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12-645: The Allied Forces Act 1940 ( 3 & 4 Geo. 6 . c. 51) was an act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in late 1940, after the fall of France . The act gave legal authority for the recognised sovereign governments of Belgium , Czechoslovakia , the Netherlands , Norway and Poland – all countries then under German occupation – to raise, equip and maintain independent armed forces on British soil. A sixth country, France ,

24-527: A large number of naval and air-force personnel. It was amended and extended by the Allied Powers (War Service) Act 1942 . 3 %26 4 Geo. 6 Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and

36-466: The list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in

48-596: The list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also

60-462: The 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. Continuing

72-882: The fire which spread to the Members' Lobby and caused the ceiling to collapse. By the following morning, all that was left of the Chamber was a smoking shell. As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the Lords Chamber was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May. From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber, while the Lords met in

84-478: The fourth session of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 8 November 1938 until 23 November 1939. The fifth session of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 28 November 1939 until 20 November 1940. 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom This is a list of members of Parliament elected at the 1935 general election , held on 14 November. Due to

96-461: The government party to the right of the speaker and opposition parties to the left, but with room for only around two-thirds of MPs to sit at any one time. The Commons Chamber was hit by bombs and the roof of Westminster Hall was set on fire. The fire service said that it would be impossible to save both, so it was decided to concentrate on saving the Hall. The Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by

108-693: The onset of the Second World War, this was the last general election before 1945, making it the longest UK parliament in history and the longest parliament to sit in Westminster since the Cavalier Parliament of 1661–1679. This diagram show the composition of the parties in the 1935 general election. [REDACTED] Note: This is not the official seating plan of the House of Commons, which has five rows of benches on each side, with

120-711: The time arrives to which the Prime Minister pointed yesterday, and when there is a great resurgence in those countries, these armies will be the spearhead of the Forces of liberation and will see them through their present perils and trials. After the act was passed, national units were quickly formed or reconstituted; by late October, the size of the Allied contingents serving with Home Forces were given as 18,000 Poles, 15,000 Norwegians and 3,000 Czechoslovaks, as well as around 3,000 Belgian, Dutch and French soldiers, as well as

132-531: The war, rather than simply providing manpower and moral support to the United Kingdom and the remainder of the British Empire. It was essential that these foreign Governments, after being invited to come to this country, should have their own national armies here. These armies are the symbol of nationhood to millions of people and to their enslaved countrymen throughout Europe. I trust that, when

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144-583: Was provided for by authorising the activity of the Free French forces under Charles de Gaulle . The forces would be fully independent, under their own operational command and military law, though in practice it was expected that the British high command would direct general strategy and control joint operations. The act would later be extended to cover Luxembourg , Greece and Yugoslavia . It allowed these nations to remain active and independent allies in

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