Tuesday, 7 June 1921
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
North Staffordshire Railway Bill (King's Consent signified),
4. asked the Secretary of State for India whether a decision has now been arrived at on the subject of the additional pensions of £100 and £200 a year which it was stated in the India...
7. asked the Secretary of State for India whether, considering that only 23,000 men have been voluntarily attested in the Indian Auxiliary Force out of the total strength of 33,000 attained by...
8. asked the Secretary of State for India whether, considering that Sir Charles Monro, late Commander-in-Chief in India, in his despatch published in the "London Gazette" of 15th March, 1920,...
10. asked the Secretary of State for India whether, as an individual called Gandhi has stated publicly that the Viceroy of India is probably sympathetic to the non-co-opera- tion movement, he can...
12. asked the Secretary of State for War when the Secretary to the Army Council was first made a Member of the Army Council?
14. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the with- drawal of British troops from Persia is as yet complete; whether he can make any statement as to the military position in Persia and...
16. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that at the latter end of last year there was great dissatisfaction among the white staff in all departments of the...
18. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the great difference that exists between the systems of government in force in the various West Indian Islands, British...
25. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to recent letters in the motoring press from Captain E. B. K. Shipwright describing a motor-car run...
26. asked the Home Secretary whether he has any statement to make as to the results of the control of the traffic proceeding to the Epsom summer meeting; whether the control of traffic by means...
28. asked the Secretary for Scotland if the whole cost of the polls under the Temperance (Scotland) Act, 1913, which were taken last year, falls on the local authorities; and, if not, how much is...
Dr. MURRAY: 29. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in view of the extensive unemployment in the islands of Lewis and Harris due to the failure of the herring industry, and the widespread...
Dr. MURRAY: 30. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he will take steps to expedite the approval by the Board of Health of the housing scheme submitted by the Lewis District Committee?
Mr. TYSON WILSON: 32. asked the Postmaster-General whether, before it was decided to abolish the collection, despatch, and delivery of letters on Sundays, the members of the Post Office staff who...
33. asked the Postmaster-General whether the payment for the annual holidays of postal servants is arranged upon a system of overtime for those postal servants who are not taking their holiday;...
34. asked the Postmaster-General whether he has carried out the suggestion made to his Department several months ago that inquiry should be instituted forthwith to ascertain why the development...
35. asked the Postmaster-General if he will state roughly what proportion of the total expenses of his Department is disbursed on matters purely postal, i.e., connected with the postal,...
37. asked the Postmaster-General what was the total number of persons in his Department receiving a salary and allowances, or bonuses, exceeding £800 a year on 1st April, 1914, and on 1st...
Mr. ALFRED T. DAVIES: 38. asked the Postmaster-General on whose personal advice the recommendations for increased postal rates were made; whether the person or persons so advising have had...
Mr. A. T. DAVIES: 40. asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the public dissatisfaction with the administration and accounts of the Post Office telegraphs and telephones, he will...
Colonel NEWMAN: 41. asked the Postmaster-General whether he will consider the economy that could be effected by a reduction in the number of weekday deliveries in London without detriment to the...
39. asked the Post-master-General whether he is aware that ordinary Post Office business cannot now be transacted at the Station Street branch office, Leicester; and whether, seeing that this...
43. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether any decision has been come to as a result of the consultation between the three service Departments foreshadowed in a letter to an air-man's wife,...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he is now in a position to state whether it is the intention of the Government to renew the Anglo-Japanese treaty; whether the terms of the treaty will be...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 58. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the borough of Middlesbrough applied for a loan for the repair of their internal roads on 11th May, and, although...
66. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the military courts in the martial-law areas which apparently replace the courts-martial set up under the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act,...
67. asked the Chief Secretary whether confidential documents or orders are copied and filed in Dublin Castle by female clerks; whether any persons thus employed are recruited in Ireland; and what...
68. asked the Chief Secretary whether on the 14th May last 14 houses were destroyed by order of the competent military authority in County Tipperary as a reprisal for the murder of District...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether any action has yet been taken by His Majesty's Government to stimulate the demand and supply of suburban land for use by the unemployed; how many new...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how long will funds be available to pay the unemployment insurance benefit; and what action the Government propose to take when the present fund is...
Colonel NEWMAN: 47. asked the Prime Minister whether he will provide that the round-table conference proposed in connection with liquor control, shall either be free from representatives of the...
48. asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will consider the advisability of appointing small Committees of two or three Members each to confer with and give support to the permanent heads of the...
Mr. TYSON WILSON: 49. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he is aware that, in view of the approaching lapse of the law relating to business premises, many hundreds of tenants of such premises have...
24. asked the Home Secretary how many persons have been committed for trial on a charge of unlawful assembly since the commencement of the coal dispute; and how many have been convicted?
59. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what Departments of State have been given authority
64. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the reason for the failure to sell the supplies it holds of corned beef, chicken broth, Worcester sauce, and orange marmalade; whether these...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make inquiries as to the effect of the Entertainments Duty in contributing to the difficulties now being experienced by many places of...
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can expedite the repayment of excess profit refunds due to commercial firms in order to stimulate employment and avert bankruptcies?
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue was received during the year ended 31st March, 1921, from the table water duty; and does the revenue compensate for the loss of Income Tax...
May I say I abstained from opposing the Second Reading of the Liverpool Corporation Bill to-day although I had strong objections to many of its provisions with regard to the amalgamation of Poor...
May I ask whether you, Mr. Speaker, have been able to consider the question of so far relaxing the rules which exclude strangers from the sittings of the House as to allow the wives of Members of...
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee A [Title amended].
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
Reported, with Amendments, from the Local Legislation Committee (Section A); Report, to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added the following Members to Standing Committee A (in respect of the Agriculture (Amendment) Bill [Lords]): Captain...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee; That they had discharged the following Members from: Standing Committee B (during the consideration of the Railways Bill): Captain Bowyer,...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee D: Mr. Hurd; and had appointed in substitution: Major William Murray.
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee B: Mr. Seddon.
Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on Amendment to Question [6th June] "That the Bill be now read a Second time."
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Colonel Leslie Wilson.]
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