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Commons Hansard for 31 January 1940 (Volume 356)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 12.30pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Untitled Debate
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Allies' War Aims
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Peace Terms (Vatican Pronouncement)
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Post Office
Franco-British Postage Stamps
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Pensioners, Scotland (Wages)
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Television
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Football Pools
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Government Contracts (Local Firms)
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Royal Navy
Admiralty (Appointments And Promotions)
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Women Officers (Pay And Allowances)
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1922 Committee (Cabinet Ministers' Statements)
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Rafts And Lifebelts
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Houses Of Parliament (Lighting)
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Singapore (Labour Disputes)
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Palestine (Tel-Aviv Port)
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Transport
National Organisation
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Railways, Canals And Water Ways
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Gas And Steam Vehicles (Draft Regulations)
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Anglo-Turkish Trade Agreement
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Statutory Rules And Orders (Publication)
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Food Supplies
Flour-Milling Industry
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Sale Of Pigs (Control)
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Saccharine (Duty)
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Registered Retailers
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Margarine (Marking)
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Animal Feeding-Stuffs And Meat Shortage (Gloucestershire)
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Cereal Control
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Molasses
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Butter
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Bacon
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Ministry Of Food (Staff)
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Ministry Of Supply
Scrap-Iron
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Wolverhampton Industries (Building Stoppage)
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Newspapers (Restricted Sale)
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Royal Ordnance Factory (Discharges)
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Timber Control
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Building Contracts (Scotland)
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Essential Labour (Calling-Up)
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Government Contracts (Financing)
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China And Japan
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Coal Supplies, Glasgow
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Message From The Lords
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Orders Of The Day
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Industrial Assurance And Friendly Societies (Emergency Protection From Forfeiture) Bill
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Royal Assent
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Industrial Assurance And Friendly Societies (Emergency Protection From Forfeiture) Bill
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Trade Boards And Road Haulage Wages (Emergency Provisions) Bill
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Government Contracts (Financing)
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Anti-Nazi Play (Author's Internment)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Civil Defence (Evacuation)
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Ministry Of Supply
Wool
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Timber (Church Building, Scotland)
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Aluminium
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Building Contracts, South Wales
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Transport
Black-Out (Roadside Indicators)
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Road Accidents (Compensation)
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Road Haulage Traffic (Diversion To Railways)
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Hotel Premises (Rent Arrears)
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Royal Navy
Volunteer Reserve Officers
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Writers
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Officers (Rank)
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Accountant Branch
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Gold Coast (Cocoa Prices)
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East Africa (Sisal And Tea Crops)
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Petrol Storage
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