Tuesday, 9 March 1920
Private Bills (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage Acts, 1861 and 1918, relating to an area drained by the River Ouse and its tributaries," presented by Sir ARTHUR GRIFFITH-BOSCAWEN: read...
8. asked the Secretary "of State for War whether he is aware that Regular soldiers who were invited to transfer to the Royal Flying Corps and have done so, and who are now stationed in Egypt, are...
9. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the late Private William Shyrme, No. 64,578, C Company, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment for trying to...
11. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the representations now being made by the various societies of ex-service men in favour of leniency to those soldiers undergoing terms...
Lieut.-Colonel SPENDER CLAY: 12. asked the Secretary of State for War whether a 20-shot automatic was given extended trials by the Army authorities in France in 1917 with highly satisfactory...
Colonel NEWMAN: 13. asked the Secretary of State for War whether a decoration will be awarded to the officers and men who served in any of the Russian Expeditionary Forces?
Lieut.-Colonel CLAY: 15. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Report of the Committee upon Courts-Martial has yet been considered by the Army Council; whether he proposes to adopt the...
16. asked the Secretary of State for War what is the number and cost per day of the personnel engaged in the care and maintenance of stores handed over by the War Office to the Disposal Board;...
17. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Army lorries, including the Thorneycrofts, recently sold in Cologne were put up to public auction and how, if this is not the case, the...
22. asked the Secretary for War whether the final design of the new type of tanks for the purpose of war has been decided upon; and, if so, before embarking upon the heavy expenses connected with...
28. asked whether the British troops in Ireland, Egypt, and India are equipped with poison gas; and whether this weapon had been used in those countries?
30. asked the Secretary for War whether he will consider releasing from the Army Isaac Jackson, No. 65,115, B Company, Lincolnshire Regiment, who enlisted at Grimsby at 17½ years of age,...
32. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the unfortunate impression created amongst men of the Territorial Force by withholding the overseas medal from those who have the...
34. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, considering that officers of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force all drew full pay while prisoners of war, and that the scale of pay...
35 and 36. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office (1) whether he is aware that dissatisfaction exists owing to the long delays that are being experienced in the settlement of accounts...
37. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether his attention has been called to the dissatisfaction at present existing among the storeholders, principal foremen, and foremen at...
10. asked the Secretary of State for War whether Sergeant F. C. Newbold died in hospital on 4th September, 1918; whether his relatives have been in communication with the authorities in relation...
21. asked the Secretary for War whether he will explain why many Post Office women telegraphists who were members of the 'Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps have not been paid the Army of...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to reconsider the gratuities paid to men who served in His Majesty's Forces during the late War, and is he aware of the dissatisfaction of...
59. asked the. Pensions Minister if he is aware of the dissatisfaction caused amongst disabled men by the issue of Circular 204 (Home Treatment); and will he take steps to withdraw the circular...
1. asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that requests to send German press representatives to London have been made to the British Government by three German...
2. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any report from the Government of the Soudan as to the progress made with works authorised under the £6,000,000 loan of...
3. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can state the name of the new British Minister to China?
4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement as to the present position in Siberia and the Maritime Province; and are steps being taken to assist...
5. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government can confirm the reports, as published in the politico-economic organ of the Soviet Government of Russia, to the...
6. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government can confirm the information that, although the Soviet Govern- ment had declared that the death penalty had been...
18. asked the Secretary for War whether he can make any statement with regard to the members of the British military, railway, and other missions recently in Siberia; are any of these British...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether the Russian Soviet Government has recently made offers of peace to the Governments of Japan, Roumania, and the United States; and whether His Majesty's...
7. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of our national need for a cheap and adequate supply of petrol, he will immediately take steps to secure for the British...
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS: 20. asked how many British officers are now stationed in Constantinople and how many motor cars are allotted for their use?
23. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the strongly held opinion that the casualties to our airmen during the War could have been considerably decreased, and the morale...
24. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the suggestion that in future a civilian pilot s certificate shall be obtainable only under the same conditions as are laid down...
38. asked if the chaplains' branch of the Royal Air Force is to be continued; what is its annual cost; and whether the Army chaplains' branch could undertake the work?
39. asked the Under-Secretary of State to the Air Ministry if he proposes to take action on the Report of the Committee on Education and Research in Aeronautics; and whether arrangements will be...
Lieut.-Colonel MALONE: 40. asked the Under-Secretary of State to the Air Ministry whether one of the three aeroplanes lost in crossing the Irish Channel was seen to fall in the vicinity of Land's...
25. asked the Secretary for War whether he can state the number of soldiers who during the War have become totally deaf through shell-shock or other causes; and whether institutions will be...
29.(Clitheroe) asked the Secretary for War whether any steps have been taken to ensure that the money granted for works of reconstruction for the employment of ex-service men in Ireland is...
Lieut.-Colonel M ALONE: 26. asked the number of men now in Egypt who are overdue for demobilisation; and when it may be expected that they will be able to return to England?
Mr. T. THOMSON: 41. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of letters, petitions, and signatories thereon, which he has received both in favour of and...
Mr. DOYLE: 42. asked whether great numbers of false £1 and 10s. notes are in circulation throughout the United Kingdom; if such spurious money is coming into the country from oversea; if so,...
43. asked if policemen who had retired and were in receipt of pensions previous to the Police Emergency Act were compelled on rejoining to resume their pension contributions out of their wages...
44. asked the Home Secretary whether the conference of experts to consider alterations in the law of naturalisation which was promised by the late Home Secretary (Sir George Cave) on 12th July,...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the children of fallen soldiers in this country in many cases are now in the workhouse; and whether he will take steps to secure that these...
