Wednesday, 29 March 1922
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders (Leeds and Bradford Extension) Bill,
Address for Report of Conference of Ministers of the Allied Powers held at Paris on the Near Eastern problem, from the 22nd day of March to the 27th day of March, 1922.—[Sir Donald Maclean.)
46. asked the Prime Minister whether the questions of the reduction of armaments or of the payment of reparation by Germany or of Allied debts are to be considered at Genoa; and whether any...
5. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the general character of the subjects covered by the three wireless messages scattered over the globe daily by the News...
Mr. F. GREEN: 6. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Washington Conference on the reduction of armaments at any of its sittings had the case of Korea under...
8. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to leaflets being distributed in this country dealing with alleged outrages by black French troops...
9. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what companies or what financiers control the Anatolian railways?
12. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government have formally notified the Powers of the abolition of the British protectorate over Egypt and that...
13. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Zaghloul Pasha was asked by Lord Milner in 1920 whether he would accept the Premiership of Egypt; and, if so, what was Zaghloul...
15. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether ho is aware that the Greek Government is confiscating merchandise at the port of Salonika, although the goods were destined for...
Mr. L. MALONE: 10. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether proposals for a Greek loan are again to be put before the Trade Facilities Committee; and whether, directly or...
16. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his Department has yet received any reply from the Portuguese Government as regards the increased charges made on British ships...
17. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many flag officers there were on the Active List in March, 1914; how many there were in March of this year; and now many of these flag...
18. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can now give the date when the first meeting of the representatives under the modified welfare machinery will be held?
19. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty under what particular rule, applicable to Schedule E, Income Tax is charged on lodging allowance of naval officers; and whether such lodging...
20. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that the drifter "Colonel," which the Admiralty purchased for £4,800, and reconditioned and repaired at a further...
21. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what vessels of war and auxiliaries are at present under construction for His Majesty's Fleet; and what will have been their total cost when...
22. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any subsidies are being paid to armament firms this year; if so, to what amount; for what purpose; to which firms; and how much...
23. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that, some three months ago, an Admiralty vessel collided with the pontoon at North Corner, Devonport, putting the...
24. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the bars for the sale of malt liquors, which have been recently approved for the chief and petty officers' messes in shore...
25. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of the withdrawal of the Government subsidy to the railway companies and the refusal of the Railway Clearing House to...
26. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether established men from other dockyards who were sent to Rosyth, and who wore 50 years of age, were promised employment until they...
Mr. DOYLE: 4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many men of German and alien birth have been appointed British Consuls and Vice-Consuls during the last 12 months; how...
28. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that doubt exists in the minds of some employers and aged workpeople as to the age at which State unemployment contributions cease to operate...
Mr. FOOT: 29. asked the Minister of Labour the number of miners who are at present unemployed consequent upon the closing down of the Cornish mines?
34. asked the Minister of Labour if the share fishermen who are not included in the national insurance scheme can be included in the scheme by an Order in Council; and, if this cannot be done...
36. asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed registered for the Borough of Poplar, South Division, for January and February of this year, giving the figures for males and females;...
37. asked the Minister of Labour what has been the total amount paid by his Department for unemployment pay in the years 1920 and 1921, and what is the estimated amount for the first three months...
Mr. L. MALONE: 55. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that in some areas where unemployment is very acute, unemployed persons are appearing in the small debt court almost daily...
(by Private Notice) asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport if his attention has been called to the state of affairs on the Watling Street scheme for the relief of the...
Sir HERBERT CORY: 30. asked the Minister of Labour whether he proposes to set up a trade board in the catering trade; and, if so, when?
31. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that many of the factories and workshops under the control of the employers of labour, who are parties of the various Whitley Joint Industrial...
32. asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the failure of the Lochleven Linen Company to post the notices of the decisions of the Flax and Hemp, and Linen and...
33. asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the failure of the Dunfermline Powerloom Manufacturers to pay the rates fixed by the Linen and Cotton Trades Board;...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 30. asked the Minister of Health how many local authorities have forwarded to the Ministry of Health resolutions calling upon the Government to show steadfastness in fulfilling...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 40. asked the Minister of Health how many plasterers were employed on the housing schemes of local authorities on 1st October and 1st March, respectively?
42. asked the Minister of Health if he will circularise the principal local authorities in the country with a view to ascertaining what is their estimated shortage of houses at the present time?
Mr. T. THOMSON: 43. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Middlesbrough Housing Committee has received 3,952 applications for houses; that it has so far only supplied 597...
44. asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been called to a report in the newspapers about the bad housing conditions in the Ware Street region, in Hoxton; if he is aware that for many...
58. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, in connection with new houses built in Norfolk, sanction was given for the rents to be fixed at one-sixth of the wages of the tenants;...
41 and 45. asked (1) the Minister of Health whether, in the new form of accounts for education authorities, the receipts have to be submitted under approximately 67 different headings, and the...
102. asked the President of the Board of Education how many teachers who refused the terms of the 1898 Act are now enjoying the greatly improved benefits of the 1918 Act?
103 and 104. asked the President of the Board of Education (1) whether he will consider the postponement of the alterations contemplated for Southlands Grammar School. New Romney, at a total cost...
