Thursday, 15 May 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
RAILWAY CLEARING SYSTEM SUPERANNUATION FUND CORPORATION BILL.
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the public apprehension that many welfare workers who have been appointed to factories recently know little or nothing of...
Miss Cazalet: asked the Minister of Labour the number of Civil servants employed and the number of additional staff engaged to conduct the interviews in connection with the compulsory...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that absenteeism and the transfer of labour are facilitated by the ease with which panel certificates can be obtained; and will he take steps to...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the approximate respective numbers of male persons between the ages of 19 and 34, and 35 to 40, inclusive, not engaged in work of national effort...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the shortage of labour for coal deliveries in Cheltenham; and what steps he proposes to take to remedy this?
asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether, or not, chief inspector armament inspectors at munition factories have the right, on dismissal without notice, to appeal to a tribunal when the chief...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that recently unemployed miners in the Consett area of county Durham, when offered full alternative employment in other...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now able to reply favourably to the letter from a certain council, of whose name he has been informed, dated 29th March, requesting...
Major Vyvyan Adams: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that, if employers accede to his request that holidays should be staggered, a large number of operatives will be working on...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will again examine the position in respect of horse-race meetings being carried on, as there is a strong feeling against it, as it...
asked the Home Secretary whether resulting from the recent Habeas Corpus action by Mr. Ben Greene, detained under Regulation i8b, the recommendation of the Judge will be given effect to.
asked the Home Secretary whether prosecutions are to be undertaken in the near future in regard to bad contracting in brick surface shelters?
asked the Home Secretary whether he is satisfied with the penalties in force for looting; and whether he will consider the introduction of corporal punishment for this offence?
asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider making it a criminal offence for owners of business or private property to fail in establishing an efficient system of fire-watching over their...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the advertisement for the sale of a property known as Waterbridge Cottages, at Cranleigh, Surrey, wherein two ancient...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will make a statement indicating the principles upon which decisions are made in the scheduling of areas as evacuation, neutral and reception areas?
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that in districts to which industries have been evacuated there is often an acute shortage of housing; and whether he will take steps to secure...
asked the Minister of Health what plans he has ready to provide increased accommodation, during the summer months. for persons evacuated from bombed areas?
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that an air-raid warden in receipt of an average wage of £5 per week in regular employment receives when injured in his warden duties 35s. per...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the advisability of permitting Allied subjects to have the use of bicycles, in view of the fact that many of them have cross-country journeys to...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the London Regional Commissioner has entered into an agreement with certain insurance companies whereby the latter will manage claims arising...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider altering the permitted hours during which intoxicants can be sold in licensed houses from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., to 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., during the...
asked the Home Secretary whether he has yet been able to take any steps to resume at least a minimum of educational work in prison; and whether he will authorise prison governors, where it is...
asked the Home Secretary in how many districts in this country since the war started permission has been given to open cinemas on Sundays for the entertainment of the troops?
asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in the consideration of schemes of post-war education, the desirability of securing the transfer of urban schools to a country area for a...
asked the President of the Board of Education, how many children are at present accommodated in camp schools; and how many empty places now exist?
asked the Minister of Health on what basis civic restaurants are being assessed for the purpose of local rates?
asked the Minister of Pensions the number of applications for widow's pension, under the terms of the Royal Warrant, made since the outbreak of hostilities to the last convenient date, which have...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will secure a return from the clearing banks for the period 30th June, 1940, to December, 1940, of the highest and lowest...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many Ministries have Press, publicity and public relations departments; and what is the total Press staff employed for this purpose?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, arising out of the concentration of production and the hardships which are imposed on the small manufacturers, both at...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Ever Ready Company (Great Britain), Limited, came to an agreement with two other companies dealing in flash-lamp...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any statement to make regarding the taxation position of firms affected by the policy of concentration of production?
asked the Prime Minister the approximate date on which he will afford facilities for the Second Reading of the Solicitors' Bill which has already passed all its stages in the other House?
asked the Prime Minister whether, with a view to giving the fullest expression to national unity, he will consider the advisability, when a suitable opportunity presents itself, of including...
asked the Prime Minister which Department is responsible for British propaganda in enemy countries?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in connection with the grant which he paid under the provisions of the Agricultural Development Act, 1939, to the Agricultural...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any information of the number of persons, without agricultural knowledge, who have bought farms during the past two years; and to what extent this...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his expert advisers have reported on the advantages or disadvantages of the chemical conversion of wheat, barley and oat straw into straw pulp for...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will ask war agricultural executive committees to submit to him an estimate of the number of skilled agricultural workers they require to be released...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the total number of bombing raids that have been made on Brest and the German battle cruisers "Gneisenau" and "Scharnhorst"?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will give the monthly totals, so far this year as he did last year, of the British, German and Italian aircraft destroyed?
Major Vyvyan Adams: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether, to promote economy in Parliamentary time, he will see to it that in whatever place the...
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether amounts in respect of employers' contributions to staff and works life assurance and pension funds are allowed to be included among overhead...
Major Vyvyan Adams: asked the Minister of Information why, since Rudolf Hess, the deputy of the enemy dictator, descended in Scotland at some moment during the night of 10th and nth May, he did...
asked the Minister of Supply what is the nature of the organisation set up in India after the Roger Mission on Supplies and the Far Eastern Conference at Delhi; how many Indians are serving on...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the numerical strength of the Empire Expeditionary Force sent to Greece; how many returned; and how many were left as prisoners?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make regarding Syria?
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he will state the forthcoming Business?
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Resolution reported, That for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make temporary provision for enabling Allied and associated Powers to establish and maintain in the United Kingdom...
Considered in Committee.
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty in pursuance of the provisions of Section 309 of the Government of India Act, 1935, praying that the Government of India (Adaptation...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn." — [Mr. Boulton.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
