Wednesday, 18 June 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether the marine lighthouses, harbours and pilotage departments in China are still controlled by the Inspector of Customs; (2) whether the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give favourable considera- tion to the creation of the status of Free German, such status only to be available to German citizens...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make with reference to the present international position of Iceland, the form of government there existing, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether it is pro posed to hold meetings from time to time, as last week, of all the Allies, British, Dominion and foreign, engaged in the war?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the revised system for the Diplomatic Service will include provisions for ensuring that heads of missions abroad have expert advice on...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the advisability of instructing diplomatic and consular officers to re-examine the passports of United Kingdom nationals...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that recruits to the Royal Air Force, who are passing through a course of specialised training, are occasionally called out of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what opportunities are open to technicians overseas to offer their services in the repair and maintenance establishments to the Royal Air Force in a civilian...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the fact that the Royal Air Force are using an increasing number of aircraft from the United States of America, he will consider sending...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is satisfied with the provision for speedy repair of aerodromes in this country which may be damaged by enemy action; and whether he is relying...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of recent events in Crete, he can give an assurance that all possible steps are being taken to expand and speed up the proposals for the...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been taken by his Department to develop markets in and trade with the United States of America and the South...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that it is a wide practice for school authorities to require pupils to have a specified clothes outfit and, in view of this...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the present position with regard to the preparation of voluntary schemes for the concentration of industry; to what extent action has been taken, or is...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the recent inquiry in Trinidad into factory and workshop health, sanitation and safety conditions, steps...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have recently been taken or are being taken to improve inter-communication between the British West Indian Colonies?
asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies what action he proposes to take respecting industrial discontent in Malaya; whether he will cause a special inquiry to be made into the...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the magnificent war effort that is being made by our Colonial Empire, he will consider the appointment from among the...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the source from which the contribution towards Imperial Defence, made by the Governments of the Straits Settlements and of Fiji, was obtained?
asked the Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies whether adequate steps have been taken taken to ensure the provision of essential foodstuffs for the population of Cyprus as the war in the...
asked the Under secretary of State for the Colonies whether His Majesty's Government will restore to the people of Cyprus the constitutional rights of freedom of the Press, organisation and...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of serious disputes which have arisen among the water-front and other workers of Sierra Leone, primarily...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he is aware that transport undertakings refuse to relax their regulations regarding the use of return tickets which are...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he will give an assurance; that no Government scheme shall be promulgated for any regrouping or alteration of ownership of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he will give consideration to removing the term "Third-class passengers" on railways and having one class only, as this...
Colonel Arthur Evans: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he is aware of the incidents, of which full particulars have been sent him, where delay has arisen in...
Colonel A. Evans: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he is aware that, owing to the continued existence of the Penarth toll-gate heavy lorries conveying war...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he is satisfied that the pre-war practice of the railway companies in ordering supplies sold at a uniform delivered price,...
asked the Minister of Information whether he will permit the publication of photographs of Hess since he has arrived in the British Isles?
asked the Minister of Information how many men and women are employed in the postal and telegraph censorship of the Ministry in addition to the other 1,801 on the staff; what is the total cost in...
asked the Minister of Information on what subjects the Ministry have, directly or indirectly, sought to sound public opinion in the past three months; how many men and women have been employed in...
Mr. Crack Henderson: asked the Minister of Information whether all possible steps will be taken to prevent interference with our broadcasts to France?
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will consider the creation of training corps at the universities, for specialised preliminary training for the benefit of undergraduates desiring...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty why steps were not taken to provide for adequate air protection on the island of Crete for ships operating in Grecian waters; and whether he proposes to hold...
Mr. De la Beère: asked the Prime Minister whether he can now give an assurance that, as distinct from the idea of an Anglo-American entente, the Government will not formulate a plan for a...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider arranging for each Defence Minister to give in formation concerning the operational activities of his own branch of the Fighting Services,...
asked the Prime Minister whether, since attention was given to the protest of Mr. de Valera rather than to the wishes of the Ulster Government on conscription for Northern Ireland, he will make...
asked the Prime Minister which Department of State is responsible for the destruction of aerodromes in British hands which it might be decided to evacuate in the face of enemy pressure?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the appointment of a Minister for War Production with full powers to carry out a policy for the conscription of our full industrial resources, to...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the difficulty of avoiding invidious distinctions at a time when widespread heroism is being displayed, he will consider the suspension of all such...
