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Commons Hansard for 23 April 1942 (Volume 379)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
25 February 2026 at 10.35am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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New Writ
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Oral Answers to Questions
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National War Effort
Cotton Industry (Hours of Work)
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Employment Agencies
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Collective Bargaining
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Isle of Man (Labour)
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Scottish Mobile Women Workers
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Part-Time Women Workers
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Workers (Prosecution)
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Building Trade Operatives (Conveyance by Motor Coach)
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Questions
Employment Exchanges (Information to Members)
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Unemployment Fund
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Workmen's Compensation (Miners)
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Home Guard
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Civil Defence
Trench Shelters, South-East London
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Invasion Arrangements
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Women's Voluntary Services (Uniforms)
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Heather Burning
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Approved Schools and Remand Homes
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Borstal Institutions
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Chief Constables
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Alcoholic Liquor (Treating)
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National Health Insurance
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Old Age Pensions
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Birth-Rate
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Local Taxation
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War-Time Nurseries, Chester
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Armed Forces (Pensions and Grants)
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National Finance
Pensioners
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Treasury Deposit Receipts
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Overseas Disinvestment and Consumption Expenditure
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Income Tax (Product)
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Savings Campaign
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Government Contracts (Messrs. Wimpey)
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Air-Training Conference, Ottawa
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Civil Service (Control)
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"Daily Worker."
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India (Constitution)
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War Operations (Responsibility)
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Minister of State (Broadcast)
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Rights of Way (Walkers)
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Press Telegram (South American Capitals)
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Green Vegetables (Prices)
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Railings Removal (Gates)
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French Merchant Ships (Japanese Seizure)
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Business of the House
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Business of the House
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Orders of the Day
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Supply
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Secret Session
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Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
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Royal Navy (Officers, Expenses)
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Military Service (E.N.S.A. Deferments)
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Golf Courses (Upkeep, Workers)
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Civil Defence (North-Western Region)
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Coal Supplies, Northern Ireland
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Petrol Rationing
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Malaya (Japanese Occupation)
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Colonial Labour Advisory Committee
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Nigeria (Finances)
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Women's Land Army
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Motor-Car Tyres (Salvage)
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Gas Companies (Street Lighting Charges)
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Armed Forces (Educational Facilities)
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Mexico (Shell Oil Company)
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Civil Service (Independent Panel)
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Army Cadets
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Medical Students (Period of Training)
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