Wednesday, 28 May 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Major Sir James Edmondson)reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as followeth:
GREENOCK PORT AND HARBOURS ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why it is that only two men in the American section of the Foreign Office have ever been in the United States of America; and what steps he...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any detailed information in connection with the 3,000,000,000-franc contract made by France with the German Government?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether an intimation can be given to French colonies, now recognising the Vichy Government, that if they transfer their allegiance to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what are the mileage rates allowed for petrol allowance to members of the Royal Observer Corps; and will he give details of any other allowance?
asked the Secretary of State for Air under what terms and conditions motor tip-wagons, requisitioned by his officers in Scotland are used by con tractors, whether time, tonnage, or mile age?
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether he is aware that a number of women were taken into a factory, the name of which has been passed to his Department, some five weeks ago as...
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether in order to build up a superior air striking force by 1942, he will consider the suggestion for the formation of a production council,...
asked the Minister of Information whether he will consider the advisability of issuing in addition to the poster entitled "The British Common wealth of Nations Together," a poster, illustrating...
asked the Minister of Information to what extent steps have now been taken by the British Broadcasting Corporation to call attention to the issuing and contents of "Hansard" in their...
asked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that Sir Nevile Henderson, speaking at Spalding on behalf of his Department, referred to Rudolf Hess as a sincere and blameless personality;...
asked the Minister of Information whether British propaganda will now be directed to arousing the democratic and revolutionary spirit of the French people, urging them to defy the orders of the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether he will publish the Report on Cement by the Balfour Committee?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings, whether he can make any statement about the offer of the Australian Government to provide new beams for the repair of the...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any arrangement can be made whereby foreign fishermen, at present engaged in the supply of fish to British consumers, may take their share of...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether French merchant ships, escorted or otherwise, are now being allowed to pass through the Suez Canal or the Straits of Gibraltar without search?
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies what revenue is received by the Fijian Government from the local gold-mining industry; what royalties are paid and to whom;...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the genuine and un relieved distress of British Honduras continues to increase; that a large number...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies whether his Department is satisfied with the progress in soil conservation in Nyasaland and what remedial steps are being...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state the cause of the strike of employés on the rubber estates in Selangor, Federated Malay States; and whether steps are...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies whether it has been decided to authorise the formation and arming of a Palestine Volunteer Force; of what nationals it be will...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to make a statement as to what recent progress has been made in British Guiana in the production and marketing...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he will make the necessary arrangements with the railway companies for workmen's tickets to be available for 48 hours...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he will take prompt action to secure that all omnibus companies in Scotland grant the same permission as is given in England...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many hutted camps were included in the estimate of £20,000,000; and how many were actually completed or included in the total of £22,730,860...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has taken steps to increase the military training of members of the Royal Army Pay Corps, and other non-combatant services, to enable them to be...
asked the Secretary of State for War when he expects to be in a position to make a statement on the subject of allowances for married officers under the age of 30?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is prepared to consider applications for the release from the Armed Forces of skilled building trade workers who are willing to take up work...
asked the Secretary of State for War the exact procedure followed in notifying next-of-kin of the existence of their relatives asprisoners of war; and whether in all such cases the camps are...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that certain newspapers have increased the price by 50 per cent.; and whether his Department are consulted before such increases are made?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether quotas of supplies to retail traders in areas long scheduled as depressed areas are based upon the standard of a depressed pre-war trade; and, in...
Mr. Rostron Duckworth: asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the position in regard to the business scheme in Part II of the War Damage Act, of premises where damage has been...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will give particulars of the evidence examined by Mr. Justice Simonds before arriving at the conclusion that no one had been victimised?
asked the Prime Minister whether, when there is any Secret Session of this House and the Minister for the Department under discussion happens to be in the House of Lords he will consider, prior...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the recent in crease in the number of Ministers without Portfolio, he will now consider the setting up of a Supreme War Cabinet of states men without...
asked the Minister of Supply what steps are being taken to provide facilities for people to cart away waste timber, free, from forests, etc., which would otherwise be burnt?
Major Lloyd: asked the Minister of Supply why the Wool Advisory Council has not been called together in connection with the forthcoming decisions of the Wool Control Board on the subject of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will give a list of local authorities who have not prepared communal feeding centres; and what action is taken with these...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what steps are being taken to safeguard the position of cottagers and others in the rural districts who have been accustomed to making...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will take steps to compel meat-pie retailers to display notices of the meat content of such pies offered for sale to the public?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is now in a position to make any statement about his negotiations with the fish trade to secure a reduction in the prices of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of registered general and pork butchers and bacon curers in the United Kingdom?
Mr. Bernard Taylor: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of permits issued by local food officers to private individuals to slaughter and consume their own fed...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will indicate what are the functions of the Consultative Council, set up last year by his Ministry, in connection with the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether the proposed arrangements for securing more equitable distribution of eggs will be made known prior to re-rationing?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his attention has been drawn to the conviction of two officials of his Department, one of whom had had five previous convictions...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is in a position to make a statement on the reorganisation of the Ministry of Food?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that small retailers are not getting their share of supplies compared with the chain stores and multiple shops; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his attention has been called to the excessive price of spring onions; whether he is aware of the opinion amongst retailers that...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state the herring landings on the Firth of Clyde for the year ended March, 1941, as compared to the years ended March, 1940 and 1939?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has received particulars of the proposed shipment of food from the United States of America to Eire?
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he will make a statement on the forthcoming Business of the House?
Leave given to the Committee on Group A of Private Bills to make a Special Report.
Reported, without Amendment (Preamble not proved) from the Committee on Group A of Private Bills.
That they have agreed to—
Read the First time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
I beg to move, That the Central (Coal Mines) Scheme (Amendment) Order, 1941, a draft of which was presented to the House on 20th May, be made. This Order extends the field within which the...
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed, without Amendment.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment, read the Third time, and passed.
Resolved, That the Orders made by the Secretary of State under the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, for extending Section one of that Act to the under mentioned areas, namely: (1)the Rural...
Ordered, That Mr. Beechman be discharged from the Select Committee on National Expenditure and that Sir Murdoch Macdonald be added to the Committee" — [Major Dugdale.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn" — [Major Dugdale.]
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