asked the Minister of Supply what he is doing to mitigate the hardship to market gardeners in that sulphate of ammonia, superphosphates and sulphate of potash are controlled, pre venting them...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that there are large supplies of scrap-metal on the property of disused mines, quarries and rail ways in the counties of Carnarvon and Merioneth,...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is satisfied that the collection of waste paper is adequate; and that the present licensing arrangements are not impeding its collection?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will arrange for those wishing to make jam with soft fruit any week to give up their half pound of jam and receive an extra...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he realises the financial loss incurred by small market gardeners in that they are not permitted to retail their produce; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he has considered a letter from the Thornton branch of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen requesting...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will arrange, whenever supplies are available, to distribute pilchards to the smaller inland towns in the South of England and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, seeing that the extraction of flour from wheat has been raised from about 70 per cent. before the war to 75 per cent. to-day, what is...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will consider granting powers to local food control committees to cancel the licences of food distributors who are proved...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether it is proposed to grant to egg producers with more than one dozen hens the right to draw their domestic requirements from the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether further consideration will be given to the proposed placing of a ban on the importation of jam from Australia and South Africa,...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether, owing to the present shortage of coal in Ulster, he will arrange during the summer months to have a greatly increased quantity of coal shipped to Northern...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which are the relatives considered liable to maintain a poor person under the Poor Law Acts; whether it is the practice for all local authorities to...
Estimate presented of the further sum required to be voted towards defraying the expenses which may be incurred during the year ending 31st March, 1942, for general Navy, Army and Air Services,...
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to remove doubts as to, and to supplement, the powers of trustees in relation to insurance against war damage." [Trustee (War Damage Insurance)...
Read the First time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Resolution reported,
That provision shall be made for modifying— (a) obligations to pay sums free of Income Tax or free of Income Tax other than Surtax or sums so calculated as to leave a specified amount after...
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 17th June.]
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any provision, however worded, for the payment, whether periodically or otherwise, of a stated amount free of income tax, or free of income tax...
(1) This Section applies to offices, employments, annuities, pensions and stipends taxed under Schedule E, where by virtue of— (a) some provision which is contained in a contract (whether...
(1) For the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to tax free payments— (a) a provision, however worded, for the payment of such sum as will after deduction of income tax be equal...
In Sub-section (1) of Section one hundred and forty-one of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925 (which provides that certain funds in court shall bear interest at the rate of...
The power of the Treasury, under Subsection (5) of Section ten and Sub-section (1) of Section twelve of the Finance Act, 1926, to exempt articles from the duty imposed by Section one of the...
Section eight of the Finance Act, 1940, which authorises the issue of a permit to use a mechanically-propelled vehicle on roads to a member of any of His Majesty's naval, military or air forces...
Section twenty-three of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1940, shall have effect as if the following Sub-section were inserted after Sub-section (1) there of: (2) Notwithstanding anything in the...
So much of Part V of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1940 (relating to Purchase Tax), which provides for certain goods being chargeable at the reduced rate shall be repealed and the Seventh Schedule to...
The Seventh Schedule to the Finance (No. 2)Act, 1940 (relating to Purchase Tax) shall be amended by deleting paragraph 2—[Mr. Woods.)
Arrangements shall be made by the Commissioners to exempt from the Purchase Tax—
Rule 13 of the Rules applicable to Cases I and II of Schedule D (which provides for the set-off of losses against profits or gains in distinct trades) shall have effect as if the word "trades" in...
Where, through enemy action or economic circumstances in the industry, any person incurs unavoidable additional expense in travelling to and from his employment, or where any such person changes...
Paragraph II of the Seventh Schedule to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939, is hereby repealed. [Sir H. Williams.]
For the purpose of relief of assessment to Income Tax in respect of children, any child who, because of mental or physical disability, is incapable of employment shall be deemed to be a child of...
In the proviso to Sub-section (3) of Section twenty-seven of the Finance Act, 1940, the word "six "in the second line shall be altered to "eight," and the word "eight" in the fourth line shall be...
In computing the profits of any trade or business for the purpose of excess profits tax there may be deducted in respect of any accounting period a sum equivalent to any expenses incurred in the...
In Sub-section (4) of Section thirteen of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939, leave out all words from "business" to the end of the Sub-section and insert "any one of the years nineteen hundred and...
The estate of any person killed in action, dying of wounds received in action, or killed when on civil defence duty, shall be exempt from all Death Duties. —[Lieut.-Colonel Windsor-Clive.]
Mr. Graham White: I beg to move, in page 37, line 29, after "nature,") to insert: including contributions made and indemnities given under Part I of the War Damage Act, 1941, and premiums paid...
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