Monday, 22 March 1920
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Ebbw Vale Urban District Council Bill,
For Borough of Northampton,
Return ordered, "showing, with dates, the number of murders of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, and of soldiers, officials, and civilians, and the...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 1. asked The President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that, notwithstanding the declared policy of the Government to give preference to home industries in the...
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any part and what part of the timber stocked in the Archangel and White Sea area was sold by the Government before it was shipped home;...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade under what powers export licences are granted by his Department?
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether there is any prohibition on the import of dye-stuffs into this country; if so, under whose authority and what regulation; and when is the...
Major BARNES: 6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in the event of an Assessment Committee determining that there must be a re-valuation of the rateable hereditaments in their...
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade what action His Majesty's Government proposes to take with regard to the electric lamp manufacturers' combine, in view of the Report of the...
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that Messrs. Courtaulds, Limited, silk manufacturers, made profits in 1919 amounting to £2,380,861, after provision for...
Sir J. D. REES: 14. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government proposes to avail itself of the services offered by Mr. H. W. A. Deterding in his letter of the 4th instant to...
16. asked the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether any use has been made of Section 4 of the Profiteering Act, which empowers the Board of Trade to authorise local authorities to trade in...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has considered just recently the need of altering the datum period as it affects the retailers of coal; can he state the decision; and, if not,...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the diversity of rates for coal in the country districts where the facilities for cartage are the same; why in some villages coal is...
8. asked the President of the Board of the Trade whether his attention has been called to suggestions which have been made, as a result of certain figures given on page 8 of the Independent...
Colonel NEWMAN: 9 asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether, having regard to the more stabilised conditions, not alone of the coal, but of other industries in the country, he can say...
15. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the delays in the development of the coal resources of this country; and, if so, what steps he is taking to...
18. asked the Minister of Transport when the Reports of General Maybury's two Committees and the Advisory Committee on London traffic will be presented; and whether an opportunity will be given...
20. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the cyclists in all parts of the United Kingdom have protested against the recent increase in railway fares for the carriage of cycles...
21. asked why goods for Nottingham ex Denton and Manchester are sent via Rugby, where they are delayed from three to ten days before being delivered by the London and Northwestern Railway...
22. asked the Minister of Transport what instructions, if any, he has issued to the ports, harbours and docks in possession of the Ministry to enable the operating bodies to increase their rates,...
24. asked when the system of charging for admission to the platform of the Midland Railway station at Nottingham was first adopted; and what is the amount which has been received by the railway...
62. asked the Minister of Transport if it is his intention to develop the railway-owned canals of the country that are now derelict?
65. asked the Minister of Transport what steps he is taking to give effect to the resolution of the House that it is desirable that the statutory pensions of superannuated railway servants...
66. asked the Minister of Transport if he will lay upon the Table of the House a Railway Return for the year 1918 or 1919 giving the following information: number of tons of goods conveyed by...
Lieut.-Colonel MALONE: 68. asked the Minister of Transport what steps are being taken to improve the means of transport to the outlying districts in Eastern and North-Eastern London, either by...
70. asked the Minister of Transport how many special establishments he has under Government control for the manufacture and repair of railway engines and wagons on the same or similar basis as...
71. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will now issue instructions that the current railway fares should be printed on all tickets, in view of the fact that the present rates have been in...
Lieut.-Colonel MALONE: 73. asked the Minister of Transport whether any proposals are being formulated in order to utilise the surplus light railway material from France for the transportation of...
75. asked the Minister of Transport whether the time has now arrived when all necessity for the special speed restrictions of 10 miles per hour upon motor vehicles should be inquired into in the...
25. asked the Prime Minister whether he has yet received any information as to the trial of former Ministers of the late Soviet Government in Hungary on charges of minder and forgery; whether...
27. asked The Prime Minister whether, in view of the ever-increasing cost of living and the recurrring demands for higher wages, which materially tend to advance prices, he will issue a Return...
28. asked the Prime Minister whether he can make any statement as to the continuance of the British mission to the Vatican?
29. asked the Prime Minister whether he will circulate, before the Second Reading of the Government of Ireland Bill, a White Paper explaining its financial provisions and giving, amongst other...
67. asked the Prime Minister whether information has come to the Government that a rising has been planned in Ireland for the 5th April; whether information has come to the Government that local...
78. asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the activities of the accredited representatives of the Irish republic claiming a diplomatic...
Captain CRAIG: 107. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that in the district of Ballymacilroy, near Randalstown, County Antrim, which comprises over 50 families, there is only a...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can give the House any information with regard to the murder of the Lord Mayor of Cork, and particularly whether he can throw...
30. asked when it is proposed to introduce and pass the Bill for the ratification of the Austrian Treaty?
43. asked the Prime Minister whether any Government in Germany which maintains order, undertakes to carry out such terms of the Peace Treaty as are required by the Allied and Associated Powers,...
44. asked the Prime Minister whether he has now received information regarding the reported mobilisation of several classes of Hungarian conscripts; and what action is contemplated by His...
