair of greenhouses used for the production of food which are damaged by enemy action?
Mr. Robertson: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, with the object of lowering fish prices, he will consider chartering all trawlers and drifters now fishing on similar terms to those of...
asked the Minister of Information the circumstances in which a broadcast made by Sir Walter Citrine to North America was censored?
(by Private Notice)asked the Minister of Information whether the attention of His Majesty's Government has been drawn to the possibility of the enemy acquiring information of military value...
Might I ask the Lord Privy Seal to state the Business of the House on forthcoming days?
[2ND ALLOTTED DAY.]
Notice taken that Strangers were present.
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