Skip to main content

Select a date

Go to today
Skip calendar selector
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
25 November 1940 26 November 1940 27 November 1940 28 November 1940 29 November 1940 30 November 1940 1 December 1940
2 December 1940 3 December 1940 4 December 1940 5 December 1940 6 December 1940 7 December 1940 8 December 1940
9 December 1940 10 December 1940 11 December 1940 12 December 1940 13 December 1940 14 December 1940 15 December 1940
16 December 1940 17 December 1940 18 December 1940 19 December 1940 20 December 1940 21 December 1940 22 December 1940
23 December 1940 24 December 1940 25 December 1940 26 December 1940 27 December 1940 28 December 1940 29 December 1940
30 December 1940 31 December 1940 1 January 1941 2 January 1941 3 January 1941 4 January 1941 5 January 1941
Legend for calendar days
Indicator for Days with content
Indicator for the Selected day
Indicator for a Weekend

Downloads

Download content and documents relevant to the day's proceedings.

Commons Hansard for 4 December 1940 (Volume 367)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 25 February 2026 at 10.29am.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id e24f9b9f-a02f-4d5c-80c1-002dd7becdef)
Private Business (item number 2) (id e79b9158-ac60-4618-a30b-e7328590fbdb)

Oral Answers to Questions

View all Oral Answers to Questions
Bill Presented (item number 4) (id c4491f30-c0de-4c67-b4d1-71c9709c1702)
Business of the House (item number 5) (id 2262afbb-1b0c-4d3d-b448-e36c4aed7ca5)
Orders of the Day (item number 6) (id 19a44e49-bd69-4523-8ca6-d1f5aebe943b)
King's Speech (item number 7) (id 69d00946-8fb0-4517-bf61-d0862ff91f20)
Expiring Laws Continuance Bill (item number 8) (id 932f325f-0bae-496a-833e-c8233e827f00)
Expiring Laws Continuance [Money] (item number 9) (id 42473a3f-5ffd-49a8-a501-43d1f6ec5b5a)
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939 (item number 10) (id e24f8a35-b656-4761-a08b-bf343683b726)
Palestine (Illegal Jewish Immigrants) (item number 11) (id b0a63cf8-2ac5-44e6-b666-47df7630b375)

Written Answers

Content for Written Answers.

Written Answers to Questions

Questions

Fuel Economy Appeals (item number 1) (id 004dc724-92c6-42ed-a28f-c816de0fefa4)
Stocks, Bristol (item number 1) (id 86a521d8-ee56-4f83-8ae7-caff0c085ec6)
Railway Wagons (item number 1) (id 89902bc9-2b30-44ab-ba8f-41a7cbdd92cf)
Voluntary Workers (Appointment and Dismissal) (item number 1) (id a940da9b-0609-411b-a795-82b8b784167a)
Evacuation (item number 1) (id 7445262a-445b-4960-9224-53cc51a7f4a3)
Homeless Persons (Registration) (item number 1) (id 628294c0-f09b-4704-9744-6acb348d2774)
Medical Register (Aliens) (item number 1) (id 4bc534c8-ef3a-4826-9466-3d09550aaeb1)
Confectionery (item number 1) (id 51327358-44b9-4d30-b0ae-ff13f565308d)
Flour (item number 1) (id 858881fa-1312-4535-8282-ac97d95e13d6)
Synthetic Vitamins (item number 1) (id 96ce9dc8-efef-4072-a692-f29d894f1cec)
Flying Instruction (item number 1) (id 475a1f6f-e629-426b-971e-14c94e7123f4)
Aircraft Factories (Protection) (item number 1) (id dff96f88-fba1-4497-9738-fca9c8871f3b)
Airwomen (Greatcoats) (item number 1) (id 33811f18-6482-43f1-ab8f-4b70fedfd7a9)
Balloon Barrage Squadrons (Mention) (item number 1) (id 6f1d99cd-598e-476a-b6a8-2603cf124cc5)
Air-Ralds (Localities, Disclosure) (item number 1) (id f8060e5d-42ee-49c0-937a-a2f288bbd941)
Contracts (item number 1) (id 83da6eee-0336-44b1-9114-83fa17d8a59a)
Naval Successes (Photographs) (item number 1) (id aa40c6f2-149f-415a-94d7-55fbf4bee7e5)
Jamaica (Economic Conditions) (item number 1) (id 64ba5a56-b3c7-4b76-aa34-ea00fae1ea5a)
Trade Waste (Fats) (item number 1) (id 38ed9c63-7d2a-4def-b84b-404862f31e6f)
Machine Tools (item number 1) (id 6563f5e4-eb3c-462f-9d75-97b673633a82)
Organ-Building Industry (item number 1) (id 97f5b8ac-076e-4581-8242-88d93fa36e0d)
Golf Courses (Ploughing) (item number 1) (id 5fade346-7654-4ea8-917b-d4cf6c565e8d)
Allotments (Enemy Action) (item number 1) (id 0cfecb9a-ed60-4131-a809-15395ff06b41)
Farmyard Manure (item number 1) (id b3c5f080-f700-424d-8f12-24b9591abfa8)
Nigeria (Press Regulations) (item number 1) (id 9cb52a63-c18f-4e25-ac9e-9796cfe13f71)
Military Service (Pioneer Corps) (item number 1) (id 30f466a9-e1df-4335-85b1-12d5bd3a6950)
Parliamentary Debate (Broadcast) (item number 1) (id da76694b-8380-4011-9cbb-e9080736bf1c)
"London's Awake." (item number 1) (id 5f8249ea-9dc8-4059-920e-cb70a5427e41)
Local Authorities (War Services) (item number 1) (id 5497ef2c-9a59-43d6-add7-402143ff50b6)
Paper Economy (item number 1) (id 2f80fd22-88ab-489b-afb2-62c9c44f049c)
Estate Duty (item number 1) (id a37b03f4-6cb4-4c18-9687-bc6b3db83deb)
Polish Forces (Arming) (item number 1) (id 2cd91d91-ad19-4e43-8f29-031453b3ea19)
Far East (Situation) (item number 1) (id ba2acebf-7d56-4e48-b25f-bbfbf361f17b)
Italy (Pre-War Negotiations) (item number 1) (id 5d22022b-d436-473a-831a-1f42e0b5ba51)
Directorate of Physical Recreation (item number 1) (id 3c1b0411-314b-4727-9434-a97f4af40123)
Empire Cable Facilities (Armed Forces) (item number 1) (id 5298c0fe-f747-4a53-a7bc-d82d78633f16)
Postal Facilities Women's Voluntary Services (item number 1) (id ea164987-3ace-427d-b400-eaa07d82aa56)
Telephones (Damaged Premises) (item number 1) (id 42cc5cf5-2f72-4ade-ad2e-baf3d87a14de)
Air Mails (South America) (item number 1) (id 639be13e-590a-44a3-a322-0ae725fd9c26)
Christmas Cards (item number 1) (id 2fee426f-e665-4229-a944-e05bb9b2fc09)
British Expeditionary Force (Awards and Mentions) (item number 1) (id 28fae3b6-99f8-4173-9d6f-1b158b535702)

Downloads

Download content and documents relevant to the day's proceedings.