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Commons Hansard for 16 April 1942 (Volume 379)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
25 February 2026 at 10.34am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Women Civilians (Compensation for War Injury)
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Oral Answers to Questions
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National War Effort
Man-Power
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Works Dispute, Birmingham Area
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Service Men's Wives (Work Direction)
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Shops (Good Friday Closing)
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Joint Production Committees
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Absenteeism
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Coal Miners (Disciplinary Action)
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Scottish Women Mobile Workers
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Pottery and Cotton Industries (Hours of Work)
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Disabled Ex-Service Men
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Public Health
Pre-Packed Drugs (Sale)
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Scabies
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Mental Deficiency (Board of Control)
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Birth and Death Rates
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Questions
Children's Camps
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Local Authority Members (War-Time Posts)
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Armed Forces (Pensions and Grants)
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India (Political Prisoners)
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Women Police
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Newspapers (Shareholders' Names)
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Civil Defence
Women Ambulance Drivers (Pay and Hours of Work)
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Personnel (Uniforms)
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Detainees
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Invasion Arrangements (Information to Members)
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Sir Warren Fisher and Colonel Blatherwick
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Invasion Committees
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Shelters
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Personnel (Home Guard Service)
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Egyptians (Restrictions)
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Regional Commissioners (Powers)
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Agriculture
Milk Recording Societies
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Long-Term Policy
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Land Cultivation, Cheshire
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Working Hours
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Old and Infirm Horses (Disposal)
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Women's Land Army
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Prisoners of War (Red Cross Organisation)
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Business of the House
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Orders of the Day
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Ways and Means
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National Loans
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Adjournment
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Questions
Workers (Restrictions)
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Directions and Orders (Prosecutions)
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Mineworker, Westhoughton (Prosecution)
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Hours of Work and Wages
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Shops' Inspectors
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University Students
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Identity Cards (Examination, White City)
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Assistance Board Chairman (Statement)
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Diphtheria (Immunisation)
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Nurses (Registration)
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Emergency Medical Service (Radiologists)
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Old Age Pensions
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British Restaurants
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Milk in Schools Scheme
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Sugar (Hidden Stocks, Soho)
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Wheat Sale (Prosecution, Canterbury)
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Milk (Daily Deliveries)
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Flour
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American Tinned Meat
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Workers' Dwellings, Liverpool
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Inter-Allied Relief Bureau
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Armed Forces, Mediterranean Area (Mails)
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Motor-Cars (Taxation)
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British Subjects Abroad (Property and Income Returns)
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Old Age Pensioners (Assessment of Means)
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Civil Service Pensioners
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Army Officers (Gratuities)
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Peerage Grants (Fees and Stamp Duties)
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Ministers of the Crown (Motor Cars)
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Greece (Food Supplies)
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Government Contracts Inquiry (Messrs. Wimpey)
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Clothes Rationing
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Pharmaceutical Compounds (Materials)
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Rooks
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Silage Analyses, Yorkshire
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Hop-Growing (Acreage)
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Press Cables (Censorship)
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House of Commons (Refreshment Department)
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Policewomen (Licensed Premises)
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National Fire Service (Inspections)
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Service Leave (Married Women)
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Internee
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Czechoslovak Courts-Martial
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Poor Prisoners (Legal Aid)
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Roadmen's Wages (Payment by Cheque)
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Youth Organisations
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India (War Conditions)
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Motorists (Lifts to Service Personnel)
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Armed Forces (Pensions and Grants)
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Palestine (Land Registration)
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Sierra Leone (Detainee)
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West Indies (Land Settlement)
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Admiralty Dockyard Tradesmen (Pensions)
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Director of Public Prosecutions (Letter)
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Home Office (Return of Documents)
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Questions to Ministers
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Ministry of Aircraft Production
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Royal Air Force (Security Police, Northern Ireland)
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Compasses
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Malaya (Casualties)
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Officers (Retired Pay)
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Prisoners of War (Red Cross Organisation)
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Damaged Buildings (Danger to Public)
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