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Commons Hansard for 4 July 1940 (Volume 362)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 2.36pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Oral Answers To Questions
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National War Effort
Man-Power
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Automobile Assessors
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Change Of Employment
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Engineers
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Farm Work (Conscientious Objectors)
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Chauffeurs And Chauffeur- Mechanics
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Refugees
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Women
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Workshop Organisation
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Young Persons (Hours Of Labour)
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Members Of Parliament (War Service)
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Private Works
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Civil Defence
Evacuation
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Emergency Medical Service
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Housing (War Damage)
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Air Raids (Protection)
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Air-Raid Shelters
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Compulsion
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Subversive Activities
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Firearms
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Shop Windows (Protection From Blast)
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Italian Fascist (Sentence)
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Alien Servants
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Auxiliary Fire Service
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Convicted Persons (Detention)
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Fascists
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Air-Raid Warnings
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Uninterned German
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National Health Insurance
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Mercantile Marine (War Injuries)
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Refugees
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Government Departments (Staffs)
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Conduct Of The War
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Select Committee On National Expenditure
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Ministers (Broadcasts To America)
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Agriculture
Land Cultivation
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Credit Facilities (Banks)
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Land Reclamation (Conscientious Objectors)
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Damage By Rabbits
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Northern Ireland (Teachers And Students, Holidays)
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Channel Islands (Evacuation)
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Business Of The House
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Message From The Lords
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British North America Bill Lords
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Public Accounts
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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Civil Defence
Motor Cars (Immobilisation)
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Treachery Act (Death Penalty)
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Defence Regulations (Detentions)
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Noise (Harley Street Area)
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Air-Raid Warnings
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Public Service Vehicles
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School Shelters
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Petrol
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Enemy Parachutists (Warnings)
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Evacuated Areas (Assistance)
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Defence Areas (Evacuees)
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Roads (Civilian Traffic)
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Enemy Aliens
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Water Supplies (Protection)
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Sunday Schools
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Compulsion
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Women's Auxiliary Service
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Communist Party Manifesto
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Link Publishing Company
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Spanish Refugees
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Foreigners (Naturalisation)
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Ministry Of Supply
Factory Construction (Fees)
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Northern Ireland
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Woodworking Firms
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Grenades
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Paper (Exports To Eire
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Iron Railings
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Scrap Metals
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British Overseas Airways Corporation
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Royal Air Force (Empire Donations)
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Aircraft Production (Appointment)
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Food Supplies
Retailers (Financial Assistance)
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Milk
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Royal Parks (Cultivation)
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Railway Works, Stratford
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France (Government)
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Great Britain, China And Japan
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Great Britain And Italy (Nationals)
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Post Office (Telephone Contracts)
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Military Service (Medical Boards)
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Enemy Property
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Motor Licences (Service Drivers)
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British Army
Local Defence Volunteers
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Lorries (Dispositions)
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Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps
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Dunkirk (Spanish Evacuees)
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National Finance
Machine Tools (Import Duties)
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Entertainments Duty
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Death Duties (Yield)
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Government Borrowing (Bank Deposits)
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Personal Bank Accounts
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Coinage
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Taxation Statistics
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Precious Stones (Export)
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Armed Forces (Duty Free Tobacco)
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Day Nurseries
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Animal Carcases (Disposal)
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National War Effort
Local Authority Employés
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Aliens (Scientists And Technicians)
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Gravesend Technical Institute
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Northern Ireland (Travel Permits)
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Refugees
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Paper (Importation)
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