Tuesday, 8 July 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That in the case of the following Bill originating in the Lords, and referred on the First Reading...
Lords Amendments considered and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, considered; to be read the Third time upon the next Sitting Day.
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Dennis Herbert): May I be allowed to inform the House that the Debate on the Grampian Electricity Supply Order Confirmation Bill, with the approval of the...
asked the Secretary of State for War the policy which is being pursued with regard to the internment of Italian prisoners taken in Africa; whether they are being sent to India; and to what extent...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will appoint special representatives of regimental paymasters to be attached to each battalion, battery or similar unit, in order to ensure as far...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the frequent failure of the military authorities on requisitioning properties, and in the periods...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in order to promote efficiency and acknowledge good attendance, he will fix now the minimum hours of duty and the period which shall be regarded as...
asked the Secretary of State for War the present regulations in the Army with regard to the association of senior and junior non-commissioned officers and private soldiers when off duty?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will arrange that in official communiqués the name of the unit which distinguishes itself shall be given in such a form that the relatives of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he will consider giving instructions that soldiers travelling by train should not be compelled to pay a service charge...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has given consideration to the representations made to him by the National Farmers Union of Scotland regarding the disturbance of sheep by...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that persons whose houses were damaged in air raids and who have been unable to live in them for several months, have been asked to...
asked the Secretary for Mines what improvement there has been in the output of household coal available for the city of Coventry in the month of June, 1941, as compared with May, 1941, and June, 1940?
asked the Secretary for Mines whether there is anything in the Essential Work Order or in the rules governing the procedure of the pit production committees which enables action to be taken...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can make a statement on the suggestion made to the mining industry that development work and repairs should be held up in the present emergency so that...
asked the Secretary for Mines what financial assistance is possible from the Miners' Welfare Fund or other sources to enable canteen facilities to be provided at collieries in the various...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has considered the position of Scotland under the proposed coal rationing scheme; and whether he is satisfied that identical treatment of the North of...
asked the Secretary for Petroleum what monthly allowance of petrol coupons for private use is given to. members of the Royal Air Force engaged in flying duties on operational command?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that a Brighton member of a certain squadron has a wife and two children in Canada who cannot receive his Air Force pay as the drafts are...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Undersecretary of State for Dominion Affairs why Mr. J. H. Gorvin was withdrawn from his post as Commissioner in Newfoundland; whether he is aware of the dismay and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the method employed in calculating the amounts to be paid to insurance companies to defray their expenses for work done under the chattels insurance...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that many people who have sustained loss and damage to goods by enemy action are dissatisfied with the assessment of the district...
asked the President of the Board of Trade under what conditions permission can be obtained for knitting groups not officially recognised by one of the three Services, but which have been ...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to overcome the serious shortage of baby-carriages and perambulators; and when it is expected to meet the demand?
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he proposes to take in connection with the decision of the Tobacco Trades Association, who have a number of firms under their control in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that a large proportion of diamonds cut in this country are being sold for hoarding purposes; and can he see his way to divert...
asked the Minister of Labour for what reason a distinction is made in the Schedule of Reserved Occupations between an indoor and outdoor wholesale salesman; and whether he is aware that the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what action he proposes to take in view of the threat of Mr. Hammet, chairman of the Lancashire Poultry Producers War Emergency...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that the South of Scotland Wholesale Meat Supply Association, Limited, have now informed the Glasgow Food Control...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his attention has been called to the widespread shortage of supplies of beer throughout the country; and whether, in view of the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can devise any method of discouraging the formation of queues in and outside shops for the purchase of goods in short supply,...
asked the Prime Minister whether an opportunity will be given to the House shortly to discuss the question of pensions arising from disability in the Services, and amongst those engaged in Civil...
asked the Prime Minister what procedure Members of this House should follow when they wish to put Questions pertaining to the action of the Minister of State newly appointed for residence in the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is in a position to inform the House of the name of the new chairman of the Assistance Board in succession to Lord Rushcliffe?
asked the Prime Minister why the announcement in regard to coal rationing was made, on a day when this House was sitting, through the Press by an official of the Mines Department instead of being...
Colonel Arthur Evans: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Treasury take when, in the case of a property being requisitioned by the Government and the rent payable by the tenant...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the saving to be made annually by reducing the discount rate on Treasury bills to J per cent.?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the increased rationing of petrol and the consequential increased cost per mile of motor travelling, he will consider an equitable rebate...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in order to secure a speedy answer to the ministerial calls for more entrants into the various war services, he will ask Lord Kennet's...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he is satisfied that the accommodation for crews on merchant ships at present under construction is...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements have been made for recording evidence of broadcasts under enemy auspices by British subjects with a view to their...
Mr. Silveman: asked the Minister of Information whether the script of the recent broadcast of Dr. Benes, in the Czech language, in which he purported to deal with the reasons of the arrival in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will make a public announcement to the effect that any trawler-owner who keeps his craft in port without satisfactory reason will be deprived of all...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a record is being kept of the names of Nazis, Fascists and their allies responsible for deeds of cruelty and oppression committed against...
asked the Minister of Health why, as the result of a decision by the Ministry of Health, Miss Brown-low, matron at Farnborough Hospital, has been given indefinite leave of absence and is to...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour and National Service whether any special arrangements have been made for consulting industry centrally on matters relating to production, and...
Ordered,
That they have passed a Bill intituled '' An Act to empower the East Worcester-shire Waterworks Company to construct further works and to raise additional capital; to confer additional powers...
BILL [Lords].
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended, considered.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Resolved,
Resolved,
Resolved,
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Major Dugdale.]
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