Tuesday, 1 July 1941
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords Amendments considered.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Order for Second Reading read.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in the case of Canadians serving now as officers in the British Army, he will secure that service as officers in the Canadian forces during the last...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the present discrimination in regard rail way warrants on duty between officers of the Home Guard and officers of the Regular Forces, and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that an officer over 80 years of age has been appointed to command the Home Guard in the South of Scotland; and can he state this...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that there are, in the Pioneer Corps, many friendly aliens of high technical qualifications spending their time doing manual labour; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the wife of Private R. H. Rhodes, No. 38919, East Lancashire Regiment, has had 14s. per week stopped from her allowance in...
asked the Secretary of State for War what action has been taken against those responsible for the treatment of interness aboard s.s. "Ettrick" in July, 1940?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that motor drivers in a mobile battery, Royal Artillery, have been informed that the cost of repairs following accidents will in future be...
asked the Secretary of Slate for War whether he is aware that members of the Mechanised Transport Corps who give their services as drivers free to units of the Home Guard, are not insured from...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been called to the serious flooding by the river Almond recently; and whether he expects to deal with this problem before the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any progress has been made in the recovery of land for agricultural purposes, since the passing of the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act. 1941?
asked the Secretary for Mines what improvement has taken place in coal production since the official statement five weeks ago that production in April and May was 500,000 tons a week below the...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is now in a position to state the result of his inquiries into the reason for reasons for the Chop- pington Collieries, Limited, laying their collieries...
asked the Secretary for Petroleum whether his attention has been directed to the strong and still growing indignation of the people who see the lives of sailors of the Mercantile Marine being...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he proposes to put into full operation the provisions of the Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act, 1939?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the difficulties of missionaries who have been away from this country for many years obtaining clothing by the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether steps are being taken in connection with the concentration of industry to prevent machinery rusting or being sold for scrap; and whether anything...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can make any statement on the proposal to establish marquee markets, to enable bombed-out traders to continue their business after raids?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that local authorities in London, who are the recruiting agents for the Civil Defence Services some of whose personnel are...
asked the Home Secretary what steps have been taken to put an end to the practice of the canvassing of householders to buy proprietary articles and chemical mixtures purporting to extinguish...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information in connection with the Dartmoor convict trouble; how many of the prisoners were injured; and whether he will have circulated in the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he is aware of the difficulty, particularly in sunny weather, in seeing the traffic regulation lights; and whether he...
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether he is aware of the uneasiness that is created amongst people engaged in the industry because they are not fully employed; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he can give any information in connection with the need of collecting the girders and iron from bombed buildings in and around London whether this scrap iron...
Major Vyvyan Adams: asked the Minister of Labour whether firms conducting work which they deem to be of national importance in the building industry should apply for registration as protected...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in considering means of helping Russia, he will, as a measure of mutual help, investigate the possibility of arranging free passage to Russia for skilled...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his Department will give further consideration to the recent proposals for the rationing of eggs, so far as the population in...
asked the Secretary of State; for Air what particulars have been released for publication of the performance of the Miles Magister aeroplane powered with the Bristol Mercury engine?
asked the Secretary of State for Air the measure of response to the Royal Air Force appeal for volunteers to defend new aerodromes; and whether he is satisfied that the public has understood...
asked the President of the Board of Education the number of cases in which foster parents have been prosecuted for not compelling children billeted on them to attend school, and the number of...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that existing regulations covering pensions in respect of dependants of civilians killed by enemy action do not provide for pensions for...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware of the view that the Welsh Church Commission has, for some time, effectively completed the task for which it was appointed; and will he, therefore,...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the Russo-German struggle and the need for rendering every assistance to Soviet Russia within our power, steps will be taken to utilise all available...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will take steps to enable Dominion Prime Ministers to attend the secret sittings of the House of Commons during their visits to this country?
asked the Minister without Portfolio whether his Department is considering the possibilities of extending civil aviation within this country and for foreign travel at the close of the war?
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he is aware that both the Scientific Advisory Committee and the Engineering Advisory Committee are not in every case able to obtain immediately...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a retailer can recover the purchase tax paid on articles which are destroyed by accident, or are so damaged as to become unsaleable?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why Income Tax is deducted from the first salary payment of a new officer, not previously subject to the tax, and who would not normally be assessed until...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of Income Tax and Surtax now owing by British subjects living abroad generally, and in the United States in particular?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent Clause 24 of the Finance Bill, as amended in Committee, will increase the liability to Excess Profits Tax; to how many persons, in trade and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer who advised His Majesty's Government with regard to the sale of the American Viscose Company?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is in a position to make a statement relating to new arrangements for the raising of loans by this country, pledged upon the assets in the United...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now cause the Bank Rate to be reduced to 1 per cent., and insist on the demolition of the syndicate control of the Treasury discount rate,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the frequent disparity between the rentals paid by the Government Departments concerned, and the rentals paid by the dispossessed...
Captain Kenelm Simon Digby Wingfield Digby, for the county of Dorset (Western Division).
Ordered, That the Third heading of the Finance Bill may be taken immediately after the consideration of the Bill, as amended, notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the interval between...
Order for Consideration, as amended, read.
I beg to move, in page 37, line25, to leave out from "to, "to" shall," in line 27, and to insert "death duties" I have just explained the purpose of this provision.
Where— (a)any land which is the subject of a short lease suffers war damage, and in consequence the lease comes to an end or the rent thereunder ceases to be payable or is reduced;...
(1)Section eight of the Finance Act, 1940 (which authorises the issue to members of His Majesty's naval, military or air forces of permits to use mechanically-propelled vehicles when on leave),...
(1)This Section applies to the relief to be granted under Section thirty-two of the Income Tax Act, 1918 (which relates to life insurance premiums and other similar payments), for the year...
Rule 13 of the Rules applicable to Cases I and II of Schedule D (which provides for the set off of losses against profits where a person carries on two or more distinct trades) shall have effect...
If it is shown in the case of a weekly wage earner assessed to Income Tax in accordance with Rule 2 of the rules applicable to Cases 1 and 11of Schedule D that his place of work or his residence...
In Sub-section (2) of Section thirteen of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939, as amended by Sub-section (1) of Section thirty-one of the Finance Act, 1940, the words "one thousand five hundred pounds"...
In respect to undistributed profits, the standard rate of Income Tax for the year 1941–42 shall be nine shillings in the pound. —[Mr. Hammersley.]
I beg to move, in page 4, line 10, after "be," to insert: "notified to him as soon as possible and shall be" This is to meet a suggestion made in Committee and to ensure that the tax- payer...
I beg to move, in page 11, to leave out lines 5 to 9. The issue contained in this Amendment is one which I raised earlier on the Committee stage. Some employers have entered into an agreement...
I beg to move, in page 13, line 6, at the end, to insert: Where, in accordance with Sub-section (2) of this section, a company claims continuity of business although all production has ceased,...
Amendments made:
I beg to move, in page 22, line 25, at the end, to insert: (a) shall not apply in the case of any trade or business if the person carrying on the same so elects and notifies to the...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 33, at the end, to insert "main" The Clause to which we now come was subject to discussion both on Second Reading and in Committee. With the purposes of the...
I beg to move, in page 35, line 16, at the end, to insert: Provided that the relief to be given under this Sub-section in the case of a married woman whose husband survives her shall be...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order 69.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee, under Standing Order 69.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn" — [Major Dugdale.]
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