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Commons Hansard for 23 May 1940 (Volume 361)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 2.11pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Detention Of A Member
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Military Service
Employé's Dismissal (Cardenden)
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Medical Examination
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Reserved Occupations
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Postponement (Humane Grounds)
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Engineering Operatives (Training)
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Control Of Employment Act
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India (Political Situation)
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"Voice Of Spain"
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Hours Of Labour (Shops)
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Civil Defence
Air-Raid Precautions
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Camouflage
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Police (Powers Of Search And Arms)
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Subversive Activities
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Air-Raid Precautions Personnel
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Auxiliary Fire Service
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Evacuation (Invalids)
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Enemy Aliens
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Factory Inspectorate
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Refugees
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Feltham Borstal Institution (Officer's Injuries)
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Truck Acts Bill
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Education
Children (Employment In Agriculture)
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Evacuation Areas
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Schools (Waste Paper Collection)
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Old Age Pensions
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Government (Legislative Programme)
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Munitions Production
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Government Departments (Appointments)
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Agriculture
Allotments (Thames Ditton)
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Land Work (National Service)
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Grassland Ploughing
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Credits Granted
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National Minimum Wage
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Refugees (Employment)
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Eire (Invasion Dangers)
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Parliament (Duration)
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Bovine Tuberculosis Deaths
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Tuberculosis (England And Wales)
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Business Of The House
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The War
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Message From The Lords
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Orders Of The Day
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Limitation Of Dividends Bill
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Royal Assent
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Eire (Invasion Dangers)
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Limitation Of Dividends Bill
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Limitation Of Dividends Money
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Agriculture Act, 1937
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Land Drainage Grants
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Land Fertility Scheme
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Colonial Development And Welfare Money And Remission Of Debt
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Adjournment
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Central Register
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War Area Maps
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Post Office
Telephonic Communication With Continent
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Expert Telephonists
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Wireless Transmitting Licences (Motor Cars)
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St Helena
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Corn Crops (Acreage)
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National Finance
Sterling Exchange
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Tobacco Duties (Armed Forces)
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War Risks (Compensation And Insurance)
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Civil Service Examinations
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Defence Regulations (Forms)
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Civil Defence
Air-Raid Injuries (Compensation Claims)
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Evacuation
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Uniforms, Etc (Unauthorised Use)
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Barbed Wire, Whitehall
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Royal Palace Employé
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Trade And Commerce
Price Regulated Goods Order
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Colonial Empire
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Production Statistics
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Production Council
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Royal Air Force
Training Schemes
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Serving Members Of Parliament
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Aerodrome Site, Northern Ireland
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Russia
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Royal Navy
Continuous Service Engagement (Application)
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Awards For Gallantry (Merchant Navy)
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Pipe Smoking (Officers In Uniform)
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Lodging Allowance (Income Tax)
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Petrol Ration (Armed Forces On Leave)
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Coal Industry (Accidents)
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Old Age Pensions (Application Forms)
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Tuberculosis, Wales
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Peace Terms
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Armed Forces (Unfitness For Service)
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Local Defence Volunteers
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British Army
Jews
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Sub-Machine Guns
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Dutch Refugees (South Africa)
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Food Control Committees (Appointments)
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