Monday, 13 March 1922
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Madras Railway Annuities Bill [Lords,]
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade the exact terms on which the following concessions for the British Empire Exhibition have been granted, i.e., refreshment rights, amusement rights,...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made by his Department with the investigation of the price of beer sold to the public; whether any officials have been detailed...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade the prices of malt, hops, and barley in March, 1919, 1920, 1921, and in March of this year, respectively?
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that on the 6th March, 1919, the Prime Minister received a deputation from the Seafarers' Joint Council, who urged the prior...
Mr. DOYLE: 7. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the German Government are paying promptly the necessary funds in accordance with Article I of the Agreement made between the...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade why expensive books imported from Germany are exempted by order of his Department from the collection of the Reparation Recovery Duty of 26 per...
Mr. L. MALONE: 55. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, if the claim made by the shipowners to the Government for compensation for the slump in prices due to the dumping of German...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of dyes which Germany has undertaken to hand over to this country by way of reparation, and if the same has been handed over; and, if not,...
30. asked the Prime Minister whether he can state the policy of the Government with regard to Eastern Galicia; and what steps have recently been taken to put an end to the anomalous international...
81. asked the Prime Minister what progress has been made during the past three months in negotiations with the American Government regarding the final submission of the draft mandates for the...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: 32. asked the Prime Minister whether the question of the trial of the German war criminals will be included among the matters to be dealt with by the Conference at Genoa?
48. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether this House will have an opportunity of reviewing and, if necessary, amending any agreement entered into at Paris?
Mr. DOYLE: 6. asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount and approximate price of bacon and other foodstuffs still owned by the Government; how much has been disposed of during the last...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade why the accounts relating to trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the month of January, 1922, were issued to the Press on 11th February and...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the action taken by certain firms in exporting quantities of cotton and woollen cloth and yarn to the Continent of Europe,...
18. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is proposed to place the "Board of Trade Journal" on a self-supporting basis and so relieve the taxpayer of any expense in connection with it?
19. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that consignments of very small toys which are used as fillings for bonbons, etc., and are of trifling value, are being detained...
23. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a telegram from Messrs. R. E. Jones, Limited, of Cardiff, calling his attention to the refusal of their millers to supply...
26. asked the Prime-Minister what is the actual establishment and expense to the taxpayer of the re- cruiting services of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, respectively, for the current year and for...
27. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to a recent judicial pronouncement to the effect that workers defending, their industrial rights by picketing may be involved in...
28. asked the Prime Minister whether the recognition of Constantine as King of Greece is one of the matters to be raised at Genoa which are being pressed upon the acceptance or notice of the...
Captain BENN: 29. asked the Prime Minister when the Resolutions relating to the reform of the House of Lords are to be introduced?
33. asked the Prime Minister whether the food supplies, medical stores, comforts, and clothing provided by the British Government for relief of the famine in Russia despatched from England were...
Colonel LAMBERT WARD: 71 and 72. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether he has any further information on the subject of the arrest of the British trawler "Magneta" by...
74. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action the British Government propose to take to secure compensation for Mrs. Stan Harding, following the publication of the...
34. asked the Prime Minister if it has now been arranged for the Russian Soviet Government to send representatives to the forthcoming conference at Genoa; if so, whether any conditions governing...
Sir J. D. REES: 36. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the unfortunate effect upon Mahommedans in India of the resignation of the Secretary of State following immediately upon the...
37. asked the Prime Minister whether, before it was de- cided to allocate public money to finance Empire migration for the purpose of sending men and women from this country to develop...
38. asked the Prime Minister what are the intentions of the Government with regard to the completion of land purchase in Ireland?
Colonel NEWMAN: 41. asked the Prime Minister whether the Irish Indemnity Bill will be introduced before the submission to the electorate of the Irish Free State of the majority and minority...
39. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to statements in the Press to the effect that never before in past occupancy of the Prime Minister's official residence has the...
Sir F. HALL: 54. asked the Lord President of the Council whether the Treaties signed at Washington by the representatives of Great Britain, the United States, France and Japan only become...
57. asked the President of the Board of Education what economies are in progress to avoid overlapping in the, inspection of schools; and whether he is aware that in the case of some schools no...
58. asked the President of the Board of Education what steps he is taking to lessen the number of forms to be filled up by educational authorities and teachers; and whether his Department is...
59. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the decision to continue the attendance at school of children under the age of six, he will consider the advisability, in...
Sir J. D. REES: 44. asked the Prime Minister whether it is definitely and finally decided not to divert, in any circumstances, to the succour of foreign peoples, however afflicted, any portion of...
56. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he proposes to make any new Regulations governing the use of electric or other safety lamps in mines; and whether his Department has conducted any...
The following question, stood on the Order Paper in the naive of Viscount CURZON:
Sir J. D. REES: 70. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Foreign Office has any official information regarding the provision of a Mahommedan mosque and institute in...
Mr. L. MALONE: 75. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that His Majesty's Government have spent £1,100,000 on the relief of Russian political...
60. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he can give any information concerning the condition and future of the Sheffield canal?
62. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether any arrangement has been come to with the London Underground Railways Company either to advance any money or to...
63. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport the last date when railway fares were increased by the railway companies; what reductions in wages of railwaymen have taken...
64. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether the Departmental Committee promised to be set up by his Department last year on the Second Reading of the Metropolitan...
68. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether it is his policy in the case of new railway Bills coming before the House with a request for further privileges to...
69. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether pro-War facilities on the railways have now been restored to commercial travellers: and whether, if this is not the...
66. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport what proportion of the expenditure of his Department for the coming year represents temporary or expiring expenditure?
76. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, as a sound measure of economy developing further the productive resources of the country, he will proceed at once with the scheme for a national...
77. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has considered the possibility of foot-and-month disease being conveyed from farm to farm by postmen or tradesmen's carriers: and whether, to...
78. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has now had an opportunity of perusing the statement issued by a firm of condensed milk manufacturers which suggests that the outbreak of...
80. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his Ministry have established or fitted out vessels for the purposes of patrolling and inspecting the sea fisheries; if so, what is the number of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the prospective Debate on the Air Estimates on Monday next, he can find it possible to lay upon the Table of the House the...
[FIRST ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £148,300,000, be granted to His Majesty, on account, for or towards defraying the Charges for certain Civil Services and Revenue...
CLASS VII. £ Ministry of Health … … 9,000,000
I beg to move to reduce Item Class VII (Ministry of Health) by £100. I wish to draw attention to a few aspects of the housing policy of the Government, and, particularly, to the...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Colonel Leslie Wilson.]
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