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Commons Hansard for 16 May 1939 (Volume 347)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 1 May 2026 at 12.05pm.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id d7dab127-1674-4217-b810-dc888e3073d5)
PRIVATE BUSINESS. (item number 2) (id 4aea5eef-2283-4209-9f4e-5eb03fc1a4e4)

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

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BRITISH ARMY.

MANŒUVRE AREA, YORKSHIRE. (item number 1) (id 872bc5c1-92b6-4345-81e6-80c487d14d45)
CLOTH CONTRACTS, SCOTLAND. (item number 1) (id bfb8cd69-f524-4167-a1a2-9ee0e0a327ff)
WOOLLEN PRODUCTS. (item number 1) (id 23615410-f889-43ed-84b7-0650d14f43c6)
SHELL CONTRACTS. (item number 1) (id f90e8d96-7781-4f02-b59e-9fa72d199c2b)
WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT. (item number 1) (id 11ff664f-5e35-496d-b25f-57992bcaaf8c)
MILK SUPPLY. (item number 1) (id 6e9249ec-0bf2-45a4-bf43-1f534e668dc7)
FAMILY ALLOWANCES. (item number 1) (id 74574a38-ad84-4865-b541-82edd6a15d34)
TERRITORIALS (TRAINING). (item number 1) (id d29278de-7c72-4a62-8918-15dcfbc593f5)
UNIFORMS (TERRITORIALS). (item number 1) (id ff3c91c2-4342-4c9c-81e0-ae5e2d2bfee8)
TATTOOS. (item number 1) (id 75fc6ff1-fbd0-4c3a-80a5-c7d35059a121)
VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTS (UNIFORMS) (item number 1) (id 0a601d7f-d4b8-4caf-b2d7-6e47f4df2232)
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS. (item number 1) (id 2004d059-3f14-46ac-a20e-2130ffbcb50c)
CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH (PREPARATORY PROVISIONS) BILL. (item number 1) (id 113226ac-8f2d-4168-a64a-60d2098eb050)
MINISTERS (DIRECTORSHIPS). (item number 1) (id 4f4511bb-42c1-4fb2-ab1f-a2671c253e64)
CIVIL AIR GUARD (PETROL DUTY). (item number 1) (id 973afcb5-dc62-4086-9542-62bc49343949)
BRITISH CAPITAL EXPORTS. (item number 1) (id ab26b062-aeb0-454b-95c5-9f032f50a7dc)
BEARER SECURITIES (TAX EVASION). (item number 1) (id 66b0c1ed-5b0e-4c05-812a-c3089a40684b)
OLD AGE PENSIONS. (item number 1) (id 212d4fda-3654-41d0-a103-8862e1297bb1)
BANK OF ENGLAND (FOREIGN SHARE-HOLDINGS). (item number 1) (id 22b4c1e5-3579-4aba-beb2-63268c5083f4)
SHORT-TERM LOAN RATES. (item number 1) (id f80ffc29-3f66-4e0d-be09-e74e42eaa8e0)
MILITARY TRAINING BILL. (item number 4) (id fb71fa74-2554-4154-8c8b-ca7f68350d38)
NEW CLAUSE.—(Power to apply Act to British subjects ordinarily resident outside Great Britain.) (item number 5) (id f3e5e053-d191-419b-aa7e-749c298e0b30)
NEW CLAUSE.—(Parliamentary Franchise.) (item number 6) (id d0fbc314-e2d8-44e7-b164-522499a25307)
NEW CLAUSE.—(Maintenance of civil liberties.) (item number 7) (id 5a77d35b-5c7d-43af-8f96-736cc7a1b544)
NEW CLAUSE.—(Civil contracts with respect to wages, etc.). (item number 8) (id bddb1b48-cbc3-418b-8635-1687733c9af0)
SCHEDULE. (item number 9) (id 2ba809e0-f1ba-4d84-9b06-68501b8db41e)
RESERVE AND AUXILIARY FORCES BILL. (item number 10) (id 262b8a4c-28e2-491b-b501-d18b8e0d5578)
CLAUSE 1.—(Calling out of reserve and auxiliary forces.) (item number 11) (id c256eb4d-b093-4c39-80d0-eab4cb015ae8)
CLAUSE 2.—(Reinstatement in civil employment.) (item number 12) (id c77e79c8-2142-4c6c-aa23-40b8120b0c7e)
CLAUSE 3.—(Simplification of procedure for obtaining possession of land taken under Defence Acts.) (item number 13) (id 6aeef142-c183-4383-a82a-1bbdd43ae973)

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE ANNUITIES.

TERRITORIAL RECRUITS.

