Thursday, 3 April 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...
For the County of Nottingham (Mansfield Division), in the room of Charles Brown, Esquire, deceased.—[Mr. Whiteley.]
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is yet in a position to make a statement on the measures he contemplates for the rehabilitation in industry of men discharged by reason of wounds or...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the discontent among munition workers at men of military age being brought over from Northern Ireland to work in munition factories; and is he...
asked the Minister of Labour to what extent gas workers and electricity workers are exempted from military service?
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in revising the Schedule of Reserved Occupations, he will have regard to the increase in the number and magnitude of the responsibilities entrusted by...
asked the Minister of Labour what action he proposes to take for the reabsorption into industry of the displaced juvenile labour, consequent upon the curtailment of non-essential industries?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings, what steps are taken by his Department to ensure continuity of work in establishments engaged on contracts, particularly...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to explain to the Australian authorities in charge of internment camps there the difference between victims of...
asked the Home Secretary whether he has seen a circular, of which a copy has been sent to him, dated 12th February, from the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants, giving advice...
asked the Home Secretary whether his attention had been drawn to the prosecution, last week, at Southampton, of a Miss Mary Tuk, for flashing a torch towards the sky during an air-raid on...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will make an immediate review of the Civil Defence services on Clydeside and also the arrangements for evacuation and communal feeding with a view to securing...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will instruct the civil police to pass on to the War Office and Air Ministry, for disciplinary action, proved complaints of local residents about faulty...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is in a position to say what further steps are to be taken to instruct the public in the correct use of their respirators, and to ensure that they are properly...
asked the Home Secretary the cost of public air-raid shelters which, owing to poor material and bad construction, are unfit for use; and who was responsible for the preparation of the...
asked the Minister of Health why families driven by bombing from Whitstable are not given billeting allowances equally with those who are evacuated from London, in view of the financial...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the exorbitant rents that are being charged for domestic and business premises in areas affected by enemy action; and whether...
asked the Minister of Health what steps are taken to protect the homes of soldiers whose wives become liable for compulsory service; and whether he can give an assurance that their homes will not...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can now make a statement about the membership and terms of reference of the proposed committee on police widows' pensions?
asked the Home Secretary what authority has been granted to the Czecho-Slovak Government and its military representatives in this country to exercise conscription powers over Czech residents...
asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the difficulties of rationing, he will call for an immediate return of the number of racehorses in training, and, after consultation with the...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that certain clubs and hotels in the West End of London are getting reductions in their rating assessment on the ground of war conditions,...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the advisability of making arrangements for special food, such as eggs and fruit, to be supplied to children needing it for health reasons,...
asked the Minister of Health how many deaths from diphtheria were registered in the year 1939, and how many in 1940; how many in each year were of children under five years of age; and how many...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is now able to make a statement on the steps proposed for securing that modern and properly organised treatment is provided for fracture cases occurring...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that many hospital authorities refuse to employ fully qualified nurses, or to train probationers, who have been, or are, unmarried mothers; and,...
Mr. Rostron Duckworth: asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that many local authorities, even in districts which are subject to enemy action, are insisting upon alterations in...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that under existing legislation protected tenants bear the burden of any increase of rates but do not benefit by any reduction of rates; and...
asked the Minister of Pensions, how many claims for compensation he has received from civilians suffering from neurosis consequent upon enemy action; and how many have been acceded to?
asked the Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been called to the imposition for the first time of Income Tax by the Government of India on interest due to holders in the United...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will consider if any assistance can be given to farmers on non-potato growing ground who are ordered to grow so many acres of potatoes and who may, in...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the very large loss of foodstuffs involved in the slaughter of stock on account of foot-and-mouth disease, he is exploring...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will take action in the case of a Buckinghamshire mansion, of which he has been informed, where a head gardener and 15 gardeners are employed; where...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, for the duration of the war, he will, for Income Tax purposes, assess the earnings of women engaged on work of national importance separately from...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the position of Canadians who are serving in United Kingdom Forces and, owing to exchange regulations, are unable to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he pro poses to make provision for 1941–42 and subsequent years on the lines of Sub section (5) of Section 17 of the Finance Act, 1940, so that...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, following the passage of the Lease-Lend Act, he will consider consulting the American Government as to the desirability of making substantial...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many members of the Government are entitled to draw pensions either from home, Colonial or Dominion Governments in addition to their salaries as...
Mr. Rostron Duckworth: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food when he proposes to investigate the working of the new marmalade-jam Orders; and whether experience has already...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what steps he has taken, or proposes to take, to make the premises of ice-skating rinks available for cold-storage of foodstuffs during...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in excluding the colliery surface worker from the higher ration of cheese granted to the mineworkers, regard was had to the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that certain schools which provide midday meals are experiencing a difficulty in obtaining supplies from the usual...
Miss Rathbone: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give figures showing the amount of tobacco imported and the value of the retail sales of tobacco during the last four...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can make any statement about the effect on the United Kingdom export policy of the Lease-Lend Act?
asked the Minister of Supply, in view of the urgency of the matter and the pressing local demand, what steps the Government have taken towards the erection and equipment of munition factories...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that the present method of enforcing discipline in the Royal Ordnance factories is not designed to securing the maximum output; and whether he...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Aircraft Production whether he has taken measures with a view to a much larger production of aeroplanes in Northern Ireland; and whether he is...
asked the Postmaster General whether he can give any information in connection with the bomb planted in a bag of American mail in transit through London, which exploded in the tube railway under...
asked the Minister of Shipping the position in respect of pro vision of crews for merchant vessels; and whether it is intended to promote a scheme for keeping seamen on continuous articles?
Miss Ward: ( by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Health whether he is in a position to make any further statement with regard to the nursing profession?
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he can make any statement concerning the forthcoming Business of the House?
Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon the next Sitting Day.
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to confer further powers upon the East Surrey Gas Company and for other purposes."—[East Surrey Gas Bill [Lords].
That they give leave to the Lord Perry to attend in order to his being examined as a witness before the Co-ordinating Sub-Committee appointed by the Select Committee appointed by this House on...
Read the First time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
[4TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
CLASS VI.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceding £2,359,683, be granted to His Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
I must apologise to my hon. Friend the Member for Denbigh (Sir H. Morris-Jones), who tended to show some impatience about the scope of this Debate, but I would like to point out to him that a...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 14, at the end, to add: Provided that such detention shall not be deemed lawful custody while any proceedings in which the validity of the original detention is in...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page 3, line 17, at the end, to add: and as if at the end of paragraph (c) of the said Sub-section (which relates to accommodation and prices for billeting) there were added the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
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