Thursday, 18 June 1942
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time upon the next Sitting Day.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time upon the next Sitting Day.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can make a statement upon the result of the investigation into the strike which continued for four days at a North West factory owing to the attitude of a...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the restrictive policy imposed on employment, agencies and the like, under the Essential Work Orders, it is proposed to continue the operation of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that employers in the Port of London refuse to pay electrical trades union workers, transferred by them out of the port, the rates of pay they...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the fact that nearly three years of war have elapsed since our organisation of man-power commenced, some of the staff who were engaged in this...
asked the Minister of Labour how many factory inspectors are now being employed in the heavy woollen district of the West Riding; and whether he is aware of the complaints being made by...
asked the Minister of Labour why he has placed an embargo upon the supply of labour in a factory in the South; and whether that embargo is still in existence?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will reconsider the claim for payment of grant for an air-raid shelter made by a company, particulars of which have been sent to...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is yet in a position to make a comprehensive statement on the part-time employment, on munition and other war work, of paid Civil Defence workers in their...
asked the Home Secretary whether, since it is made obligatory on every inhabitant of the United Kingdom to possess an identity card, he will adopt such precautionary measures as will prevent...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is satisfied that the work being performed by a detainee under Regulation 18B in Brixton Prison is not of a penal nature; on what grounds 3s. a week can be...
asked the Home Secretary in which regions the scheme for the immobilisation of motor-cars, by the removal of parts, is in operation; whether he will give consideration to the petition, being...
Commander Bower: asked the Home Secretary why two letters dated 25th and 31st May, respectively, and addressed to the hon. Member for Cleveland by Mr. A. Leuthardt, a detainee at Camp M, Peel,...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information about the police raid on Chandos House, Buckingham Gate, on Saturday, 13th June, when Samuel Taylor and others were charged with using...
Colonel Arthur Evans: asked the Home Secretary the number of Welsh girls who have been, respectively, charged before, and convicted by, the London metropolitan magistrates in the last 12 months,...
asked the Home Secretary whether a full report on the causes and incidence of juvenile delinquency will be available in the near future; and to what extent juvenile de- linquency continues to...
Miss Rathbone: asked the President of the Board of Education the average cost per head per meal of school dinners in elementary and secondary schools, respectively, including raw materials,...
asked the Minister of Health (1) whether he can make a statement on the policy that is to be followed in looking after the care of young children of mothers who have, or will, respond to the...
asked the Minister of Health why he has refused to allow the Barnsley Corporation to make a grant of £500 to the Barnsley Main Colliery Explosion Fund for the purpose of relieving the...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has any further statement to make in respect of the surcharge on the Hackney Borough Council; and can he state the details of the expenditure in connection...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the situation of many families, whom local laundries, owing to shortage of labour, are unable to accept as customers and whose soap ration is...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will undertake that, before any more general practitioners are released for the Services, the Emergency Medical Service will be reduced to a size more...
asked the Minister of Health how many county councils in Wales have in operation after-care schemes of a satisfactory standard for tuberculosis sufferers; and are sufficiently energetic steps...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is satisfied with the arrangement under which the National Milk Scheme guarantees a high standard of quality in milk which has passed through a depôt,...
asked the Minister of Health whether he can give any further information respecting progress in relating and co-ordinating the services of medical and nursing staffs in military and civil hospitals?
asked the Minister of Health when his senior regional officer, Birmingham, gave instructions for the requisition of No. 4 Bungalow, Fazeley Road; Tamworth; when was notice of requisition given to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in cases where British subjects formerly living abroad in what is now enemy-occupied territory have succeeded in bringing with them a certain...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the recent article headed "Red Tape: Soldiers paid for Crime," a copy of which has been sent to him; and what steps he takes to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the resolutions passed at public meetings in Bowhill and Kelty on 31st May, and sent to him by the hon. Member for West Fife,...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, having regard to the fact that the approximate average ordinary hours worked weekly by civil servants is about 44 or less, these hours could...