48. asked the Prime Minister whether he will have a Clause inserted in the new Licensing Bill that 75 per cent. of all employés engaged in hotels and restaurants holding Excise licences must...
Colonel NEWMAN: 49. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that an association of merchants, holding a monopoly in sale of silk sewings, have fixed the selling price at 80s. a lb., as...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether the Supreme Council have considered consultation with the Governments of nations other than our Allies of the late War, with a view to checking the continued...
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost to His Majesty's Exchequer during each of the last five years of the relief to the owners of tithe rent-charge in respect of local...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what part of the £175,000,000 excess profits duty and munitions levy in assessment but unpaid at 1st January, 1920, was in respect of accounting...
Mr. DOYLE: 53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of money lent by the United States of America to France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Japan, and other Allied countries,...
54. asked the Home Secretary whether instructions are still issued to secret service agents and others to take reports of speeches made by Members of Parliament and others in Great Britain; and,...
Mr. DOYLE: 55. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the remarkable increase in the crime of pocket-picking; if he will give the number of complaints made to the...
Lieut. - Colonel MURRAY: 56. asked the Home Secretary whether he will state to what extent the visé on a passport is necessary for the carrying out of the restrictions imposed by the Aliens Act?
57. asked the Home Secretary whether, having regard to his answer in this House on 27th November last, he is now in a position to introduce legislation to amend the Law relating to Coroners and...
58. asked the Pensions Minister how many houses or sanatoria are provided under his Department for ex-soldiers disabled through nerve strain, but whose loss of mental balance is not such as to...
62. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping whether he is aware that on the morning of the 1st March 30 vessels were awaiting discharging berths at Liverpool; that at noon...
63. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping whether the ss. "War Charger," 5,703 tons gross register, built in 1918, and owned by the Shipping Controller, was recently sold...
Colonel LAMBERT WARD: 64. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping if he will say what is the total remuneration that has been paid to the chartering agents' pools on all...
65. asked the Secretary for Scotland how many ex-service men and others are now actually in occupation of land as a result of the Scottish Land Settlement Act?
66. asked the Secretary for Scotland when an announcement may be expected as to the Government's intentions regarding the issue of whaling licences in Shetland?
68. asked the Secretary for Scotland if his attention has been called to the dissatisfaction existing among the officials and staffs employed under the local authorities in Scotland with...
69. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether any of the small holdings at Locharwoods have been awarded or will be awarded to persons dwelling in distant counties; and whether, in view of the...
67. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that the housing secretary of the Scottish Board of Health wrote to the county sanitary inspector of the county of Selkirk, on 13th...
70. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in view of the great shortage of houses in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, and that this shortage is accentuated by residents in Glasgow taking small...
71. asked the Minister of Food whether the stocks of imported food under his control are kept for any longer time than is necessary to enable inland transport to be provided; and whether he can...
72. asked the Minister of Food what are the grounds upon which the Food Ministry is maintaining the restrictions on dealing with raw cocoa imported from our Colonies?
Colonel BURN: 73. asked the Minister of Food if there is sufficient meat stored at the docks to last three months, and a further three months' supply waiting to be discharged, in addition to...
75. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he is aware that certain farmers contemplate ploughing up their winter wheat already sown, and re-sowing the land with...
79. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can state, for the years from 1914 to 1919, the tonnage of the exports of raw cocoa from the Gold Coast Colony to the United Kingdom,...
74. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he has received a communication from the employés in the Royal Gardens, Kew, with regard to the inadequacy of the...
77 asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether, during the strike on the Rand mines, police entered the compound of the Village Deep Mine; whether orders had been given to the...
80. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether indentured labour is being used for the development of Samoa?
81. asked the First Commissioner of Works if his attention has been drawn to the statement that the flock of sheep at present feeding in Hyde Park has been brought with their shepherd from...
82. asked the First Commissioner of Works when the Horse Guards Parade is to be cleared of its present unsightly encumbrances; and if he will take into consideration the desirability of having it...
83. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the number of naval ratings now serving sentences of imprisonment or penal servitude inflicted by courts-martial for offences during the...
84. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the brothers Dreyfus, who are managing directors of the British Cellulose Company, were on the black list of Admiralty contractors during the War?
86. asked the Postmaster-General whether it is proposed to raise the postal letter rate from 1½d. to 2d.?
Captain TUDOR REES: (by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether it is not the fact that the delay in filling the Office of Minister of Food involves the postponement of important Orders...
In view of the Ministry of Munitions questions not having been reached again to-day, may I ask a question by giving private notice?
On this day fortnight, to call attention to the scale of pensions for certain classes of dependants of Service men, and the medical treatment of discharged and demobilised men, and to move a...
On this day fortnight, to call attention to the questions of profiteering and high prices, and to move a Resolution.—[Mr. Doyle.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this day, To-morrow, and on Tuesdays the 16th, 23rd, and 30th March, and Wednesdays the 17th, 24th, and 31st March Government Business do have precedence,...
Ordered, That on any day until and including the 25th March any Private Business which is set down for consideration at 8.15 p.m. and any Motion for Adjournment under Standing Order No. 10 shall,...
Message from the Lords,
Order for Second Reading upon Friday, 26th March, read, and discharged:—Bill withdrawn.
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee B: Sir Robert Harmsworth and Mr. Hudson: and had appointed in...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee; That they had added the following Fifteen Members to Standing Committee D (in respect of the Ready-Money Football Betting Bill): Mr. Baird,...
Considered in Committee.
[Mr. WHITLEY in the Chair.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending...
Motion made, and question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £6,500,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £225,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to" His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £181,061, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
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