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Commons Hansard for 21 August 1940 (Volume 364)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 3.16pm.
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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League Of Nations
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Baltic States
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Great Britain, China And Japan
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Poland
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British Subjects, United States
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Royal Institute Of Inter National Affairs (Balliol College Branch)
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company(Sales, Japan)
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Armed Forces, Egypt (Parcels Duty)
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Great Britain And France
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Royal Air Force
Observers (Uniform)
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Northern Ireland (Defence)
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Decorations
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Wireless Operators (Training Fee)
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Enemy Aircraft Losses (Verification)
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Narvik Evacuation (His Majesty's Ship "Lorious")
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Singapore (Firestone Factory Strike)
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Northern Rhodesia (Labour Conditions)
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Transport
Railway Level Crossings
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Railway Revenue
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Railway Companies' Application (Share Prices)
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Toll-Gate Charges (Armed Forces)
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Railway Facilities (Edinburgh Kyle Of Lochalsh)
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Prohibited Areas (Return Railway Tickets)
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Road Accidents
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Horse Transport
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Ministry Of Information
Defence Areas
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Director-General
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War-Time Social Survey
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Wireless Licences
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Regional News Leiters
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Information To French People
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Spain
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Defence Regulations
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Production Council
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Ministry Of Supply
Woolwich Arsenal And Royal Arms Factory (Weekly Earnings)
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Leather Stocks
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Shell Cases (Sale)
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Paper
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Iron Railings, London
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Food Supplies
Condensed Milk
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Butter And Margarine
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Ministry Of Food (Retail Trade Adviser)
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Flour (Storage)
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Ice Cream
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Surplus Vegetables
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Restaurant Menus
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Domestic Coal Supply
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Business Of The House
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Sittings Of The House
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National Expenditure
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Message From The Lords
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Adjournment (Summer)
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Orders Of The Day
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Allied Forces Bill Lords
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Clause 1—(Law Applicable To Allied And Associated Forces)
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Agriculture (Miscellaneous War Provisions) (No 2) Bill
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Clause 2—(Improvement Of Grass Ways Over Fen-Lands)
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New Clause A—(Restriction Of Remedies Conferred By Local Acts For Recovery Of Drainage Rates)
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Clause 9—(Short Title, Interpretation And Extent)
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Agricultural Development Act, 1939
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Home-Grown Oats (Standard Price) Order, 1940
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Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 To 1934
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Adjournment
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers
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General Claims Tribunal
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Food Supplies
Unsold Fruit And Vegetables
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Oatmeal (Price)
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Bread
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Citrus Crop, Palestine (Transit)
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Flour (Preparation)
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Munition Workers (Tea Ration)
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Potatoes (Prices)
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Milk (Producer-Retailers)
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Meat-Choppers (Purchase Licences)
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Armed Forces
Mortgagors (Protection)
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Pay And Allowances
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Shooting Ranges And Galleries (Ammunition)
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Postal Packets, Northern Ireland
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Trade And Commerce
Exports (Purchase Tax)
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Diamond Cutting Industry
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Cesspools (Danehill Sussex)
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China (Shipping)
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Ministry Of Supply
Machine Tools (Imports)
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Waste Material (Salvage)
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Iron Railings
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Government Departments (Paper Supplies)
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Civil Defence
Black-Out (Assault Case)
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Aliens (Restrictions)
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Air Raids (Optional Warnings)
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Internees
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Refugees
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Air Raid Shelters (Materials)
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Japan (British Subject's Arrest)
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Indochina (Franco Japanese Discussions)
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East Africa (Defence)
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British Army
Royal Army Pay Corps (Commissions)
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Palestinian Companies
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Dunkirk Evacuation (Lost Pay Booxs)
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Food (Waste Prevention)
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Driving Permits
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Lieut-Colonel Cyril Roche
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Cabinet Ministers (Air Travel)
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Parliament (War Casualties)
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Colonial Products (Surpluses)
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India (Munitions Production)
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Education (School Population)
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Vagrants
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