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Commons Hansard for 17 October 1939 (Volume 352)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 3.20am.
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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Coal Industry
Miners' Gas Masks
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Safety In Mines
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Convalescent Homes
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Closed Pits
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Accidents
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Dominions (Elections)
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Fruit Supply (Armed Forces)
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British Army
Separation Allowances
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Leave
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Expeditionary Force (Letters And Parcels)
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Proficiency Pay
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Vaccination And Inoculation
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Sanitary Inspectors
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Militia Camps, Devizes Area
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Militiaman, Glasgow (Travelling Expenses)
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Horses (Purchase)
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Schools, Glamorganshire (Requisitioning)
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Volunteers
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Youths (Oversea Service)
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Dependants' Allowances
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Officers And Other Ranks (Association)
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Ministry Of Information
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War Aims
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War Expenditure (Local Authorities)
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Free Loans (Private Individuals)
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War Profits
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Czecho-Slovakia (Loans)
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Services (Benefit Schemes)
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War Risks Insurance
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Poland (British Cash Credit)
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Government Printing Orders
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Old Age Pensioners
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Postal Censorship
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Scotland
Sheep And Cattle Stocks (Deer Forests)
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Schools (Requisitioning)
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U-Boat Warfare
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Enemy Air Raids
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Polish Refugees
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India And The War
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New Member Sworn
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War Pensions And Dependant Allowances
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Lead Mines, Carmarthenshire
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India And The War
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Petrol Rationing
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Ministry Of Supply
Wool Prices
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Tin And Rubber
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Rubber And Cotton
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Shell-Cases
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Royal Ordnance Factories, Woolwich (Overtime)
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Placing Of Contracts
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Joinery Contracts
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Cost Of War Materials
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Education
Schools In Wales (Military Requisition)
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Manchester Grammar School
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Employment Of London Teachers
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Evacuation And Reception Areas, Scotland
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Anglo-Polish Treaty
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British Army
Special Allowances
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Horse Purchases
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Territorials (Service Overseas)
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Volunteer Recruits
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Requisitioned Premises
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Income Tax
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Naval And Military Pensions And Grants
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Ministry Of Information
Censorship Division
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Broadcasting Service
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German Propaganda (Scandinavia)
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Secretary-General Of British Council
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Empire Wireless Stations
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Advisory Council
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Germany (British Leaflets)
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Landlord And Tenant (War Damage) Act
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Military Training
Medical Examination
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Reserved Occupations
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Unestablished Civil Servants
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Dental Mechanics (Committee)
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Unemployment (Benefit)
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Agriculture
Production, Lincolnshire And Lancashire
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Hay (Prices)
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Wages
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Draught Horses
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Emergency Medical Service
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Housing
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Royal Navy (Free Railway Warrants)
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Cinematograph Films Act
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Mercantile Marine (Torpedoed Ships)
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Food Supplies
Herring Industry
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Cod-Liver Oil
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Livestock (Slaughtering, Somersetshire)
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Pork
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Services Departments (Civilian Employes)
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