Thursday, 26 June 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
asked the Minister of Labour whether men called up and medically examined, but who have had their posting to the Armed Forces deferred for a period, will be given a further medical examination...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider the exemption from other military service of all skilled men of 35 years of age who are in the heavy industries who have served a minimum...
asked the Minister of Labour what is the percentage rise in the general level of wages to 1st June, 1941, compared with 1st September, 1939; and also the rise in the cost of living between the...
asked the Minister of Labour to what extent joint consultative machinery has now been established in industry engaged on war production; and the numbers of firms and employés affected?
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of persons totally unemployed has fallen by 231,000 since his announcement that the reserve of labour...
asked the Minister of Labour what complaints he has received from reception areas of the shortage of boot and shoe repairers for the increased population; and whether he can arrange for trained...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give an assurance that, in exercising the powers contemplated by the International Labour Force Registration Order, proper provisions will be made...
Viscountess Astor: asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the success of day baking in various towns and the dangers of night baking during air raids, he will now reconsider the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the fact that looting has become a serious menace and that during last year there were 4,584 cases of looting in London...
asked the Home Secretary what instructions have been issued with a view to altering the operation of the Business Premises Fire-watching Order so that it shall no longer be necessary for fire...
asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the striking increase in the number of thefts of food stuffs, steps are contemplated greatly to increase the penalties imposed for such thefts?
asked the Home Secretary whether he will move for the appointment of a small Committee of the House to assist him in reviewing cases of detention under Regulation 18B?
asked the Home Secretary whether he has considered the heavy congestion of traffic and blocking of the roads on Wednesday, 18th June, at Newmarket; and what decision he has arrived at as to...
asked the Home Secretary who is now to be the sole authority responsible for feeding arrangements in vulnerable areas?
asked the Minister of Health whether he is now in a position to state whether compensation, similar to that received by householders when they have suffered damage to their property on account...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider a scheme for providing cheap holidays for Londoners and people from other heavily-bombed towns, who have suffered especial hardship as the...
asked the Minister of Health to what extent occupation of premises prevents the requisitioning of part of such premises for educational purposes?
asked the Minister of Health the total cost of the work of adapting the out-patients department of a certain hospital for children for the decontamination of blister-gas cases and provision of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he will make arrangements whereby London parents, whose children have been evacuated to a considerable distance, such as...
asked the Home Secretary whether the proposed new Deputy Commissioners, one of whom may be responsible for pre-air-raid preparations are to be appointed by himself and are responsible to his...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir Cuthbert Head-lam: asked the Minister of Health how many refugees are in North End House and what proportion of them are children; what is the annual cost of renting the...
asked the Home. Secretary whether he is aware that his Department agreed with the standing joint committee, in July, 1940, to postpone the building of two new police stations at Torquay and...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information regarding the police raid on a gaming club in Rupert Street, and, in connection with the remarks made by the magistrate, Mr. Fry,...
asked the Minister of Health how many cases have been dealt with under the applications that have been made for supplementary old-age pensions under the Determination of Needs Act, which came...
asked the Minister of Health whether a factory, which has been entitled to the benefit of de-rating in respect of local rates, will continue to have that benefit if closed on account of...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that Mr. F. F. Davies, of 148, Brooklyn Road, Cheltenham, who has been discharged from the Army owing to arthritis of the right and left knee...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether the proposal to concentrate the whole of the Government of India in India itself after the war is being associated with any other political or...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether, in view of our shipping losses, the policy respecting Indian shipping and shipbuilding yards will be reconsidered with a view to considerable expansion?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the industrial insurance companies' canvassers are bringing pressure to bear upon domestic and other servants to take out insurance...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in conformity with the Government's policy with regard to obligations to pay sums free of Income Tax, as expressed in the Finance Bill, as amended,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Treasury took into account, when requisitioning recently for repayment the dated Indian loans, the principle he has laid down that there should...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will give an assurance that there are on the staff of the Ministry practical housewives who have access to the Minister for...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will curtail the often un necessary distant transport of fruit and vegetables by a system of improved local marketing of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his staff have furnished any reports on the reason for the disappearance of tomatoes from the wholesale markets since the control...
(by Private Notice) asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware of the proposal to close food shops in Bolton for the whole of the coming week on the occasion of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made in supplying county agricultural commit- tees with sterilising plants and portable sprayers for the use of small growers unable to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether arrangements will be made this year for the women's institutes to collect apple windfalls and make them into apple rings?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of his announcement of the policy of additional man-power being made available for work on the land, he can now make...
Major Braithwaite: asked the Minister of Agriculture, on what grounds Mr. Mason, of Wharram Percy, Malton, was forcibly ejected from his farm at Birds all, on Saturday, 14th June; how much land...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will instruct county agricultural war executive committees that it is undesirable that any member of the committee shall purchase, or secure directly...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that foxes from Ken Wood, in the North of London, are making havoc in poultry runs in Highgate, 45 birds being killed in one run; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the difficulty of mineworkers in getting pit: drawers now that coupons have to be given for them; that, in some collieries, they...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of commission paid to head offices of insurance companies for handling business under the chattels scheme; and what amount of any such sum is...
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether he is aware that an unauthorised person was able to enter an important aeroplane factory, the name of which has been supplied to him, spent many...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister without Portfolio whether he has any statement to make in regard to the question of dealing with the surplus produce of Australia and New Zealand during...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can make any statement with regard to the explosion which has taken place at the Kiveton Park Colliery?
Might I ask the Lord Privy Seal to state the forthcoming Business of the House?
"to amend the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, to prohibit certain advertisements relating to medical matters, and to amend the law relating to medicines,"
Report presented by the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons under Sub-section (4) of...
That they have agreed to,—
Read a Second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House; Bill immediately considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Resolution reported: That for the purposes of any Act of the present Session (hereafter referred to as 'the new Act') to make further provision to prevent excessive prices being charged for goods...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page I, line 7, after "may, "to insert: after consultation with the appropriate trade organisation. I move this Amendment in the absence of the hon. Member for Frome (Mrs....
I beg to move, in page 3, line 34, at the end, to insert: (3) Any such order fixing the maximum charge to be made in the course of a business of any class for performing a service may require...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made and Question proposed: "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Amendment made: In page 6, line 17, at the end, insert: (2) Any such order may contain different directions as respects different classes of business."—[Mr. Lyttelton.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 10, line 5, at the end, to insert: and such inspectors shall, as far as is practicable, act in consultation with the Central Price-Regulation Committee and any local...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 12, line 35, at the end, to insert: (2) Where any person has been found guilty of an offence under this Act or under the principal Act and the Board of Trade is satisfied...
I beg to move, in page 19, line 41, column 2, to leave out "Paragraph (a)," and to insert "The whole section." I am afraid the Amendment is somewhat technical in character. I was not altogether...
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
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