Thursday, 26 February 1920
London Electric Railway Companies (Fares, &c.) Bill (by Order),
Return ordered, "relating to the Output of Coal at Coal Mines in the United Kingdom during periods of four weeks, commencing with the period ended the 21st day of June, 1919, and to the number of...
Captain COOTE: 2. asked the Pensions Minister whether he will give figures showing, respectively, the amount of money paid in grants by the King's Fund and the cost of administration.
4. asked the Pensions Minister if he will make a statement clearly defining the practice of his Department in regard to the assessment of pensions in cases in which it would appear that part of...
6. asked the Pensions Minister if he is aware that there is a feeling in certain quarters that the pension at present awarded to widowed mothers of deceased soldiers, particularly in eases where...
7. asked the Pensions Minister whether he is aware of the delay in forwarding the quarterly pension books to the district post offices, whereby incapacitated men have to wait two or three months...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can see his way to ear-mark a proportion of the prospective levy on war fortunes for the increase of soldiers' gratuities?
8. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland how and where the £250,000 granted to him for reconstruction in Ireland is being utilised, and how much has already been expended?
9. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the present scale of pay and allowances of resident magistrates in Ireland was fixed over 45 years ago and, with the exception of a temporary War...
39. asked the Prime Minister whether he has had representations from every county in the southern provinces of Ireland calling upon His Majesty's Government to invoke the fullest resources of the...
29. asked the Prime Minister whether members of women's corps wounded in action while in the field or in the execution of their duty in War areas are entitled to the same compensation as men,...
12. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a Report has now been received from the proceedings of the conference with reference to the Ostend and Central Europe railway...
13. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that an alleged account of the findings of the Inter-Allied Committee of Inquiry into the Greek atrocities at Smyrna has...
14. asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the United States Government have negotiated a loan to Roumania on terms of being granted certain concessions in regard to the production...
15. asked the Under secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the reply of the Polish Government to the peace proposals of the Russian Government has been submitted to the Allied...
28. asked the Prime Minister whether food or other supplies are still being sent to Archangel, as promised to the Archangel Government; if so, what is the total cost up to the present date of...
Lieut.-Colonel MALONE: 30. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that certain members of the co-operative societies were hoping to utilise the support of the Allies and their approval for...
32. asked the Prime Minister what arrangements have been made for the repatriation of the Czech forces in Siberia; and when their repatriation will have been completed.
34. asked the Prime Minister what naval forces are at present in being in the Black Sea or elsewhere manned by partisans of General Denikin, K.C.B.; and whether these ships will be permitted to...
16. asked the President of the Board of Education whether the education statistics, as collected and published before the War, are being collected; and whether he intends to publish this year...
Mr. PRESTON: 17. asked the Home Secretary whether several aliens have recently evaded the aliens' officer and landed at Dover without permission: if so, what steps he proposes to take to remedy...
asked the Home Secretary for what purpose the restrictions regarding the hours of sale of sweetmeats, cigarettes, etc., are still enforced in theatres, music halls, etc.?
Lieut.-Colonel A. MURRAY: 20. asked the Home Secretary whether, having regard to the interests of the agricultural industry in Scotland, he will consider, in connection with future legislation,...
21. asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the desirability of cancelling all pre-war endorsements on chauffeurs' driving licences for moderate offences in the case of all men who...
22. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the late Governor of Ceylon, Sir John Anderson, cancelled the appointments of three Europeans, Mr. Sudlow, Major...
23. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonics whether his attention has been called to the memorandum by the bishops of Mombasa and Uganda on Colonel Ainsworth's labour circular,...
24. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he can make arrangements for the use of Hyde Park for cricket pitches, considering that there are hundreds of clubs which are being deprived of...
25. asked the Prime Minister why children's allowances are paid to officers of the Army, and are not paid to officers of the Royal Navy?
asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has considered the recommendations contained in the Ninth Report (1918) of the Select Committee on National Expenditure; and, if so, whether they...
27. asked the Prime Minister whether, on account of the general uncertain political situation of the world, it has been necessary to alter the original Estimates of the quantity of war material...
33. asked the Prime Minister whether he has taken steps to ensure that the Government lists of contractors for any work put out to public tender are brought up to date so as to include all firms...
35. asked the Prime Minister whether the Treaty of Peace with Bulgaria will be introduced into this House in the form of a Bill: if so, when; and, if not, when he proposes to make a statement...
40. asked the Prime Minister whether he will urge upon the Peace Conference now considering the Treaty of Peace with Hungary the necessity of arranging for freedom of trade and intercourse of the...
41. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government will recommend to the Allied Governments that the Reparation Commission shall be constituted as a Commission of the League of Nations, and...
43 asked the Prime Minister (1) if he can state how many Germans accused of cruelty to British prisoners are to be tried in Germany; when the trial is to take place; whether the British...
Mr. DAVISON: 36. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the probable revocation of the food orders made under the Defence of the Realm Act, it is the intention of the Government to give...
