– in the House of Commons at on 1 February 1940.
Mr Clement Attlee
, Stepney Limehouse
Would the Prime Minister tell the House the business for next week?
Mr Neville Chamberlain
, Birmingham, Edgbaston
Next week's business will be:
Tuesday—Second Reading of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous War Provisions) Bill and Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution. Committee and remaining stages of the Trade Boards and Road Haulage Wages (Emergency Provisions) Bill.
Wednesday—Motion to approve the Clearing Office (Turkey) Amendment Order, 1940; Committee stage of Supplementary Estimates, beginning with the Foreign Office and Diplomatic and Consular Services, and, if there is time, the Committee and remaining stages of the Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies (Emergency Protection from Forfeiture) Bill.
Thursday—Statement on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House; Debate on the Statement made yesterday by the Chancellor of the exchequer in regard to Food Prices.
The House will not meet on Friday.
Mr Ellis Smith
, Stoke-on-Trent Stoke
Since the war began there has been a tendency not to publish explanatory White Papers. To-day we have notice of the presentation of a Bill to amend the law relating to trade unions; would the Prime Minister consider the publication of a white paper for the information of Members before the Second Reading of that Bill is taken; and, in addition, would he consider the publication in future of a White Paper in similar circumstances?
Mr Neville Chamberlain
, Birmingham, Edgbaston
I had not any notice of the hon. Member's Question, and I really am not in a position to answer it. I will look into it.
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
The chancellor is the most senior figure at the Treasury, even though the prime minister holds an additional title of 'First Lord of the Treasury'. He normally resides at Number 11 Downing Street.
An adjournment is a break in the course of parliamentary business.
The House adjourns at the end of each day's business.
On a daily basis the House adjourns, or breaks, half an hour after the moving of the adjournment debate.
The House is also adjourned for several holiday periods during the session.
The more lengthy adjournments - often coinciding with the academic calendar - are known as recesses.
The Second Reading is the most important stage for a Bill. It is when the main purpose of a Bill is discussed and voted on. If the Bill passes it moves on to the Committee Stage. Further information can be obtained from factsheet L1 on the UK Parliament website.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
A document issued by the Government laying out its policy, or proposed policy, on a topic of current concern.Although a white paper may occasion consultation as to the details of new legislation, it does signify a clear intention on the part of a government to pass new law. This is a contrast with green papers, which are issued less frequently, are more open-ended and may merely propose a strategy to be implemented in the details of other legislation.
More from wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper
