Written Answers
Oil From Coal
asked the Secretary for Mines whether his Department is prepared to give technical assistance to promoters of oil from coal processes; and whether such facilities as exist in Government testing stations are available for ascertaining the commercial prospects of any method put forward as a means to ensure a supply of oil within this country?
The technical experience of the Fuel Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is already held as freely available as possible for this purpose. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is also prepared, in accordance with its published scheme, to test, free of charge, plants for low temperature carbonisation which are of such a size that their performance will be comparable with that of similar plants operating on a commercial scale. The report of any such test provides technical information on which the promoters of the process and others interested can, from their experience, form
| Members of the House of Commons serving in the Army (other than those holding honorary positions). | ||
| Name. | Rank | Branch of Service |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Lieutenant | Foot Guards. |
| Apsley, Lord, D.S.O., M.C., T.D. | Major | Royal Armoured Corps (Territorial Army). |
| Baldwin-Webb, J., T.D | Colonel | Territorial Army. |
| Beaumont, Hon. K. E. B. | Captain | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Artillery. |
| Blaker, Sir R. Bt | Major | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). |
| Bull, B. B | Second-Lieutenant | Foot Guards. |
| Cartland, J. R. H | Captain | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). |
| Cary, R. A | Lieutenant | Staff. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Artillery. |
| Cazalet, V. A., M.C. | Major | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). |
| Clarke, R. S., T.D | Colonel | Territorial Army. |
| Conant, R. J. E. | Captain | Foot Guards. |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M | Lieutenant | Camp Commandant. |
| Cox, H. B. T | Second-Lieutenant | Foot Guards (Supplementary Reserve). |
| De Chair, S. S. | Second-Lieutenant | Household Cavalry (Supplementary Reserve). |
| Despencer-Robertson, J. A. St. G. F., O.B.E. | Major | Staff. |
| Dodd, J.S | Major | Royal Armoured Corps (Territorial Army). |
| Dower, A. V. Gandar | Lieutenant-Colonel | Royal Engineers (Territorial Army). |
| Duckworth, G. A. V. | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Engineers (Territorial Army). |
| Dugdale, T. L | Major | Yeomanry (Territorial Army). |
| Evans, H. A. | Lieutenant-Colonel | Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps. |
| Furness, S. N. | Second-Lieutenant | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| George G. Lloyd | Major | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Captain | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| G-anville, E. L | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Artillery. |
their own estimates of its commercial prospects, which must, of course, take into account other than purely technical considerations.
asked the Secretary for Mines whether his Department has considered the adoption of a plan for the production of oil, gas and carbonised fuel from coal on a scale sufficiently large to lessen the demand for shipping tonnage for the importation of liquid fuel from abroad?
I am in communication with the hon. Member on this matter.
British Army
Serving Members Of Parliament
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give the names, rank and branch of service of Members of this House who are serving in the Army, other than those holding honorary positions?
, pursuant to the reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 7th December, 1939; col. 839, Vol. 355], supplied the following statement:
| Name. | Rank. | Branch of Service |
| Gunston, Sir D. W., Bt., M.C. | Major | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Heilgers, F. F. A. | Captain | Royal Artillery (Territorial Armv). |
| Henderson, A., K.C. | Captain | Staff. |
| Hogg, Hon. Q. Mc. G. | Second-Lieutenant | Infantry. |
| Hunloke, H. P. | Lieutenant | Yeomanry (Territorial Army). |
| Hutchinson, G. C, M.C., T.D., K.C. | Major | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| Kellett, E. O. | Major | Yeomanry (Territorial Army). |
| Kimball, L | Lieutenant. | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). |
| Kirby, B. V | Captain | Royal Artillery. |
| Lancaster, C. G. | Lieutenant-Colonel | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| Latham, Sir H. P., Bt., | Lieutenant. | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). |
| Macnamara, J. R. J. | Lieutenant-Colonel | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Major | Royal Corps of Signals (Territorial Army). |
| Medlicott, F | Captain | *Command Welfare Officer. |
| Mellor, Sir J. S. P., Bt. | Captain | Infantry (Territorial Army). |
| Mills, J. D., T.D. | Lieutenant | National Defence Companies. |
| Molson, A. H. E. | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Engineers (Territorial Army). |
| Nathan, H. L. | Colonel | *Command Welfare Officer. |
| Patrick, CM. | Captain | Royal Engineers (Territorial Army) |
| Peat, C. U., M.C. | Major | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Pilkington, R. A. | Lieutenant | Foot Guards |
| Poole, C. C | Captain | Royal Engineers |
| Porritt, R. W. | Lieutenant | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Rayner, R. H., M.B.E. | Major | Staff |
| Ross, Sir R. D., Bt., M.C. | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Armoured Corps (Supplementary Reserve) |
| Russell, S. H. M. | Second-Lieutenan | Royal Artillery (Territoral Army) |
| Sandys, E. D. | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) |
| Stourton, Hon. J.J. | Major | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Taylor, C. S | Captain | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) |
| Thorneycroft, G. E. P. | Second-Lieutenant | Royal Artillery |
| Thomton-Kemsley, C. N. | Captain | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) |
| Turton, R. H. | Lieutenant | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Watt, G. S. H. | Lieutenant-Colonel | Royal Engineers (Territorial Army) |
| Wedderburn, H. J. S. | Captain | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Whiteley, J. P. | Major | Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) |
| Willoughby de Eresby, Lord | Captain | Yeomanry (Territorial Army) |
| Wise, A. R | Major | Infantry (Territorial Army) |
| Wood, Hon. C. I.C | Lieutenant | Household Cavalry |
| York, C | Lieutenant | Cavalry of the Line |
* Unpaid | ||