Tuesday, 13 May 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
For the Borough of Hornsey, in the room of Captain the Rt. Hon. David Euan Wallace, M.C., deceased.— [Mr. James Stuart.]
CANNOCK URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL.
asked the Secretary of State for War the normal length of time taken to bring a soldier before a court-martial; and whether he will arrange that in all cases such trials shall take place without...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider utilising the large number of laid-up motor-cars for the purpose of making the Home Guard more mobile and therefore more efficient?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now give an assurance that complete co-operation now exists between the Army and the Royal Air Force and that actual operational exercises have...
asked the Secretary of State for War the reason for the long delay, from 8th February till 21st April, 1941, in giving consideration to the case of 2nd-Lieutenant H. D. Pullein-Thompson, who was...
Colonel Arthur Evans: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give a rough estimate of the cost of increasing the outfit allowance to Army officers from £30 to £40 as from...
asked the Secretary of State for War, what is the average weekly amount of swill obtained from military units in this country; and of what it mainly consists.
asked the Secretary of State for War what has been the reduction in the daily number of accidents caused to, or by, military motor-vehicles since he issued his recent preventative instructions.
asked the Secretary of State for War how long after the capture of Benghazi by our Forces was it before they were aware of the overwhelming forces that existed at Tripoli; and, as they precluded...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is in a position to make a statement regarding the future of education in Scotland comparable to the declaration regarding England and Wales...
Major Lloyd: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he is now in possession of sufficient information with regard to the costs of production in Scottish hill sheep farming; and...
Major Lloyd: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the resolution recently passed by the Glasgow Corporation Emergency Housing Committee to the effect that, in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has received the Report of the Commission on the Glen Affric Scheme of the Grampian Electric Supply Company; and whether, in view of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been called to the grievances suffered by Scottish male nurses serving away from home on account of their conditions being...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why police action has been taken in several towns in Scotland against Scottish Nationalists; why their homes have been visited and searched, documents...
asked the Lord Advocate whether the General Board of Control for Scotland are in possession of the documents necessary to validate the detention of T. S. Taylor in Morningside Asylum, Edinburgh?
asked the Secretary for Mines, what progress is being made in the provision of canteen facilities at mines in the various districts?
asked the Secretary for Mines whether it is intended to publish, in an abbreviated form, the Annual Reports of his department?
asked the Secretary for Petroleum, whether his attention has been drawn to the increased danger to our petrol supplies, and whether he is now prepared to place some restrictions on pleasure...
asked the Presirent of the Board of Trade whether he can make a statement as to the present position in relation to the concentration of the Lancashire textile industry.
asked the President of the Board of Trade the reason why gramophone records are now being made at a factory, of which the name has been given to him, including "Deutschland Uber Alles" and German...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any statement to make about the retail trade?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has considered the communications from Leyton and other education committees respecting an undesirable restriction in the manufacture of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the proposal that short propaganda films for this country are to be made in America; and whether he will take action to ensure...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what instructions have been given to distributors of milk in order that the proper quantity of milk may be delivered...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the present position regarding the construction of the new London tubes; and when some part of them will come into use?
Major Vyvyan Adams: asked the Secretary of State for Air whether the same reasons as prevent our publication of the losses sustained by the enemy sub marine fleet, militate against the...
asked the Prime Minister whether on the analogy of not publishing the damage by enemy action to shipyards, factories, warehouses, railways, roads, etc., he will discontinue the publication of...
asked the Prime Minister whether in order to standardise types of tanks, guns, ships and aircraft and to place the production of war weapons under single direction, he will give consideration to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has yet received a report from the Judge of the High Court on the question of the Militia camps; and whether he intends to publish it?
Major V. Adams: asked the Prime Minister what are the precise functions that will be discharged by the holder of the office of Minister of State?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the war damage premium will be based on the quinquennial Schedule A assessment of house property or on the figure agreed periodically by the...
Mr. White: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made investigation into the cost of any scheme or schemes of family allowances, in order to ascertain the total cost of such...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider arranging for the payment of wages twice a week or on a staggered system during the week and make the existing currency do more work...
Mrs. Rathbone: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the desire of parents to maintain their children who have been evacuated to the United States of America, he will...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will include in the Finance Bill provisions to give some relief from Death Duties in the case of civilians killed as the result of enemy action?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the highest rate within his knowledge charged by banks to agricultural borrowers?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will approach the Defence Ministries to ensure that the success of the forthcoming War Weapons Week in London is not jeopardised by the number of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider giving financial assistance to local authorities, suffering from enemy action, in a systematic manner instead of confining help to...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many Cabinet Ministers are allowed, at the national expense, the services of personal publicity experts; what salaries those...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether he will consider the advisability of giving directions that, in future, Government building contracts shall be...
asked the Secretary of State for War how often prisoners of war camps in Germany are being visited by Red Cross inspectors; and will he give a statement showing in detail when various camps in...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration has recently been given to the reorganisation of the fire services and what decision has been reached?
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any further statement to make with regard to the announcement that Rudolf Hess, the Nazi leader, has landed in Scotland?
The Prime Minster: With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity of informing the House that the old House of Commons has been damaged, I think beyond repair, at any rate for a very...
With regard to the Committee stage of the Allied Powers (Maritime Courts) Bill, which is on the Order Paper for the Third Sitting Day, will the Prime Minister take into account the fact that the...
Captain Basil Arthur John Peto, for the Borough of Birmingham (King's Norton Division).
Fourteenth Report from the Select Committee brought up, and read; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed. [No. 86.]
That they have agreed to—
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee, under Standing Order No. 69.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn" — [Mr. Munro.]
I want to call the attention of the House to a Question which I put to the President of the Board of Trade last week. Everyone is anxious to avoid redundancy as much as possible, and it is our...
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