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Commons Hansard for 1 February 1940 (Volume 356)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 12.31pm.
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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Birmingham Corporation Bill
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Bournemouth Gas And Water Bill
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Christchurch Corporation Bill
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Cornwall Electric Power Bill
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Ely Cathedral Canonries Bill
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Newcastle And Gateshead Water-Works Bill
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Newcastle-Upon-Tyne And Gateshead Gas Bill
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Staffordshire And Worcestershire Canal Bill
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Taunton Corporation Bill
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Torquay Cemetery Bill
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Wessex Electricity Bill
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Wey Valley Water Bill
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Unemployment
Building Industry
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Special Areas (New Industries)
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Registers And Industrial Expansion
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Exchange, Hull
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Durham County And Boroughs
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Vacancies, Government Departments
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Benefit And Assistance
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Field Drainage Schemes (Grants)
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Statistics (Glasgow)
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Shipbuilding Industry (Greenock)
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Coal Industry (Scotland)
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Cost-Of-Living Index (Foodstuffs)
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Education
Evacuated Children
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Elementary And Secondary Schools
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Schools, Worthing (Air-Raid Shelters)
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National Health Insurance And Contributory Pensions
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Civil Defence
Evacuated Children
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Reception Areas (Nursery Centres)
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Protected Places (Trade Union Facilities)
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Air-Raid Precautions Workers (Trade Union Organisation)
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Air-Raid Shelters
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Impressed Vehicles And Premises
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Air-Raid Precautions Personnel
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Lighting Restrictions
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Municipalities (Public Meetings, Expenditure)
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Medical Treatment (Armed Forces' Dependants)
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National Camps
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Ex-Servicemen (Local Authorities' Employes)
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Acquisition Of Land, Slough
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Naval And Military Pensions And Grants
Cost-Of-Living Increase
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Ministry's Medical Advisers
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Claims
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Parent's Pension
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Special Children's Allowance
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Duplicate Birth Certificates (Cost)
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Shipwrecked Persons (Assistance)
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Government And Railways (Negotiations)
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Agriculture
Poultry Industry
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Grassland Ploughing
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Wheat And Offals
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Seed Oats
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Food Production (Technical Advice)
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India (Political Situation)
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British Visas (Foreign Subjects)
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House-To-House Collections
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Aliens (Detention)
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24-Hour Time System
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Money Market
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Business Of The House
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Written Answers
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Written Answers
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Armed Forces (Customs And Excise Duties)
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Government And Railways (Negotiations)
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Trading With The Enemy (Custodian) Order
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Government Departments
Stationery Office (Printing Contracts)
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Architects (Scotland)
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Central Register (Appointments)
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Prices Of Goods Act (Local Committees)
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British Army
Cooks
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Auxiliary Territorial Service
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Window Cleaning
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Foot Defects
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Unmarried Wives
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Ministry Of Supply (Wool)
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Workmen's Compensation Act
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Civil Defence
Factories (Attempted Sabotage)
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Shops (Lighting Restrictions)
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Evacuation
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Air-Raid Precautions Services
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Food Supplies
Margarine
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Sugar Ration (Fruit Preserving)
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Pigs (Allegations Of Cruelty)
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Meat Control (South Essex)
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Starch
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Pigs
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Eggs
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"Dig For Victory" Campaign
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Potatoes
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Sugar
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Feeding-Stuffs (Maximum Prices) Order
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Level Crossings
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Military Service
Conscientious Objectors
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Hardship Committees (Legal Aid)
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Scientific Workers
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Reserved Occupations (Newspaper Industry)
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Unemployment
Post-War Demobilisation
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Clerical And Typing Workers
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Employment Exchange Committees
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Shipbuilding And Ship Repairing (South Shields)
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Gillingham, Kent
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Acquisition Of Land, Scarborough
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Emergency Medical Service
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War Risks Insurance (Finnish Scheme)
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Germany (British Subject's Property)
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Finland (World Assistance)
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Channel Tunnel
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Shop Hours (Extension)
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Enemy Aliens
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Dr Rudolf Schulhof
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Disabled Men (Facilities For Employment) Act, 1919
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Night Work (Young Persons)
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Refugees (Government Assistance)
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River Avon (Flooding)
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Scotland
Rent Arrears (Service Men's Dependants)
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Special Constabulary (Magistrates)
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Educational Facilities, Glasgow
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Military Service (University Students)
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Education
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Evacuation Areas
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Nursery Schools, Reception Areas
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Neutral Areas
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