105. asked the President of the Board of Education whether any other education authorities have adopted the same position in regard to day continuation schools as the West Ham local authority in...
The following question stood on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. A. HERBERT: 48. To ask the Prime Minister whether the advice of Sir Basil Zaharoff was considered when the Greek landing at...
60. asked the Minister of Health the policy of his Department with regard to the suggestion of boards of guardians that they should be allowed a small sum for refreshments; and, if such is...
61 asked the Minister of Health (1) by what method or principle are the salaries, wages, and allowances of the administrative staff, the general clerical staff, and the Insurance Department staff...
64. asked the Minister of Health the numbers and names of the boards of guardians in the County of London who have applied to his Department for loans owing to the great increase of relief in...
52. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to a recent decision of the German Court at Leipzig refusing the application of a Danish company for an order stopping a, sale of...
95. asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total value of the exports of manufactured goods from the United Kingdom to Russia, exclusive of Finland, for the years...
Lieut.-Colonel MURRAY: 54. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether the Summer Time Bill will be taken on Friday?
66. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what approximately was the amount of debt left due in Ireland by the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary; if he is aware that, owing to...
73. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will lay a Paper showing the rate of pension to be paid to officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
74. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total number of outrages to person or property which have been committed in Southern Ireland since the signing of the Articles of...
68. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has been approached by any of the Dominions or the Colonies with reference to the settlement of retiring Army officers in the...
Mr. DOYLE: 67. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has any reason to believe that the recent rioting and disturbances in Kenya were owing to local conditions or were the work of...
69. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the draft Ordinance to revise the Kenya labour legislation has yet been drafted; has it yet been considered by himself; and, in view of...
78 asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the natives of Kenya Colony possess, either tribally or individually, any indigenous titles to land which give them security against...
Sir J. D. REES: 70. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information to give to the House regarding the refusal of assent to the Natal Provincial Ordinance by the...
79. asked the Secretary of State for Air the total number of persons of all descriptions, male and female, now connected with Halton; how many boys are now in training there; how many instructors...
80. asked the Secretary of State for Air how many pilpts working with the Fleet can fly on and off aircraft carriers; and how many flights have taken place off the turrets of capital ships since...
81. asked the Minister of Agriculture what companies are included in the London United Dairies Company (milk combine); and how much of London's milk supply is directly controlled by it?
82. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that our homebred animals are rapidly deteriorating and becoming affected with tuberculosis, that is, cattle, sheep, and pigs; and, if that is...
84. asked the Secretary of State for War if he can say of the veterinary staff borne on the Army Votes for 922–23 and 1914–15, how-many were on the home and how many on the foreign...
85. asked the Secretary of State for War what has been done to carry out the promises of Army Council Instruction No. 1374, of December, 1918, which referred to the disposal of money accumulated...
88. asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the difficulty of obtaining properly-qualified men auditors in the audit of Awards Department, Ministry of Pensions, Chelsea, he will retain...
72. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any, and, if so, what restrictions are imposed upon emigration from this country to Palestine, and upon emigration from Palestine to...
77. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has yet received information as to the area of lands in native occupation alienated to white men since 1914?
90. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the temporary staff employed at Stoke-on-Trent during the last Christmas season were paid at rates which were 25 per cent. below the...
Mr. L. MALONE: 92. asked the Post master-General whether he intends to let any portions of the surface of postage stamps for advertising purposes?
93. asked the Post master-General whether he is aware that Messrs. R. Morgan and L. G. Allen, traffic superintendent, Dublin, and assistant traffic superintendent, Dublin, respectively, have made...
96. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any detailed information regarding the formation of the German-Russian Transport Company, which it is understood has been formed...
97. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade whether the Report of the Executive Council of the Association of Chambers of Commerce for the year ending 28th February, 1922, has...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the South African Government have decided to set up a Commission of Inquiry into the recent outbreak on the Rand, and, if...
I desire to ask the Leader of the House three questions in regard to the business of the House—in the first place, whether the Lords Amendments to the Irish Free State (Agreement) Bill will...
Committee to consider of authorising the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of increased contributions towards unemployment benefit, and any other payment to be made out of the...
On this day two weeks, to call attention to the question of industrial disputes, and to move a Resolution.—[Captain Bagley.]
On this day two weeks, to call attention to the burdens on agriculture involved in our rating system, and to move a Resolution.—[Captain E. Evans.]
"further to amend the Law with respect to persons carrying on business as Moneylenders," presented by Lieut.-Colonel POWNALL; supported by Sir Ian Hamilton Benn, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Neil Maclean, and...
"to make further provision with respect to the cost of medical benefit and to the expenses of the administration of benefits under the Acts relating to National Health Insurance, to repeal...
Ordered, "That the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills do examine the Oxford and St. Albans Wine Privileges (Abolition) Bill with respect to compliance with the Standing Orders relative to...
Metropolitan Railway Bill,
Resolutions reported from the Select Committee; 1. "That, in the case of the Croydon Gas [Lords], Petition for Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be...
That they have agreed to,
Order for Second Reading read.
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Question again proposed, "That the word 'now' stand part of the Question."
Considered in Committee.
Order for Second Reading read.
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