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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 (item number 1) (id 6d351a85-0456-4635-9441-c9ebc6d58627)
Private Business (item number 2) (id bb6cc38a-2f9d-426e-8109-a2c9a06e542d)

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New Member Sworn (item number 4) (id 5c116b20-e14d-46c8-8606-dcd79d768293)
Message from the Lords (item number 5) (id 3fb19c6e-76ac-43df-9278-7e93b45ac529)
National Expenditure (item number 6) (id b3db5f03-e285-448b-8d71-1b8bbcc0bcc8)
Orders of the Day (item number 7) (id d74e05c9-4b2f-474c-a7b7-54708035e7a6)
Supply (item number 8) (id c05b7646-f1b0-4172-86fc-227f1946a92e)
Armed Forces (Woollen Comforts) (item number 9) (id 1f4afb5e-75be-435a-87b1-e8eeb130decc)

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Home Secretary's Speech, Blackpool (item number 1) (id 7c57cdc9-f7e0-497d-85d1-e5c9f8e7f325)
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