37. asked the Prime Minister when the Government will introduce the Anti-Dumping Bill, and when the Second Heading will be taken?
35. asked the Prime Minister whether any applications-have been received from persons in this country willing to adopt temporarily destitute orphan children under ten years of age from the city...
42. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that in practically every industry the prices of commodities have been advanced by the operation of trusts to a level higher than is...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why local authorities are not assessed for purposes of Income Tax on the same conditions as an individual; whether the local authority which owns two or...
56 and 57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he is aware that many appointments in the collecting of Income Tax in South Wales have been granted to men who were conscientious objectors...
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSON: 59. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will print and circulate to Members the Report of the Royal Commission on Income Tax directly he receives it from the Chairman?
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which were the Government Departments that failed to reply by 1st January, the date laid down to the Cabinet letter of 20th November last in regard to...
58. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the £175,000,000 Excess Profits Duty and Munitions levy in assessment, but unpaid, at 1st January, 1920, in respect of accounting...
Mr. A. T. DAVIES: 60. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in considering the renewal of the lease to the Royal Zoological Society, he will make it a condition that members of the...
61. asked the First Commissioner of Works if the Mantegna cartoons at Hampton Court have recently been restored; and, if so, by whom and with what result?
62. asked the First Commssioner of Works when the premises belonging to the Fulham Liberal Club were vacated by the War Office; if rent is still paid for their use: and why they have not been...
63. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether Captain Bather's Committee has yet made any Report or recommendations, and, if so, whether the Report will be available to Members of the House...
64. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give an undertaking that no decision will be come to as to the leasing of Pembroke Dockyard pending a discussion in Parliament.
65. asked the Minister of Health if he can give any statistics as to the number of absent voters dealt with in the recent bye-elections: and if he can state, approximately, what is the percentage...
69. asked the Minister of Health if he can see his way to shortening the period that now elapses between the casting of votes in a bye-election and the declaration of the poll?
70. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the arrival of a ship at a British port recently with cases of smallpox on board; and whether any steps are taken to deal...
Lieut.-Colonel SPENDER CLAY: 45. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the demand for the continuance of the control of hops for a period of five years; whether he is...
47. asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the lack of housing accommodation and the fact that many hundreds of thousands of people are obliged to live under conditions which are detrimental to...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 67. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that a considerable number of dwelling houses are being kept unoccupied with a view to sale at a higher price at a...
73. asked the Minister of Health if he can give an estimate of the number of houses that he expects will be completed fit for occupation under the Housing and Town Planning Acts by 31st December 1920?
74. asked the Minister of Health how much money has been raised by local housing bonds?
76. asked the Minister of Health how many cinemas are in course of erection in the London area; and if it is his intention to stop their erection in the interests of house building?
66. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of his statement on 17th February that in 1927 in a number of cases the economic rent of the house should not be less than nearly £1 a week,...
43. asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the fact that the Government does not think it advisable to consider tenders from private sources for the telephone system, he will state what efforts...
Captain TUDOR-REES: 40. asked the Prime Minister if he can state the reason for the delay in filling the vacant post of Ambassador in the United States of America?
51. asked the Lord Privy Seal at what date it is intended to bring in the Bill dealing with the reorganisation of the coal industry?
79. asked the President of the Board of Trade if the necessary ship ping has yet been made available to secure the promised increased supply of coal for Ireland; and, if not, what further steps...
82. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the South Wales coke manufacturers are exporting coke at a record price of £7 per ton; if he can state the amount per ton...
Mr. A. T. DAVIES: 72. asked the Minister of Health whether the Welsh Board of Health includes a woman representative and, if not, whether he intends to appoint such a representative, having...
75. asked the Minister of Health if he has received any communications from the Actors' Association, or from the Variety Artistes' Federation concerning the insanitary condition of a great number...
86. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether a considerable number of disabled men, at present employed in shop E 31 at Woolwich Arsenal, are under notice of...
80. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider the hardship imposed upon commercial travellers by the general lack of hotel accommodation all over the country; is he aware that...
81. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the possibility of an alteration being made in the International Convention relating to industrial property; whether he is...
The CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS reported, That, after conferring with the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, for the purpose of determining in which House of Parliament the respective...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection: That they had nominated the following Members to serve on Standing Committee C: Major Barnes, Major Barnston, Mr. Charles Barrie, Sir...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee: That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee B: Mr. Gilbert; and had appointed in substitution: Sir John Bethell.
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee: That they had added the following Member to the Panel appointed to serve on Unopposed Bill Committees under Standing Order No. 109: Mr....
I desire to ask the Leader of the House what business will be taken next week?
May I ask your ruling, Sir, upon a point of Order. In the OFFICIAL REPORT for yesterday, column 1691, there appears an answer to a question put to the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Lord Edmund Talbot.]
Resolved, "That the Draft of the Ministry of Health (Public Libraries, Museums, and Gymnasiums, Transfer of Powers) Order [presented 10th February] be approved."—[Dr. Addison.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn"— [Sir R. Sanders.]
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