Monday, 6 December 1920
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Lanarkshire Tramways Order Confirmation Bill,
For the Borough of Rhondda (West Division), in the room of the right hon. WILLIAM ABRAHAM (Manor of North-stead).—[Mr. Tyson Wilson.]
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state for 11 months of this year the value of the dyes imported into this country and the value of the exports of textile goods which...
Article No. 94.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: 3. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state approximately the number of persons at present unemployed for whom work could be found if the glassware,...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade if the Government has purchased, or is under any obligation to purchase, tungsten ores from Empire or foreign sources; if so, what tonnage has been...
22. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Gov- ernment is still continuing to purchase Australian zinc concentrates; if so, what tonnage has been acquired and paid for from 1st...
Captain TERRELL: 24. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether there have been brought to his notice recently any instances of the underselling of British-manufactured goods by foreign...
38. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the project for canalising the Rhine between Basle and Strassburg for the purpose of producing electrical power, which...
39. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the November monthly report to the Board of Trade from Somerset glove manufacturers, showing that, owing to German...
Colonel BURN: 25. asked the Prime Minister if he is aware that some widows of fishermen whose husbands lost their lives during the War through enemy action are now only receiving 5s. or 6s. a...
26. asked the Prime Minister whether the proposed terms of the mandates to be assumed by the British Empire will be submitted to this House; and, if so, whether the terms will be submitted to...
28. asked the Prime Minister if he intends to carry out the recommendation made by the general conference of the International Labour Organisation of the League of Nations concerning the...
Captain TUDOR-REES: 32. asked the Prime Minister whether the representatives of this country at the meetings of the League of Nations are given instructions by the Government as to the way in...
48. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the dearth of women delegates at the Assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva; and whether, seeing how many of the...
27. asked the Prime Minister if he will give instructions to all State Departments to order only British goods so long as there is unemployment in this country?
29. asked the Prime Minister whether the operations of the forces in Ireland have received, or are receiving, the attention of the Imperial General Staff?
35. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the violent Sinn Fein propaganda in this country, in the United States, and other countries, and of the many false and misleading reports that...
57. asked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement with regard to his negotiations with the Sinn Fein leaders?
30. asked the Prime Minister how many meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defence have been held since the Armistice, and how many meetings of the same body have been held this year; and...
31. asked the Prime Minister under what conditions the Canadian Government are placing ex-service men on the land in Canada; and will he communicate with the Canadian Government with a view to...
33. asked the Prime Minister what are the results of his inquiries regarding the reported failure of the Russian Soviet Government to fulfil their obligations under their recent Swedish trade...
41. asked the Prime Minister whether he can yet make any statement with regard to the prospects of trade with Russia and Siberia during the coming year for the information of British merchants...
Mr. G. DOYLE: 47. asked the Prime Minister if he is aware that the Russian 1,000 rouble note, which is the chief currency of the Soviet Government, and is of the present value of 9d., contains on...
34. asked the Prime Minister whether the conditions of the Alliance concluded between the Russian Soviet Government and the Khemalists are to guarantee the integrity of Turkey and to re-establish...
Mr. COWAN: 36. asked the Prime Minister whether the University Grants Committee has yet reported; and, if not, can he give an approximate date at which their Report may be expected? informed that...
37. asked the Prime Minister, in reference to Command Paper 1032, just issued, why the staffs of the Ministry of Pensions and of the Inland Revenue Department have increased, respectively, to 195...
44. asked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to appoint a Select Committee to make full inquiry into the staffing of Government Departments, both in London and the provinces, having regard...
40. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government will consider the advisability of introducing two budgets, one for national expenditure and one for capital account, particularly in view of...
had given notice of the following question:— 43. To ask the Prime Minister whether he will state why the Treasury are insisting on local authorities taking up the total amount of their...
46. asked the Prime Minister if he is aware of the distress and poverty existing in the families of persons who have been disabled through injuries received while following their employment and...
Sir F. HALL: 49. asked the Prim-Minister whether it is proposed to take early action to carry out the economies in the working of the Employment Exchanges recommended by the Committee of Inquiry...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether he is now in a position to state when it is proposed to give legislative enactment to the maternity proposals of the Washington Conference?
Captain TERRELL: 51. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the occupation of public buildings by small bodies of unemployed; and whether, in the interest of order and...
52. asked the Prime Minister when he expects to be in a position to make any statement with reference to the Channel Tunnel?
53. asked the Prime Minister whether any decision was come to at his recent conferences with the French Prime Minister and the Italian Foreign Minister regarding a rearrangement in favour of...
54. asked the Prime Minister whether he will give both Houses of Parliament opportunities of discussing the proposal made by Lord Derby for a special military alliance between this country and...
55. asked the Prime Minister whether the Emir Feisal has recently arrived in this country; what steps are being taken by the Government to secure the continued friendship of an Arab leader to...
Sir F. HALL: 59. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether Article 202 of the Peace Treaty with regard to the surrender by Germany of military and naval aeronautical material has yet been carried out; if...
64. asked the Secretary for Mines whether, so far from pumping the Parys mine being an expensive matter, it would actually be profitable, seeing that from the water so pumped and treated in 1912,...
66. asked the Secretary for Mines if he will state what were the figures of output, wages, costs, and balance for the Somerset mines alone in column (f), area 5, of the Statistical Summary [Cmd. 949]?
67. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can see his way to instruct the several railway companies to prepare the financial statement of accounts and statistical returns in accordance with...
88. asked the Minister of Transport whether he proposes to group railway companies on lines of economy by natural selection, subject to proper safeguards to traders and the public, or what system...
69. asked the Minister of Transport what steps will be taken to permit railway companies opportunity to raise any further necessary capital which is urgently needed for extension of their...
70. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is now in a position to grant railway fares at a reduced rate to teams of amateur football clubs who may have to play matches away from home, in the...
Captain TUDOR-REES: 71. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give any specific instances of improvement in the transport services of the country as a result of the operations of his...
Captain TUDOR-REES: 72. asked the Minister of Transport what is the exact connection between his Ministry and the railway companies; and whether any control is exercised by him over the railways?
75. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has now received any reply from the various railway companies as to providing excursion trains for the forthcoming Christmas holidays: what is the...
78. asked the Minister of Transport if an agreement has yet been arrived at with the Middlesex County Council to secure the construction of certain sections of new arterial roads situate in the...
80. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Montenegro has applied for admission to the League of Nations; whether a request has also been made to the League of Nations at...
(by Private Notice) asked the Postmaster-General whether a ballot has just been taken among 107,049 employés of the Post Office who are members of the Union of Post Office Workers on the...
May I ask the Leader of the House what items of business the Government intend to try to complete before the House rises to-night?
"to consolidate and amend the Law respecting the retirement, pensions, allowances, and gratuities of members of police forces in Great Britain and their widows and children," presented by Mr....
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
(1) Section eight of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879 (which enables the exportation of certain articles to be prohibited), shall have effect as if, in addition to the articles therein...
As amended, considered.
(2) Interest on advances under this Section shall be payable at such a rate as the Treasury may from time to time fix or, if the rate applicable to any advance is less than the bank rate for the...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Schedule stand part of the Bill."
Considered in Committee: reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £528,600, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question made: 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 on...
Motion made, and Question proposed. That a sum, not exceeding £8,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
Motion made, and Question proposed: That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £68,540, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
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