Monday, 13 February 1922
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in respect of the Bills comprised in the List reported by the Chairman of Ways and Means as...
"to empower the London County Council to construct and work new tramways; to alter and reconstruct an existing tramway and to make street improvements and other works; to provide and work trolley...
"for authorising the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company to construct new works and to raise additional capital; for increasing the charges of the company; and for other purposes," presented,...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Lanarkshire County Council," presented by Mr. MUNRO; and ordered (under Section 7 of the...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the very high prices at present ruling for beer, especially in view of the fall in price of all the materials...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any figures to show the prices of commodities subject to duty under Part I of the Safeguarding of Industries Act...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any complaints that scientific apparatus essential for research work is difficult to obtain, owing to the operation of the Safeguarding of...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board of Trade lays before the Committees dealing with Orders under Part II of the Safeguarding of Industries Act statistics of the...
Fabric Gloves and Clove Materials.Sir R. Henry Rew, K.C.B. (Chairman),Sir James C. Calder, C.B.E.,Mr. G. A. Moore,Mr. Gilbert C. Vyle, andMr. A. B. Weir.
Lieut. - Colonel GUINNESS: 19. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that pocket safety-razors made in Germany, and which are a copy of the Gillette safety-razor...
22. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of objections lodged with his Department as to articles alleged by the complainants to have been either included or excluded...
Dr. MURRAY: 23. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has fully considered the bearings of the judgment given by the Official Referee in the case of Santonine, which was held by...
76. asked the President of the Board of Trade the reason for the delay in putting into operation the decision of the Referee under the Safeguarding of Industries Act regarding the imposition of a...
Mr. L. MALONE: 9. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that rings and combines have a virtual monopoly of materials for house construction; that this monopoly is a menace...
Mr. MALONE: 10. asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of money publicly subscribed for capital issues, other than Government loans, during the 12 months ended December, 1921, and...
Major BARNES: 11. asked the President of the Board of Trade if the Newcastle and Gateshead Gas Company have made an application under Section 1 of the Gas Regulations Act, 1920; if so, on what...
Mr. MALONE: 12. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his atten- tion has been drawn to the so-called bread war in Swansea; whether he is aware that the firm of Messrs. Jones decided...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in order to illustrate the value of Empire and foreign markets respectively, he will state what the Germans and Russians spent on the...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the tonnage and value of German goods imported into this country during 1913 of the following goods: manufactured cotton goods,...
26. asked the Prime Minister the names of the British representatives who will attend the forthcoming economic conference at Genoa; whether representatives from the British Dominions have been...
Captain BENN: 29. asked the Prime Minister whether Parliament will have an opportunity of discussing the terms of the Anglo-French Pact before any obligations are incurred in connection with it?
Captain BENN: 30. asked the Prime Minister whether any agreement has yet been arrived at with France as to the division of the £50,000,000 already paid by Germany?
32. asked the Prime Minister how many tons of shipping have been handed over by Germany between 11th November, 1918, and 20th May, 1921; whether those ships are credited to Germany toward the...
34. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that, in order to divert attention from the crimes of German War criminals and to prevent the Allies from insisting on carrying out the provisions...
54. asked the Prime Minister whether he will lay upon the Table the Memorandum which he circulated at the Paris Conference, dated 25th March, 1919, in view of the fact that part of that...
31. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the statement made by the Liverpool coroner on 3rd February at the conclusion of an inquest on the bodies of four members of...
Mr. N. MACLIEAN: 33. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that a large number of public companies have given during the past five years bonus shares to their shareholders; and whether it...
27. asked the Prime Minister whether it is intended to abolish the political office of Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; if so, when will this be accomplished; what will be the...
28. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the new arrangements for the government of Ireland and the conditions now prevailing in that country, he will at the earliest possible opportunity...
35. asked the Prime Minister whether the Irish Free State will be empowered to issue certificates of naturalisation to foreign applicants; whether such certificates, if issued, will apply to...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether the embargo which applies to cattle from Canada will also apply to cattle from the Irish Free State?
Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: 51. asked the Prime Minister whether any pledge was given by the Government in connection with the negotiations which led up to the Treaty with Ireland that no...
58. asked the Prime Minister who is at present responsible for the protection of the lives and property of His Majesty's subjects in Southern Ireland; and what steps are being taken to secure...
64. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government yet have any information as to whether any of the arms, munitions, or equipment turned over to the Provisional Government by the Army...