31. asked when the Assembly of the League of Nations is to meet?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether under the penultimate paragraph of Article 22 of the Covenant it now falls to the Council of the League to define explicitly the terms of the mandates for...
32. asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to the fact that a printed memorandum is being circulated to all Members of Parliament containing an account of the occurrences after...
34. asked whether any progress has been made with the negotiations for the repatriation of German, Austrian, Czech and other prisoners and ex-prisoners from Siberia, and whether the Supreme...
35. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the new demands on behalf of the miners and certain classes of railway workers; and whether he will give an assurance that any...
36. asked the Prime Minister if he will circulate the information upon which his several statements have been made to the effect that trade union regulations are preventing the entry of workmen...
40. had given notice of the following Question:—To ask the Prime Minister whether he is now prepared, having regard to the ever-increasing prices of building materials, to regard the...
Lieut.-Colonel W. GUINNESS: 54 asked the Prime Minister (1) whether, in view of the fact that the number of apprentices now engaged in the building trade is estimated to be only about one-half...
37. asked the Prime Minister whether the Italian military forces have evacuated Argyrocastro, and, if so, what precautions are being taken to safeguard the lives and interests of the Albanian...
46 asked the Prime Minister (1) whether his attention has been called to the fact that grave irregularities have taken place in the Archives Department of the Ministry of Munitions; that the...
Mr. C. PALMER: 47. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the allegation of unbusinesslike methods urged against the Ministry of Munitions in disposing of the surplus stocks under its...
61. asked the Prime Minister what is the salary of the Deputy Minister of Munitions and when does he propose to appoint a new Minister?
83. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether the 46 disabled soldiers whose discharges from Woolwich Arsenal were reported to be suspended have actually been...
87. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether the traction engines, balers, living vans, transporter weighers, baling wire, and spare parts lately used by the...
91. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether he will supply full information as to the sales of munitions of war and surplus war stocks which have taken or are...
93. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions if Mr. Arthur Blok, of the potash production branch, is a naturalised subject; and, if so, where was he born and when were his...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government intends to recognise the State of Esthonia; and, if so, when?
52. asked the Prime Minister what steps, if any, have been taken to inquire into the working of the newspaper trusts; if he is aware that in one case at least the price of a newspaper has been...
53. asked the Prime Minister whether in informing the Emir Feisul that the Allied Powers cannot at present recognise the validity of the recent proceedings in Syria, whereby the sovereign...
58. asked the Prime Minister whether steps are being taken to carry out the the suggestion made some time ago that the King's Roll of Employers should be exhibited in post offices throughout the...
60. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the fact that vessels which arrived in the Thames in January or earlier are still lying with their cargo unloaded; and...
77. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is still necessary for a British subject to obtain a passport for the purpose of visiting the Channel Islands, and, if so,...
80. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he will make a statement respecting the land controlled by county councils in Great Britain, giving the total acreage...
81. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he will lay upon the Table of this House the Report of the Inspector appointed by the Board of Agriculture to inquire...
94. asked the Secretary of State for India if he will state what steps have been taken by the Government of India to explain to the people the true nature of the Reforms Act and to counteract the...
95. asked the Secretary of State for India if he will state what steps have been taken by him to remove the shortage of passenger accommodation on homeward-bound steamers from India during the...
96. asked the Secretary of State for India if he will state how many Germans interned in India during the War have been repatriated, and how many have been exempted from repatriation; and whether...
97. asked the Secretary of State for India whether it is proposed to increase the pensions of retired general and other officers of the Indian Army, as has been done in the case of retired...
103. asked the Minister of Pensions whether a decision has now been arrived at regarding the provision of additional travelling facilities by means of half-fare vouchers to men undergoing...
Mr. J. JONES: 106. asked the Postmaster General whether he has been able to take any steps to improve the conditions at the Euston Square post office; whether any steps have been taken to clean...
108. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider an Amendment to the regulations of the Civil Liabilities Commission so that disabled men who have capital and who have been trained by...
(by Private Notice) asked the Food Controller whether he is aware that, as a result of the Order issued on the 3rd inst. limiting the export of potatoes from Ireland, much loss and inconvenience...
Mr. C. PALMER: (by Private Notice) asked the Homo Secretary whether, in view of the fact that Alderman William O'Brien, at present confined at Wormwood Scrubs under a provision of the Defence of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he has any more recent information in regard to the threatened massacres of Armenians at Hedjaz and other parts of Cilicia,...
informed the House that he had received the following letter relating to the arrest and imprisonment of a Member:
Ordered, "That the Proceedings on the National Health Insurance Bill be exempted at this day's sitting from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Bonar Law.]
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added the following Member to Standing Committee D: Mr. Munro.
Order for Committee read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, A. "That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 525,000, all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at Home...
Order for Second Reading read.
Committee to consider of authorising the payment, out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, of any additional expenses incurred by any Government Department under any Act of the present Session...
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