Thursday, 19 March 1942
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
MR. SPEAKER made the following communication to the House:
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will issue instructions to all tribunals judging claims for exemption from military service by conscientious objectors, that members of such tribunals must...
asked the Minister of Labour why he declines to apply the provisions of Section 4 of the National Service (No. 2) Act, 1941, to any person discharged on medical grounds from one of the Forces...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the hardship involved by the transfer of married miners from one mining area to another in so far as the miners cannot afford to pay the...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Minister of Labour whether he has reached any decision with regard to the hours of employment of young persons in the pottery industry?
asked the Minister of Labour whether his Department has prepared, and has brought to the notice of employers, any leaflets or printed information showing in detail how different systems of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give a list of private employment agencies that have been approved under the Employment of Women (Control of Engagement) Order No. 100; and whether he...
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of manual employees in industry in Great Britain and the number of these who were members of trade unions affiliated to the Trades Union Congress on...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that wool-combing and topmaking establishments in the West Riding, and particularly Bradford, possess insufficient warming facilities, and do not...
asked the Minister of Pensions what has been the approximate saving to the Exchequer, to date, by the payment of lower rates of compensation for war injuries to adult women as compared with men?
asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that there are numbers of retired warrant and non-commissioned officers in this country, some with Indian experience, who would be glad...
asked the Secretary of State for India on what dates were the construction of the new Manipur-Lashio and Assam-Chunking roads, respectively, commenced and when each is expected to be ready for...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will express to the Viceroy and Government in India, in the interests of an intensification of the war effort, the view of His Majesty's...
asked the Secretary of State for India what representations have been made by the Calicut Labour Council concerning K. R. P. Gopalans when this person was arrested and on what charge, and whether...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether any action is to be taken respecting the plea by Mr. Joshi, the trade union leader and member of the Legislative Assembly, for the release of...
asked the Secretary of State for India how many Indian Moslems are represented by the Moslem League?
asked the Secretary of State for Burma what political parties in Burma have been, or are, suspended or suppressed by law; how many political parties are represented in the legislature and their...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is the practice of Regional Commissioners to make periodical visits to the Civil Defence units under their care and test the...
asked the Home Secretary whether men who volunteer in works fire brigades and undertake works ambulance duties are covered against accident while on duty, similarly to other Civil Defence units?
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that many men between the ages of 55 and 60 are working 58 hours or more a week plus meals and travelling times, amounting in some cases to 14 hours...
asked the Home Secretary what steps he is taking, in line with the abolition of the basic petrol ration for retailers and private motorists, to eliminate unnecessary use of petrol by the Civil...
asked the Home Secretary what is the policy of His Majesty's Government regarding interning Japanese subjects in this country?
asked the Home Secretary whether he is taking steps to close down the premises of the Japanese Club and the Japanese Society in Cavendish Square?
asked the Home Secretary whether elderly policemen or women will be substituted for young officers in such cases as motorcar offences and disorderly conduct, where the presence of two or more...
asked the Home Secretary what is the present number of fun fairs and amusement arcades remaining in the London area; how many are in operation; and whether, in view of the fact that most of them...
asked the Prime Minister whether a full report has now been received from Major-General Gordon-Bennett as to the events which preceded the capitulation of Singapore?
asked the Prime Minister when he proposes to appoint a successor to the Minister of State in Cairo?
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that each of the three Fighting Services operates a separate radio-location service; that information obtained by each one is often conveyed to the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that certain war agricultural committees are giving instructions for rabbits on certain land to be poisoned; and whether other means can be...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will issue a statement on the nutritive value of sawdust; and the extent to which his Department considers it possible to be used in feeding-stuffs?
asked the Home Secretary whether he has considered the circumstances in connection with the opening of cinemas on Sundays at Bridgend; and whether he is satisfied that no abuse of the statutory...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information in connection with the charge made against Celeste Quattromini and others at Bow Street Police Court on 13th March for keeping a...
asked the Home Secretary what further action he proposes to take in the case of David Pfifferling, a German, who was recently fined £70 for offences against the food regulations?
asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will agree, during the period of hostilities, to release scholars from compulsory school attendance immediately after the birthday upon...
asked the President of the Board of Education how many children have recently returned from reception areas to London; what is the attitude of his Department to this movement; and what steps he...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, where men and women over the age of 65 years and 60 years, respectively, have entered industry through war emergencies who were never...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that local authorities are receiving for approval plans of new buildings, notwithstanding that construction is not permitted during the war; that...
Miss Ward: asked the Minister of Health whether he has considered the appointment of any further advisory committee in connection with the work of his Department arising out of the representa-...
asked the Minister of Health the names of the voluntary organisations referred to in the Report of the Assistance Board, Command 6338, issued in February 1942, to which the old age pensioners are...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has ascertained the approximate number of extra nurses now required by civilian hospitals to provide reasonable relief to existing overworked staffs and...
asked the Minister of Health how many Maycrete huts for war nurseries are now erected; and whether he is satisfied with their suitability for this purpose?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what rate of interest is assumed in arriving at the price to be paid for securities subject to an acquisition order, when allowance is made for the fact...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the present position of the Bank for International Settlements; whether he proposes to continue membership of an international financial institution, a...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that builders are now refusing to estimate for the repair of war damage owing to the slowness with which they receive payment...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in which Departments, and to what extent, the Government have introduced the system of part-time work into their own service in order to utilise...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action was taken against the persons charged at the Stratford Police Court, West Ham, on 11th March, for selling clothing coupons at £10 a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will reconsider the decision concerning the clothing coupons of serving officers in His Majesty's Forces; and whether he will make these...
asked the Minister of State whether he will make arrangements whereby in provincial towns in Northern Ireland, where labour is available, the manufacture of certain aircraft parts and munitions...
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether any fees were credited to Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners during the year ended 3rst December, 1941, beyond the sum of £1,579 actually paid...
I thought it would be to the convenience of the House if I made this announcement at this moment. His Majesty has been pleased to approve the appointment of the right honourable Richard Gardiner...
(by Private Notice)asked the Home Secretary whether he has seen a cartoon recently published in the "Daily Mirror" of a distressed seaman on a raft over the words "The price of petrol has been...
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Major Lloyd George): It has been decided to revoke the Acquisition of Food (Excessive Quantities) Order, 1939, and to replace it by a new...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he has any statement to make on the future course of Business and the date of the Budget?
Special Report from the Select Committee, brought up, and read; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed [No. 68].
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
That they have agreed to—
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty in pursuance of the provisions of Section 157 of the Government of Burma Act, 1935, praying that the Government of Burma (Shan...
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty in pursuance of the provisions of Section 157 of the Government of Burma Act, 1935, praying that the Government of Burma (Audit...
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Motion made, and. Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Major Sir James Edmondson.]
I hope it will not be necessary to apologise for raising in Debate in this House the subject of the officers and men, or, as they are now called, the "seagoing personnel," of the Mercantile...
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Question again proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."
I feel that it is almost improper to bring forward another subject after that great peroration, but we are now to consider a subject the origin of which is a Question by the hon. Member for...
I have given notice to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings to raise a matter concerning the appointment of Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, and particularly of a...
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