Wednesday, 21 April 1920
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills [Lords] (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...
1. asked the Secretary of State for India whether revised scales of pay have been given to the Indian Civil Service, the Public Works Department, and the educational services; whether the...
2. asked the Secretary of State for India whether it is obligatory for those in control of the Indian railways to maintain among their employés a battalion or other number of volunteers;...
3. asked the Secretary of State for India under what Laws, Rules, or Regulations a British subject can be indefinitely excluded from British India; what are the exact terms of the provision or...
Sir J. D. REES: 5. asked the Secretary of State for India whether, under Lord Meston's award, non-Brahmins receive 28 out of 65 elective seats in the Provincial Legislative Council of the Madras...
Sir J. D. REES: 6. asked the Secretary of State for India whether the Government of India proposes at an early date to deal with the Vizagapatam Harbour and Raipur-Vizagapatam Railway project?
Sir J. D. REES: 7. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can give the House any information regarding the issue of nickel coinage; and whether the issue of such coins of values higher...
12. asked the Secretary of State for India if he can state what is the present shortage of officers in the Indian Army; and what steps are being taken to remedy it?
13. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can now state what medal is to be given for the operations on the Afghan frontier last year; and when orders for the wearing of the ribbon...
16. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the sale of any ships of the Royal Navy to foreign countries, without any stipulation as to their being broken up, is contemplated; and, if so,...
Sir F. HALL: 17. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if, under the new naval pension scheme, officers who retire will, if called up, retain their pensions, and if any service during war or on...
Mr. DOYLE: 18. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, in view of the reiterated statements on behalf of the Admiralty that the distribution of prize money would take place in the early part of...
Mr. DOYLE: 19. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, in view of the fact that certain classes of the Army Reserve are receiving an additional grant of 6d. per day, making the amount they receive...
22. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that in the April Navy List only four officers are shown under the heading of surgeon rear-admiral, and that no surgeon captains...
21. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it is intended to keep a British squadron in the Baltic this year; if so, what its functions will be; and whether it is intended to interfere...
24. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether Naval vessels were used in the transport of the remains of General Denikin's army from Novorossisk or other ports to the Crimea.
46. asked the Prime Minister where the Commercial Mission which left Russia for this country, headed by M. Krassin, is now; what is the reason for the delay in its reaching this country; and when...
Colonel NEWMAN: 48. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that large numbers of Russians of the bourgeois or middle-class have, as the result of recent events, been driven to the sea coast...
Lieut.-Colonel MALONE: 23. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the present extent of the United Services Fund; who is responsible for its administration; and what proposals are...
29. asked the Minister of Labour whether ex-Army students at the University of Liverpool proceeding through a five years' course to a degree in veterinary surgery may be granted an equal subsidy...
30. asked the Minister of Labour whether the National Trade Advisory Committee of the Boot and Shoe Trade have made any recom- mendation as to the future training of disabled soldiers; that there...
Colonel Sir F. HALL: 31. asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been called to the action of the electrical trade union with regard to membership by employés of the Southampton...
32. asked the Minister of Labour if he is yet in a position to state when the King's Roll of the employers of ex-service men will be published according to towns and districts?
33. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the number of strikes and lock-outs, working people directly and indirectly involved, and the aggregate duration in working days of strikes...
34. asked the Minister of Labour whether it is his intention to introduce a measure to prohibit night work in the baking trade?
35. asked the Minister of Labour whether the Minutes of Evidence of the Dockers' Court of Inquiry will be published; and, if so, when?
Mr. DOYLE: 38. asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been called to the necessity of closer medical supervision of elementary schools; and if he can arrange for a weekly attendance of...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 39. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the shortage of housing accommodation is aggravated in many industrial areas by owners purposely keeping houses...
40. asked the Minister of Health whether any constructive scheme for house building has been furnished to the Department by the National Executive of the Labour party; whether he is aware that...
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS: 58. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether an Albanian Government has been elected by the people and is working well; and whether, in view of the...
73. asked whether Captain Morton Eden is being withdrawn from Albania and, if so, what British officer is going to replace him in that country; and whether his withdrawal will be postponed until...
54. asked the Lord Privy Seal when the Orders in Council regulating the admission of women to the Civil Service under the Sex Disqualification Removal Act will be laid upon the Table?
51. asked the Prime Minister the exact extent to which the Germans have carried out the handing over of livestock as stipulated by the Peace Treaty, with the object of partially making good...
52. asked the Prime Minister if he will inform the House of the progress and results of the self-determination of various peoples included in the former German Empire as stipulated by the Peace...
42. asked the Minister of Health whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce legislation during the present Session of Parliament for the purpose of carrying out the...
43. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the lack of a uniform system for the inspection of meat and that the want of such a system constitutes a menace to the public health; and...
56. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, under the present system of flour milling, the germ and certain other constituents of wheat necessary for the provision of the most...
44. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the great increase in the weekly cost of maintenance of patients in county lunatic asylums and in view of the additional burdens of a national...
55. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the case of a man, his wife, and one child, who are reported to have died of starvation in Bermondsey Hospital; whether...
57. asked the Minister of Health whether he will consent to pay to boards of guardians the old-age pension due to some of the inmates of the workhouse and the infirmary, and thus to that extent...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether a steamer purporting to contain a cargo of lager beer from Germany was recently detained at a port in the United Kingdom and on examination was found to...
Colonel NEWMAN: 49. asked the Prime Minister whether he has obtained any Report on the working in Denmark of courts composed of representatives of landlords, tenants, and the local authority,...
60. asked whether an inquiry has been ordered by the Foreign Office into the recent outbreaks of disorder and fanaticism in Jerusalem, involving the killing and wounding of a large number of...
Lieut.-Colonel MALONE: 61. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether General Denikin is visiting this country in an official or un official capacity; and what Government does...
62. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the Russian ice-breaker "Solovei Budimirovitch," which has been icebound for three months with...
64. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the House any recent news as to the town of Adana, in Cilicia, and particularly as to the British subjects therein;...
Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTT: 66. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether the shares that the Government hold in the Siberian Bank have been sold; and, if so, to whom...
67. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has yet received the Ainsworth Circular respecting labour from East Africa; and will he have the same laid upon the Table or...
68. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that a great sense of insecurity exists among officers of the Civil Services on the West Coast of Africa; whether this is...
69. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether shortly before the War the regular tour of service for Civil Servants in Northern Nigeria was lengthened by the late Governor, Sir...
70. asked the Secretary of State for War and Air whether the award of an oak-leaf badge, worn on the medal ribbon to denote a mention in despatches, is to be confined to those who were mentioned...
72. asked whether any German civilians are employed at the British headquarters in Cologne or in connection with the British Army of Occupation in Germany; and, if so, will he state how many are...
74. asked whether, in the case of a serving soldier who obtained a temporary commission from the ranks during the War, it was necessary for such a soldier to be discharged before his commission...
Captain TERRELL: 75. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the cases of eviction that are taking place on the Earl of...
Captain TERRELL: 76. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he can state the European countries in which foot-and-mouth disease still exists; whether any...
77. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether the difference between the tender of the French firm who received the order for machinery for Home-Grown Sugar,...
Major J. EDWARDS: 78. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether it is proposed to introduce legislation embodying the recommendations of the recent Departmental...
79. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether the minimum rate of wages for agricultural workers in England and Wales has now been fixed at 42s. per week; and...
82. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that the Board of Works was given an option to purchase for £25,000 the premises of the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls'...
83. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the financial difficulties of universities and university colleges and the desirability of encouraging local authorities to...
84. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the remuneration of tutors for the tutorial classes conducted under the auspices of university joint boards is in the...
(by Private Notice) asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether he has any further details with reference to the unfortunate events at Milltown Malbay; whether he still adheres to his...
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS: Can the Attorney-General for Ireland give the House any information as to the murder in Dublin of Detective-Sergeant Dalton?
May I ask the Leader of the House whether, in the event of the Motions which are on the Paper for a quarter-past eight to-night—[(1) Congestion in Ports, (2) Incidence of Taxation...
Yesterday the hon. Member for North Newcastle (Mr. Grattan Doyle) called attention to a grievance, namely, that questions which he had handed in had not appeared on the Paper. I have made...
On this day four weeks to call attention to the Irish Education question, and to move a Resolution.—[Lieut.-Colonel Allen.]
On this day four weeks to call attention to the position of women in public services, and to move a Resolution.—[Major Hills.]
On this day four weeks to call attention to the disadvantages experienced by fishermen in certain areas in carrying out their trawling operations, owing to the numerous wrecks sunk by enemy...
"to amend and extend the duration of the Profiteering Acts, 1919," presented by Sir ROBERT HORNE; supported by Sir Ernest Pollock, Mr. McCurdy, and Mr. Bridgeman; to be read a Second time...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from. Standing Committee A: Mr. Galbraith; and had appointed in substitution: Dr....
Captain STARKEY reported from the Committee on Group C of Private Bills; That, for the convenience of parties, the Committee had adjourned till Monday next, at half-past Eleven of the Clock.
De Vesci's Divorce Bill [Lords],—That they communicate the Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings taken upon the Second Reading of De Vesci's Divorce Bill [Lords], as desired by the Commons,...
Reported, with Amendments [Title-amended], from the Local Legislation Committee; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
[Progress, 20th April.]
Question again proposed, That it is expedient to amend the Law relating to the National Debt, Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), and to make further provision in connection with...
The following Motion stood on the Order Paper in the name of Sir Park Goff: That, in the opinion of this House, when commodities have increased from 100 to 300 per cent. in price, and in view of...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Lord Edmund Talbot.]
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