MILITIAMEN (VACCINATION). (item number 1) (id 4fafb902-b8a7-4b38-8b73-3ed17ef54206)
MILITARY TRAINING BILL. (item number 1) (id 9bbf991e-d164-46cb-bedb-353bfb500724)
BRITISH NATIONAL CADET ASSOCIATION. (item number 1) (id facdd2b1-d353-448d-b2b0-421f09bd0137)
ATHLETIC GAMES (FREE OUTFITS). (item number 1) (id 872602ae-62bc-453a-858e-58953d080d93)
CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS. (item number 1) (id a7c58ed9-670b-4e29-8db7-ec17d1170c5e)
ISLE OF HARRIS. (item number 1) (id fd2f2cc7-78da-4d91-b2a3-c4d3171325d4)
ISLE OF LEWIS. (item number 1) (id 816b9281-24e6-420b-8f1e-661e714adcb7)
PRISON DIETARIES. (item number 1) (id 307d5e93-0058-4ca6-bf7e-fc4495b59841)
JUVENILE-ADULT PRISONERS. (item number 1) (id 4e5ad3d4-92b0-44e9-b7f8-ec34300010d9)
ALLOTMENTS. (item number 1) (id 652e9eb5-8e6d-42b2-b12f-65d57f0d223a)
OLD AGE PENSIONERS (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE). (item number 1) (id fdb357d9-5909-4af0-ac4e-396534a631c1)
POOR PERSONS REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE. (item number 1) (id 4f2f7ba8-3538-4f4f-9ad9-7f15588044bd)
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE STATISTICS. (item number 1) (id 5e2cd88c-983b-4e55-8667-8570bd9c2e17)
LAND PURCHASE, NORTH BERWICK. (item number 1) (id 6c9c44db-8e74-4cd2-a6af-879b99eac895)
MOTORING OFFENCES (PENALTIES). (item number 1) (id 965d9b68-b28e-40f4-809c-8372bccd4f07)
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS (UNEMPLOYMENT). (item number 1) (id 87a99250-3130-4092-9b57-e760cd655eee)
HIGHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (item number 1) (id 2dc912ea-ffca-4b44-a2fd-54187c4c79b2)
SPECIAL WATER DISTRICT, INVERNESS-SHIRE. (item number 1) (id f67f5ab7-9603-46fa-80ef-676eacd531a3)
ENLISTMENT. (item number 1) (id 21edc8d0-8997-4c98-bc3e-7f961ebddb79)
EXAMINATION ENTRANTS (EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS). (item number 1) (id e2d079e7-203b-4b5c-90a9-dde13b25d3e5)
ALIENS (DEPORTATION). (item number 1) (id 9b3094d0-9c06-4383-a8f0-266ed6e53f6e)
REFUGEES. (item number 1) (id 1a618d25-82af-4162-8799-e5aee993d2fd)
CHAIRMAN OF COAL COMMISSION. (item number 1) (id 6d325a05-410c-4a0b-8728-9a8ba0f9b8b3)
OVERTIME WORKING. (item number 1) (id 183f590c-8adb-496b-b015-9893df88946a)
RENTS, ROYALTIES AND WAYLEAVES. (item number 1) (id 77812af4-c371-4e26-a655-6a3de0adedb6)
COAL-CUTTING MACHINERY. (item number 1) (id 1bfce335-40af-48ed-9bd5-b89c6b67714f)
PITHEAD BATHS. (item number 1) (id 1f1e09b0-943d-4d77-a2bb-1efeac7f7a23)
EXPLOSIVES (GAS FUMES). (item number 1) (id b136ab7c-8a89-4202-8a11-abe4c00ec00b)
LOCAL AUTHORITIES EMPLOYÉS (MILITARY SERVICE). (item number 1) (id e6bce86c-ca9e-4147-bab2-6ac919ccde31)
SMALLPOX (STEAMSHIP "CATHAY"). (item number 1) (id 9447401c-40da-4979-a0cb-998e60a8f2e0)
EVACUATION. (item number 1) (id 1e26f54e-e500-4dc2-90ec-30a2fadcdc75)
REGIONAL ORGANISATION. (item number 1) (id 2060ea1e-7cef-4b74-992b-70f0a2defbd3)
AIR-RAID SHELTERS. (item number 1) (id fa4adaed-e101-4334-97b8-5ddfcce77a5d)
AFFORESTATION ACREAGE. (item number 1) (id 190a37f1-489a-42c2-bfb6-05e88bf92efd)
STATISTICS (PUBLICATION). (item number 1) (id a2a0101f-59a9-4ce5-bcd4-158f2ae5bc6a)
TRANSFERENCE SCHEME (DURHAM COUNTY). (item number 1) (id 9362f2b9-de4c-47da-a8fe-92e03d75d912)
FULHAM. (item number 1) (id 7913e124-a0c9-4c1e-a1fc-deaabfcc77b3)
BATHS (IMPORTS FROM GERMANY). (item number 1) (id c119b794-fd9f-4c92-b66d-41db56953453)
HERRING INDUSTRY. (item number 1) (id b7844cf4-cc00-4b52-ab71-2e5959bd4a7b)
COAL CONSUMPTION. (item number 1) (id 01e05651-6ddf-44f0-8802-2e985be415df)
EDUCATION (FREE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR). (item number 1) (id fb412515-f7ca-473d-abc2-27eaa92d3392)
RESERVE OFFICERS (RELEASE FOR ADMIRALTY DUTY). (item number 1) (id 75d91141-3c95-42ee-85af-0acc465f4f72)
AGRICULTURE (MILK MARKETING BOARD PENALTIES). (item number 1) (id 2d531cb7-8c1e-45cb-886d-20686077bb57)

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