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Commons Hansard for 4 October 1939 (Volume 351)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 3.13am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Private Business
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Anglo-Japanese Relations
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Methods Of Warfare (Geneva Protocol)
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Great Britain And Russia
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Royal Air Force Reserve
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Incident, Ballochanty
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Transport
Unfinished Road Works
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Lighting Restrictions
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Passenger Train Services
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Facilities (Glasgow)
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Railway Fares (Armed Forces)
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Producer Gas-Propelled Vehicles
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Cheap Day Railway Fares
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Evacuated Children (Parents' Visits)
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Alcoholic Liquor
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Motor Vehicles (Priority Signs)
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Railway Companies (Control)
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Main Line Trains (Restaurant Cars)
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Mineworkers
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Road Vehicles (Requisition)
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Electricity Supply (Restriction)
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Royal Navy
Submarines
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War Exploits (Publicity)
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" Ark Royal"
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Recruitment And Promotion
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Members Of Parliament (Government Employment)
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War Cabinet
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Ministry Of Information
Organisation
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Mid-Day Broadcast Bulletins
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Wireless Licence Fee
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Newspapers (Regional Officers' Circular)
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Food Supplies
Prices
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Old Age Pensioners
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Fish Distribution
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Sugar (Fruit Preservation)
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Collection And Distribution (Petrol Ration)
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Army And Air Force Officers' Pay
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Quarter Sessions (Chairmen)
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Execution Of Trusts (Emergency Provisions) Bill
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Local Authorities, Rating And Valuation
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Printing Firms (Armament Work)
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Sandbags
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Timber (Control)
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Postal Parcels Rates (Armed Forces)
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Dominions (War Conference)
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Members' Travelling Warrants
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Evacuation (Billeting Costs)
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Public Petitions
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Message From The Lords
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Ceylon (Crop Failure)
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Seychelles (Administration)
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Trinidad (Civil Service)
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Education
Meals In Schools (Carmarthenshire)
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Evacuation Areas
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University Students (Military Training)
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Rating And Rents
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Profiteering
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Mercantile Marine (Seamen's War Losses)
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Fuel And Lighting Rationing
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Jamaica (Land Settlement)
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British Army
Egg Supplies
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Reserve Officers (Rent Liability)
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Training Camps (Cost)
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Officers (Travelling Regulations)
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Anti-Aircraft Units
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Territorial Soldiers (Discharge)
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Territorial Officers' Pay
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Commissions
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Officers' Pay)
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Supply Of Newspapers
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Parcels For Was Front (Postal Charges)
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Married Soldiers (Separation Allowances)
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Civil Defence
Sandbag Protection
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Bedfordshire
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Public Meetings And Newspapers
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Workmen's Compensation (Royal Commission)
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Waterloo Bridge Traffic
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Unemployment
Ex-Service Men (Statistics)
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Government Contracts (Wage Rates)
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Non-Manual Workers
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Camp Sites (Location)
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Transport
Kllmarnock— Ayr By-Pass
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Road Accidents
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Charing Cross Underground Station
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Tourist Industry, Scotland
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Macbrayne Steamer Service (Staff)
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Requisitioned Road Vehicles (Licence Fee Refund)
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China (British Loans)
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Scotland
Evacuation
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Suez Canal Company (Lord Hankey)
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Coast Erosion (Suffolk)
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Poultry Industry
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Income Tax
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Spinsters' Pensions
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Excess Profits Tax (Sale Of Ships)
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Building Society Mortgages
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Ministry Of Information (Staff)
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Royal Air Force
Officers' Pay
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Free Railway Warrants
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Food Supplies (Pigs)
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Ships' Cargoes (Neutral Destinations)
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Petrol Rationing
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