65. asked the Prime Minister whether the office of Lord Lieutenant is still in existence, and what are its functions?
66. asked the Prime Minister whether beneficiaries having funds in the hands of the Public Trustee in Ireland will have an opportunity of transferring their property to the Public Trustee in...
67. asked the Prime Minister whether he has seen the statement issued by Commandant-General O'Duffy, chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army, regarding the raid in Ulster last week; and what...
36. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government intend to make any grant or loan to alleviate the famine in Russia?
61. asked the Prime Minister how many notes, and on what dates, have been exchanged between His Majesty's Government and the Russian Soviet Government since the British note published in the...
37. asked the Prime Minister whether he will now carry out the undertaking given last Session to have an inquiry whether or not it is desirable in the public interest to retain alleged...
43. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the rule in the Civil Service for adverse confidential reports not to be communicated to the individual affected; and, if so, whether this procedure can...
41. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received representations from boards of guardians, urban district councils, and other bodies in favour of re-establishing the Retail Prices Order so as...
42. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the introduction of legislation to abolish the death penalty for armed rebellion and the substitution of some deterrent less likely to...
44. asked the Prime Minister whether it is intended to introduce during the present Session a Bill to abolish night baking on the lines of the Government Bill of 1920?
Colonel BURN: 47. asked the Prime Minister when it is proposed to introduce the Bill for the reform of the House of Lords?
49. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the dangerous spread of foot-and-mouth disease amongst the cattle in this country having now reached London, he can assure the House...
52. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Indian Legislative Assembly recently placed on record its opinion that the present development of the...
Major C. LOWTHER: 55. asked the Prime Minister whether the Spanish Government has addressed any representations to the British Government concerning French claims and policy with regard to...
56. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government intend to introduce a Bill during this Session of Parliament giving the vote to women on the same terms as it is now, or may be, granted to men?
59. asked the Prime Minister whether, before sanctioning the loans the Greek Government propose levying in this country, proper guarantees have been accepted with regard to the loan of...
60. asked the Prime Minister whether the Select Committee on Performing Animals, which took a large amount of important evidence at the end of the last Session, will be reappointed forthwith so...
63. The following question stood on the Order Paper in the name of Lord R. CECIL: To ask the Prime Minister when he proposes to restore the pre-War practice of presenting to Parliament papers on...
69. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in accordance with his promise given on the 23rd June last, the situation with regard to the salaries of the Joint Parliamentary Secretaries to the Treasury...
72 asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the names of the firms or individuals to whom loans have been granted under the provisions of the Trade Facilities Act, and the nature of the...
77. asked the Secretary for Mines whether, in view of the serious damage to public and private property caused by mining subsidence, he will without delay introduce the Bill that was under the...
78. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that 250 men and boys at Washington Glebe Colliery, County Durham, received notice to terminate their employment in December last because the...
79. asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been called to statements that the deliveries by Germany of reparation coal to France has led to a diminution in the exports of British...
81 and 82. asked the Secretary for Mines, (1) the total amount of wages reduction for the miners of Durham county for the quarter ending December, 1921, as compared with the previous quarter, and...
83. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he has observed that the scheme for the amalgamation of the Taff Vale Railway Company with the Great Western Railway...
84. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether over the railways of the United Kingdom for the years 1919 and 1920 approximately 12 seats were provided for first-class...
88. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give any information as to the present position of the descendants of British parents born in Japan; and whether the...
93. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any Europeans were attacked during the rising following upon Zaghloul Pasha's arrest last December?
97. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the French Government has decreed that all forests in the Cameroons are the property of the French Government?
Mr. PERCY: 99. asked the Minister of Agriculture, whether, in view of the importance of immediate legislation regarding salmon and fresh water fisheries, the Government will give facilities for...
101. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has been informed of a petition presented by a number of ex-service smallholders at Ten Mile Bank, Norfolk, to the small holdings committee of...
Sir T. POLSON (by Private Notice): asked the Prime Minister whether his attention had been drawn to the statement in the Press issued by the Board of Admiralty dealing with the section of the...
"to provide that a woman charged with the murder of her infant child may, under certain conditions, be convicted of manslaughter," presented by Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON; supported by Mr. Clynes, Mr....
[FIFTH DAY.]
I beg to move, at the end of the Question, to add the words but humbly regret that the extravagance of Your Majesty's Ministers has imposed upon the country a crushing burden of taxation, and...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Colonel Leslie Wilson.]
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