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Commons Hansard for 31 October 1939 (Volume 352)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 3.31am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Government Of India Act, 1935, And Government Of Burma Act, 1935
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Death Of A Member
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Oral Answers To Questions
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British Army
Vehicles (Requisitioning)
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Officers' Pay
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Ludlow Racecourse (Occupation)
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Youths (Enlistment)
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Soldier's Punishment, Hawick Camp
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Winter Underwear
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Crookham Camp, Aldershot (Sewage Disposal)
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Village Clubs And Halls (Requisitioning)
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Training
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University Candidates (Commissions)
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Dependants' Allowances
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Officers Training Corps
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Promotion From The Ranks
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Conditions Of Service
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Disability Pensions
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Personal Equipment
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Officers (Alcoholic Refreshment)
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London Scottish Regiment
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Censorship (Printed Matter)
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Scotland
Paper Making (Bracken)
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Evacuation
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Safety Measures, Canal Basin, Glasgow
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Old Age And Widows' Pensions
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Smallholdings
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Coal Industry
Oil Extraction
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Colliery Wagons
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Rationing
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Local Fuel Controllers
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Petrol (Commercial Users)
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Children's Allowances (Interdepartmental Committee)
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Economic Co-Ordination
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Ministry Of Information
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Income Tax
Armed Forces
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House-Purchasers
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Government Departments (Expenditure)
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Motor Taxation
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Excess Profits Tax (Shipbrokers)
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Compensation (Defence) Act
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Motor Transport Vehicles (Requisitioning)
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Local Authorities (Loans)
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Lod Age Pensions
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Herring (Cold Storage)
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Birth Certificates (Fees)
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Petrol Rationing
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Trade And Commerce
Electric Torches And Refills (Prices)
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Export Trade
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Articles In Stock (Prices)
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Film Industry
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Cotton Industry
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Export Credits (Germany And Poland)
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War Risks Insurance (Private Organisations)
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Mercantile Marine
Requisitioned Ships
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War Risks Insurance
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Food Supplies
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Valleyfield Colliery, Fife-Shire (Explosion)
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New Member Sworn
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Orders Of The Day
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Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) (Postponement) Bill Lords
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Prices Of Goods Bill
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New Clause—(Right Of Buyer To Avoid Prohibited Transaction, Or To Recover Excess Price)
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Royal Assent
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Prices Of Goods Bill
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Clause 3—(Basic Price)
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Clause 4—(Permitted Increase)
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Clause 5 (Power Of Board Of Trade To Specify Basic Price, Permitted Increase, Or Permitted Price)
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Clause 6—(Basic Price For New Descriptions Of Goods)
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Clause 8—(Enforcement By Price-Regulation Committees)
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Clause 12—(Penalty For Contravention Of Section 10 Or 11)
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Clause 13—(Exception For Sales By Auction, Or For Export)
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Clause 20—(Application To Scotland)
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First Schedule—(Matters To Be Regarded In Fixing Permitted Increase)
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Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939
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Adjournment:
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Albania (British Consul-General)
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British Council
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British Ships (Neutral Travellers)
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Refugees
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Civil Defence
Shops (Hours Of Closing)
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Air-Raid Precautions Committees
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Motor Vehicles Hire And Purchase
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Lighting Restrictions
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Air-Raid Precautions Workers (Equipment)
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London University Libraries
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Ambulances
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Social Services Expenditure
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House Of Commons (Refreshment Department Staff)
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National Service Central Register
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Income Tax
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Food Supplies
Sugar
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Oranges
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Authorised Slaughterhouses
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Butter
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Fish
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Unemployment
Oxford
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Durham County
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Coal Industry, Scotland
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Black-Out (Working Hours)
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Colonies (Social Services)
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Ministry Of Information
British Broadcasting Corporation
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Film Publicity
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Staff (Resignations)
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Memorial To His Majesty King George V
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British Army
National Defence Companies
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Officers (Marriage Allowance)
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Dependant's Allowance
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Free Railway Warrants
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Housing
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Burning Pit-Heaps
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Emergency Medical Service (Doctors)
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Maternity And Child Welfare (Milk)
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Trade And Commerce
German-Controlled Foreign Banks
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War Risks Insurance
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Zinc And Brass (Import Duty)
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Rumania (Export Credits)
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Agriculture
Livestock Improvement Scheme
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Vegetable Seeds Supply
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Allotments (Glamorganshire)
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Death Rate, Greenock
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Omnibus Service, Home Counties
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Royal Air Force (Scottish Recruits)
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