Commander Bower: asked the Prime Minister, having regard to the recent wide publicity by Press and screen accorded to the opinions on bombing policy of the Commander-in-Chief, Bomber Command,...
asked the Prime Minister whether Lord Swinton will retain his chairmanship of the Swinton Committee?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will reconsider his decision not to publish shipping losses; whether he will state the figures of Allied losses in recent months; and whether he is aware that...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, (1) whether he is aware that foxes are being preserved for the benefit of the Meynell Hunt on two farms situated at Ashbourne and Matlock; and whether, in view...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether any county war agricultural committees have evolved plans for the voluntary formation of groups of small farms in their areas, so facilitating joint...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the shortage of supplies of lime; and whether he can give any encouragement to farmers, who have been informed by their suppliers that...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is satisfied that, under present conditions, every veterinary surgeon is giving full-time service; and whether, in view of the substantial loss to...
asked what steps the Minister of Agriculture is taking to avoid unnecessary employment of children of 12 and 13 years of age in agriculture, and in particular to limit the maximum hours of work...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food to what extent there are signs that increased penalties have caused any reduction in black marketing?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can give any information in connection with the charge made against John Leonard Cook, of Penistone Road, Sheffield; and the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many retail shops have been closed in Rochester and Chatham, owing to war difficulties, since the start of the war?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether Isaac Isenberg, hosier, of Cutler Street, Houndsditch, who, on 9th March, was fined £7,521 for selling goods in excess of his quota, has...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that large quantities of cotton piece goods, originally intended for the Dutch East Indies, are held up in Manchester warehouses;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the inability of British Overseas Cottons, Limited, to carry out its expected functions under existing conditions, whether he will consider...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the proposal to make a certain number of dyed battle dress uniforms available for farm workers has been well received; and, if so, whether he...
asked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the decision in the case of Fibrosa Société Anonyme v. Fairbairn Lawson Coombe Barbour, Limited, and the previous recommendations of the...
asked the Attorney-General the number of applications submitted by non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the Army to the Poor Persons Committee of the Law Society for leave to sue for...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether any postwar reconstruction section of the Ministry is dealing with problems of heating and ventilation and also...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether he is aware that second-hand tractors are now being sold at prices nearly double the cost of new tractors; and...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, as applicants are meeting with refusals to their requests, he will instruct petroleum officers to grant a sufficient allowance of petrol to enable...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has yet been able to make adequate arrangements to ensure that supplies of petrol for private purposes will be made available to pilots and crews...
Mr. De la Bère (for Mr. Liddall): asked the Minister of Supply whether he will consult with the appropriate local authorities with a view to arranging for the felling of timber unsuitable...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power when the appeal for the voluntary rationing of fuel will be made?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the difficulties which have arisen owing to the recent increased transfer of medical and surgical practitioners from...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a United Nations parade and drum-head service were held at Risca, Monmouthshire, on Sunday evening last; that the Home Guard and all...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will send out a comprehensive circular to all the officers commanding units of the Home Guard directing their attention to...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that men who are in receipt of a disability pension and are called up for a further medical examination with a view to their disability being...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether, in view of the negotiations recently carried out by the Lord Privy Seal during his visit to India, the Government will give retired civil and...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether routine police visits are regularly made to the offices of the Indian National Congress and to the offices of other Indian political parties;...
asked the Home Secretary whether he has any statement to make about the duration of double summer-time this year?
Might I ask the Leader of the House to state the forthcoming Business?
Ordered, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Sir Stafford Cripps.]
Ordered, That the Special Report from the Committee of Privileges be now considered."—[Mr. Attlee.]
As amended, considered.
I beg to move, in page 3, line 17, to leave out "fifty-six or section." The House will observe that there are four successive Amendments on the Order Paper in the names of myself and my hon....
I beg to move, in page 7, line 32, at the end, to insert: 5. Legal rentcharge on a hereditament to be a proprietary interest therein. (1) A rentcharge (including a fee farm rent) subsisting at...
I beg to move, in page 21, line 22, at the end, to insert: or(c) the property comprises more than one contributory property, but each of the contributory properties is used, or suitable for use,...
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for raising further money for the development of the postal, telegraphic and telephonic systems and the...
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Resolution reported: That a Supplementary sum not exceeding £1,000,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the expenses which may be incurred during the year ending on the 31st...
Resolution reported: That towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the, service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1943, the sum of £1,000,000,000 be granted out...
"to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three;" presented accordingly, and read the...
Resolved, That this House approves the continuance in force of the Proclamation issued under Section 93 of the Government of India Act, 1935, by the Governor of Assam on 25th December, 1941, a...
On a point of Order, may I ask why the Government are not taking the Motion dealing with Members' Passes, because the Standing Order has been suspended, and there is plenty of time?
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. J. P. L. Thomas.]
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