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Commons Hansard for 20 December 1938 (Volume 342)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 12.06am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Mandated Territories (Dominions' Views)
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Southern Rhodesia (Forced Labour Convention)
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Trade And Commerce
New Zealand
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Weights And Measures
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Film Industry
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Rumania
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Iron And Steel
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Export Trade
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Imports And Exports (River Tyne)
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Cotton Industry
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India
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Animal Feeding-Stuffs (Imports)
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Turkey
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Cocoa
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Sugar
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Safeguarding Of Industries Acts
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Mercantile Marine
British Ships, Spain
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Foreign-Built Ships
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Lighthouses (Wireless Equipment)
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Carriage Of Grain
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Gaumont-British Corporation, Limited
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Sea Fish Industry (Personal Accounts)
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British Army
Territorial Army Units, Staffordshire
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Warley Barracks (Married Quarters)
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Meat Supplies
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Reserve Officers
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Anti-Aircraft Units, Territorial Army
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Recruiting
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India (Statistics)
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Barracks, Scotland
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Cadet Force (Committee)
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Drill
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Works Defence Scheme
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Pensions Acts (Amendment) Bill
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Income Tax
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Rearmament (Contracts, Canada)
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Czechoslovakia (Loan)
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League Of Nations (Loans)
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Old Age Pensions
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Scotland
Parliamentary Discussion
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Old Age Pensions
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Duke Street Prison, Glasgow
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Salmon Fishermen (Working Hours And Conditions)
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Farm Servants (Wages)
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Forth And Clyde Canal (Safety Measures)
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Lift Accident
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Sheep, Mutton And Lamb (Import Regulation)
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Foreign Issues
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The Cabinet
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Sittings Of The House
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Private Bill Petitions
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Private Bills Lords
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Private Bill Petitions (Standing Orders Not Complied With)
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Message From The Lords
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Charities (Fuel Allotments) Bill
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Custody Of Children (Scotland) Bill
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National Service
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Coal Act, 1938
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Orders Of The Day
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Monument To The Earl Of Oxford And Asquith
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Export Guarantees Money
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Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 To 1934
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Breaking Up Of Streets By Statutory Undertakers
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Spain
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Housing
Overcrowding (Durham County)
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Reconditioning (Certificates Of Fitness)
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Hospital Nurses (Hours Of Work)
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Old Age Pensioners And Public Assistance (Wales)
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Public Assistance (Durham County)
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Food Research
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Midwives Act (Training Of Midwives)
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Defence
Emergency Evacuation Plans
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Advisory Panel Of Industrialists
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Voluntary National Service
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Civil Administration
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Emergency Food Storage
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Scotland
Special Police
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Agricultural Lands (Afforestation)
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Housing
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Administration And Location Of Industry
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Public Assistance, Glasgow And Edinburgh
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Methylated Spirits (Prosecutions For Drunkenness)
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Air-Raid Precautions
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Fire Service Commission
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Parliamentary Electorate
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Metropolitan Police (Promotions)
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Drunkenness (Convictions)
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Coal Industry
Compensation For Mines Accidents
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Exports (Statistics)
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Subsidised Foreign Competition
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Fatal Mines Accidents (Boys, Yorkshire)
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Haematite Iron Ore
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Distilleries (Non-Potable Alcohol)
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Transport
Road Signs
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Bressey Report
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Pedestrian Crossings
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Wilton Bridge, Chepstow
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Uninsured Motorists
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Electricity Supply (Breakdown, West Surrey)
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Civil Aviation
London-Dublin Air Service
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Air Line Subsidies (Railway Companies)
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Mexico (Anglo-American Oil Companies)
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Air Disarmament
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German Domestic Servants (Recall)
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China And Japan
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Palestine
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Education (School-Leaving Age)
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Civil Service (Married Women)
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Unemployment
Stalybridge And Hyde
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Team Valley Trading Estate
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Blaenavon, Pontypool And Pontnewydd
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Atmospheric Pollution
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Inland Revenue Offices
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British Army
Warrant Officers' Pay
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Small-Pox (India)
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Territorial Reserve Officers
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Lichfield Barracks (Married Men's Quarters)
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