Tuesday, 22 June 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...
"to confirm a certain Provisional Order of the Local Government Board for Ireland relating to the Urban District of Lurgan," presented by Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hamar Greenwood.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information with regard to the destruction of Kieff Cathedral, waterworks, and electric generating stations before the...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any Russian armed forces have been landed at Batum or Poti this year; if so, what forces were they; were they transported or...
47. Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to the indictment published in the Press on the 14th June of the Soviet administration in Russia; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has yet received any further details with respect to the circumstances of the brutal murder by Bolsheviks of Captain W. R. Frecheville, Royal...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the amount received in this country by the issue of passports to British citizens during the year 1919?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received information as to the proposed Franco-Belgian alliance; and whether this alliance, if carried into effect, will...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, under the Persian Agreement, the joint commission of military experts has been set up; and whether any munitions and equipment have...
10. Captain BENN: asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made with the work of revising the Persian tariff; and is it proposed under it to give a...
12. Captain BENN: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether facilities are afforded, and assistance given, by his department to representatives of firms desiring...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether the prohibition by the French Government of the importation of manufactured silk from this country is for a fixed period...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that German toys and other things are being sold in England without being marked with their place of...
asked what is the amount of advances to date made to British exporters under the export credits scheme?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the attention of the Government has been called to the fact that certain secondary school cadet corps are being disbanded owing to the want of...
16. Mr. C. PALMER: asked the Secretary of State for War the total amount of the fund at the disposal of the Navy and Army Canteen Board; how much has been expended, on what objects, and the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether it is the intention of the Government to issue a medal or badge to those troops, a large portion of whom were volunteers, who served during the War...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, considering that it has been decided not to abolish the stand-up collar buttoned tightly to the throat in the re-issue of full-dress tunics to the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital have now received any answer from the First Commissioner of Works with reference to the evacuation of Burton's Court.
asked the Secretary of State for War if the £15 allowance for kit made to Army sisters ordered to Mesopotamia is subsequently deducted from their pay; and, if so, whether he will explain why...
35. Major J. EDWARDS: asked the Secretary of State for War whether the retention of the Welsh and Irish Guards is dependent upon their maintaining their recruiting in such a manner as to...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that Messrs. Watson and Sons, contractors, of Perth City, have had certain monetary claims for work executed pending with the War Department...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether Regulation 13a, issued under the Defence of the Realm powers, is still in operation; and, if so, whether he will give the names of the areas covered...
asked the Secretary of State for War what quantity of khaki has been handed over to the Disposal Board?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a number of ex-service men were recently engaged to work at the Curragh Camp in Ireland, and undertook to work 66 hours a week;...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a disabled ex-service man, Private N. G. Mates, No. 2,982, Connaught Rangers, was employed by the Army authorities on work of...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether any and, if so, how many men in continued receipt of allowances from the Civil Liabilities Fund still remain in the Army; and whether any precautions...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will appoint a Committee to inquire into the position of ex-service men employed in temporary posts in Government offices, with a view to seeing how far...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he can give the House any further information regarding the situation in and near Mosul and as to the causes of the recent outbreaks?
asked the Prime Minister to what extent the Arab notables are being associated with the present administration of Mesopotamia; what progress is anticipated in the future; and what is the policy...
53. Sir J. D. REES: asked the Prime Minister whether it is contemplated that the type of administration to be introduced into Mesopotamia shall be considered by the League of Nations; if so....
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has received the Report of the Judicial Commission appointed by Field-Marshal Lord Allenby to inquire into the outbreak of disorder in Jerusalem in...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, considering that the regimental allowances drawn by regimental officers of the Indian Army is regimental pay and not staff pay, and that it has been...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the troops employed in the Afghan war of 1919 on the North-West Frontier of India will be entitled to the Victory Medal?
41. Captain TUDOR-REES: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is satisfied with the progress of recruiting for the Territorial Army; and whether he will state the number of recruits...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has yet received a copy of the Armistice signed between Mustapha Kemal and the Allied Commander-in-Chief in Cilicia; and whether the town of Adana and the...
54. Sir. F. HALL: asked the Lord Privy Seal what is the number of married women employed on clerical and administrative or similar work in the War Office, the Ministry of Health, the Air...
55. Sir F. HALL: asked the Lord Privy Seal if his attention has been called to the report that the German Government has repudiated the indemnity offer made in its note of 20th May, 1919, on the...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he can now make a statement about the Government's sale of munitions of war to Foreign Governments; and whether particulars of such transactions will be...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions, whether his attention has been called to the allegations which have been made as regards the depreciation and waste of stores at...
57. Mr. GREENWOOD: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the need for more university-trained men in certain British industries, donations made by the firms engaged in those...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Members of Parliament are now refusing to accept their salaries as Members of Parliament; and what constituencies they represent.
