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Commons Hansard for 12 May 1942 (Volume 379)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
25 February 2026 at 10.37am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Private Business
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Coal Industry
Absenteeism
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Consumers' Register
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Supplies, Midlands
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Lost Time (Guaranteed Wage)
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Reorganisation
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Trade and Commerce
Urniture (Price Control)
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Retail Trade Committee (Report)
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Lancashire Cotton Yarns (Weaving, Norther Ireland)
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Clothes Rationing
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British Army
Bands and Theatrical Parties (Civilian Entertainments)
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Officers (Termination of Employment)
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Denham Depot (Conditions)
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Home Guard
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Invasion (Church Bells, Ringing)
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Gibraltar (Leave)
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Missing Personnel, Far East (Dependants Allowances)
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General Sir Robert Haining
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Recruiting Officers
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Scientific Advice
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Questions
Prisoners of War
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Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
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Armed Forces (Posthumous Awards)
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Atlantic Charter
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Ex-Servicemen (Badges)
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Factory Absenteeism (Penalties)
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Scotland
Deer Forests (Sheep Grazing)
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Alcoholic Poisoning (Inquiry)
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Boys (Registration)
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Youth Service (Organisers)
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Advisory Council on Scottish Industry
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Housing (Statistics)
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Questions
Housing (Statistics)
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Ceylon (Rice)
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Trinidad (Re-Housing)
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Building Development (British Visit to the United States)
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Building Industry (Smaller Businesses)
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New Member Sworn
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Message from the Lords
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National Expenditure
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Orders of the Day
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Supply
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Armed Forces (Woollen Comforts)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
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Royal Ordnance Factories (Staffs)
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Scrap Metal (Disused Keys)
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Tin-Mines, Cornwall (Production)
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Accidents
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Employment Statistics
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Absenteeism
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Petroleum Board (Prices)
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Legal Aid Scheme
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Pay (Post-War Continuance)
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Meetings
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Sports Equipment
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Post-War Credits (Income Tax)
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National Bread
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Offences (Prosecutions)
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Invasion Risks
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Pawned Goods
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Small Claims
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House Repairs (Glass Supply)
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Fuel Saving (B.B.C. Programmes)
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Home Secretary's Speech, Blackpool
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War Casualties (British Empire Forces)
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Home Guard
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Teacher (Application for Release)
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Pay and Allowances
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Movement Control
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Official Papers (Transport)
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Bands and Concert Parties (Instructions)
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Rescue Dinghies (Wireless Sets)
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Commercial Vehicles (Producer-Gas Equipment)
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Youth Training, Scotland (Committees)
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