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Commons Hansard for 23 January 1940 (Volume 356)
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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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British Army
Serving Members Of Parliament
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Miss Unity Mitford
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Civilian Dress
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Educational Corps
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Uniforms
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Scotland
Voluntary Hospitals
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Allotments
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Elementary Education (Glasgow)
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Housing (Borrowfield, Glasgow)
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Evacuated Children (Parents' Visits)
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Sittings Of The House
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Economic Warfare
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National Finance
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Staff
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Parliamentary Debates Official Report
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Electric Torches And Batteries
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Message From The Lords
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Royal Assent
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Czecho-Slovakia (Financial Claims And Refugees) Bill
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Czecho - Slovakia (Financial Claims And Refugees Repayment And Remission Of Debt
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Road Accidents
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Written Answers
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Written Answers
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Anglo-French Financial Agreement
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National Economy (Retail Purchases)
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Defence Bonds
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Excess Profits Tax (Sale Of Ships)
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Army Officers (Income Tax Assessment)
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Home-Made Spirits (Revenue)
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Scotland
Food Production
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Camps
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Recruiting Medical Boards, Etc (Appointments)
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Football Pools
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Fuel Regulations Order
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Low Temperature Carbonisation Limited
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Pool Petrol
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Oil
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Soya Beans
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Reprisals Order (Exemptions)
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Mediterranean Countries
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Food Supplies
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Potatoes
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Oatmeal
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Maidstone Prison (Earnings Scheme)
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Miss Unity Mitford
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Workmen's Compensation (Royal Commission Report)
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Air-Raid Precautions
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Private E G Walton, Royal Army Service Corps
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Sir William Seeds
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