59. Captain TUDOR-REES: asked the `Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the staff employed under the Treasury has been decreased or increased during the last 12 months; if increased, what is the...
60. Mr. DOYLE: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the increasing popularity of cinema shows, and the admitted influence the representations of burglaries...
61. Mr. DOYLE: asked the Home Secretary in view of the prevalence of crimes of violence and the many failures of the police to trace the culprits, and the alarm and misgiving of the public in...
asked the Home Secretary whether any decision has yet been reached with reference to the adoption of the 24-hour clock?
asked the Home Secretary how many police controls were in operation in the Metropolitan police area for detecting infringements of the Motor Car Act between a.m. 19th June and p.m. 21st June; how...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that Captain Laderer, ex-Austrian Consul in Manchester, left this country a few days previous to the declaration of war between Britain and Germany;...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller (1) if he is aware of the inconvenience caused to the inhabitants and garrison of Malta by the almost entire lack of shipping that now...
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the irregularity in the arrival of mails at Malta; if he is aware that even the nominal weekly mail is sometimes several days overdue; and if he can...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller what is the present position of the national shipyards; what has been the total cost to date; what is the monthly expense of running...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he intends to adhere to paragraph 24a of the warrant by which widows' pensions are standardised for three years, while railwaymen and others have their...
asked the Minister of Food the amount, in tons, of barley, rye, oats, maize, flaked rice, and other cereals, sugar molasses, and glucose used in brewing and distilling in the United Kingdom...
76. Captain TUDOR-REES: asked the Food Controller how many persons are engaged upon the production of the "Food Journal"; what is the total annual cost in connection with it; what is its...
77. Mr. DOYLE: asked the Minister of Food how many retail dealers have been summoned and convicted for offences against the Profiteering Act during the last three months, and the average amounts...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether an Ordinance entitled the Seditious Publications Ordinance has been passed in the Legislative Council of Grenada, and has been...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Secretary of State will confer with the Governments of the British Dominions to ascertain if steps can be taken to deal with cases...
asked the Minister of Health if, in view of the urgency of the matter, he will expedite the introduction of legislation to empower local authorities to pay reasonable contributions to the funds...
asked the Postmaster-General whether, in considering the tenders which he has invited for carrying the Irish mail from Holyhead to Kingstown, he will bear in mind the position of the large number...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of his statement that the Treasury had been requested by the Foreign Office to sanction the appointment of a British Consul...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the question of altering the hours for supplying alcoholic beverages in clubs on Sundays to 7 p.m. till 10 p.m. instead of from 6 p.m. till 9...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can do anything to prevent the execution of Oscar Levai, the secretary of the Postmen's Union, recently sentenced to death in Buda-Pesth for offences alleged...
(by Private Notice) asked the Leader of the House whether he can state the number of civilian casualties in killed and wounded in the recent fighting in the town of Londonderry, and what steps...
THOMAS WINTRINGHAM, Esquire, for the County of the Parts of Lindsey (Louth Division).
PUBLIC LIBRARIES (SCOTLAND) BILL,—
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Resolution of the Committee on Government of Ireland [Money] may be considered this day as soon as it is reported from the Committee, notwithstanding...
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
That they have agreed to,— Glasgow Corporation Order Confirmation Bill,2016Motherwell and Wishaw Burghs (Amalgamation and Extension) Order Confirmation Bill,Irvine Harbour Order...
Sir WILLIAM HOWELL DAVIES reported from the Committee on Group E of Private Bills; That, for the convenience of parties, the Committee had adjourned till Thursday, at Eleven of the clock.
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee B: Lieutenant-Colonel Buckley.
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee: That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee E: Sir Arthur Shirley Benn and Mr. Carr.
Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Captain STARKEY reported from the Committee on Group G of Private Bills; That, for the convenience of parties, the Committee had adjourned till Thursday, at Eleven of the clock.
Considered in Committee.
Considered in Committee [EIGHTH DAY].
Unless and until the Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise determine, the following provisions shall have effect:— (a) After the appointed day the number of Members to be returned by...
An Amendment which is on the Paper to this Clause is part of a preceding proposal.
The Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland shall cease to exist, and there shall be established in Ireland the following Courts, that is to say, a Court having jurisdiction in Southern Ireland,...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and any modifications or adaptations made by Irish Transfer Orders under this Act, all enactments relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland...
(1) The provisions relating to the tenure of office by a judge of the Supreme Court of Southern Ireland or Northern Ireland shall apply to the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
(1) All matters relating to the Supreme Court of Southern Ireland, the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland (including the registration of deeds and title to land), and the High Court of Appeal for...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move "That this House do now adjourn." The object of the Motion which I have the honour to move is to draw attention to the failure of the Government to maintain law and order in...
Again considered in Committee.
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