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The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1S99, relating to the Melville Trust." presented by Mr. MUNRO; and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to...
"to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Minister of Health relating to Ashton-in-Makerfield, Abergavenny, Gravesend, Keighley, and Swansea," presented by Sir ALFRED MOND; read the First...
Sir J. D. REES: 1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether a Bill has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly for safeguarding pure cotton; and, if so, what stage it has reached?
Mr. DOYLE: 2. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if it is the intention of the India Office, or those responsible, to seek tenders from Germany and other continental countries for the...
Sir J. D. REES: 3. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether open indenting for salt is the rule throughout India; and whether, seeing that such indenting has led in Rajputana to...
Sir J. D. REES: 4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the Madras Government has passed an Act authorising local bodies to make primary education compulsory; and, if so, whether...
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS: 5. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any decision has yet been reached as to the permanent increase in the pensions of retired Indian officers who...
Mr. DOYLE: 6. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if consideration is being given to the fact that British manufacturers are unable to compete with German and other Continental firms...
7. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can state what powers remain with the Government of India now that the Press Act Repeal Bill has been passed by the Indian Legislature...
8. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if his attention has been called to the serious discontent that has been created in cones- quence of the delay that has been incurred in the...
9. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he will, when apportioning orders for locomotives for the Indian state railways, take into consideration the products of the State factory at...
Colonel BURN: 12. asked the Secretary of State for War if he has advised His Majesty to deprive officers of honorary rank and decoration for gallant service who have joined the rebel army in...
18. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps, if any, the Government are taking, or are prepared to take, in order to reconquer Southern Ireland; and what force would be available...
19. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can inform the House as to the present position in Southern Ireland; whether the Government are satisfied that adequate protection is being...
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if any of the former Government Departments in Dublin Castle have been wound up; if so, which of them; how many persons are now in employment in...
Colonel NEWMAN: 63. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the reductions and alterations in taxation that may be included in the forthcoming Finance Bill will apply automatically to that...
Colonel NEWMAN: 64. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether paper money now in circulation in Ireland or which may be issued on behalf of or by an Irish bank, has behind it the same...
(by Private Notice) asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any men of the British Navy were kidnapped in Ireland on Sunday night or yesterday morning; and, if so, how many;...
Mr. J. JONES: 14. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, seeing that coast battery men during the war are entitled to the war medal, whilst men who were mobilised in 1914 and guarded the...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: 16. asked the Secretary of State for War if he will give particulars of the British troops now in Palestine and the periods for which they have been stationed there;...
17. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received from Jamaica any complaints as to the action of the present Governor; and, in view of the statements in the Press, is any...
21 and 22. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether there is a Court of Appeal for the hearing of civil cases in Sierra Leone, and no Court of Appeal in criminal cases; whether a...
23. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any oil fields have yet been discovered in the mandated territories of Iraq; whether exploration is in progress; what private company or...
25. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inspectors are employed at Scotland Yard and on the streets, respectively, in the inspection of public service vehicles; what...
Colonel BURN: 26. asked the Home Secretary if the Government will support legislation introduced to authorise flogging and imprisonment without the option of a fine in the case of individuals...
27. asked the Home Secretary whether he is now able to state the position of the negotiations with the Dominions on the Amendments to the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, with...
28. asked the Home Secretary if he is now able to hold out any hope of a reduction in taxi-cab fares; is he aware that this step is desired by the majority of the drivers themselves; and what is...
30. asked the Home Secretary whether, under existing Re- gulations, it is an offence to sell sweets after 8 p.m. in a restaurant and confectioner's shop?
33. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that an order has been conveyed from Scotland Yard that in future no more special permits for the extension of hours for the sale of drink in...
Dr. MURRAY: 34. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he can specify the farms in North Uist and South Uist, respectively, for which application has been made for purposes of land settlement...
35. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he proposes to adopt the recommendations of the Committee on Deer Forests which reported some time ago; and, in particular, what action, if any, he...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 45. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the decision of the Government that the cost of the feeding of school children, in excess of £300,000 during the current...
Mr. THOMSON: 77. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in the case of local educational authorities reducing their expenditure during the current year on special services and...
Mr. L'ESTRANGE MALONE: 49. asked the Prime Minister whether the Reparations Commission has sent a Note to the German Government on the subject of the Treaty of Rapallo between the Russian and...
Mr. MALONE: 50. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the Shell Oil Company entered into negotiations with representatives of the Russian Government last November with a view to...
53. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the delay in the presentation in another place of the Resolutions for constitutional reform, he would consent to lay a White Paper giving the...
Lieut.-Colonel MURRAY: 36. asked the Postmaster-General whether it is proposed to expend £9,500,000 during the current financial year on the development and extension of the telephone system...
Dr. MURRAY: 37. asked the Postmaster-General the number of times during the past 18 months on which the mailboat plying between Stornoway and Kyle of Lochalsh failed to fulfil the terms of...
39. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that letters sent to Odessa by way of London are not delivered, and therefore not answered, and that letters sent from Berlin by way of Moscow...
46. asked the Prime Minister what are the exact duties carried out by the Department of Mines; what is its staff; what is its cost; and whether it is to be regarded as a permanent part of the...
47. asked the Prime Minister the amount of money that has now been voted by the Trade Facilities Committee, under order of this House, for the promotion of industrial and commercial schemes...
Sir F. HALL: 56. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether the Agreement recently come to between Germany and Russia provides, among other things, that Krupps shall be allowed to establish armament works...
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS: 73. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to statements on the part of those opposed to the raising of the embargo on Canadian cattle...
60. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of unpaid interest had accrued at the 31st March, 1922, upon United States of America Government loans bonds and notes as shown in the Return...
Mr. J. JONES: 67. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, seeing that ex-service men, married or single, who passed or qualified at the recent competitive examinations for the Civil...
69. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the arrears of Income Tax unpaid on the following dates, respectively; 31st March, 1919, 31st March, 1920, 31st March, 1921, and 31st March, 1922?
74. asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made with the afforestation programme; how many trees cut for war purposes have been replaced by seedlings; and how-many of the areas...
76. asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether any steps have yet been taken to restore the flower beds in Hyde Park in...
80. asked the Secretary for Mines the average price of coal to home consumers and the average price of coal for export; what is the reason for such a great difference between the two quotations;...
82. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of Customs examiners employed at the Regent's Canal Wharf, and the salaries paid for the month of March, 1922, and also for the month...
65. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has decided to charge a fee of 10s. upon friendly societies in respect of each annual return made to the Registrar-General; and whether he has...
84. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the arrest by Icelandic gunboats of the trawlers "Mikado" and "Sethon" on 24th April in...
48. asked the Prime Minister if he can give a complete list of the nations and states represented at the Genoa Conference, with the number of their delegates?
Mr. MACOUISTEN: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Shop Acts. This Bill is for the purpose of adding to the number of small shopkeepers. When the restriction of...
"to amend the Shop Acts," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 114.]
Reported, with Amendments [Title amended], from Standing Committee B.
"to provide for the payment of contributions by teachers towards the cost of benefits under The School Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1918, and for matters incidental thereto, and to make...
Mr. JOHN WILLIAM WILSON reported from the Chairmen's Panel: That they had appointed Mr. Turton to act as Chairman of Standing Committee A (in respect of the Rating of Machinery Bill), and Sir...
Resolution reported from the Select Committee, That, in the case of the London Electric and City and South London Railway Companies, Petition for leave to deposit a Petition for Bill, the...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee B (during the consideration of the Empire Settlement Bill); Mr....
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS further reported from the Committee; That they had added the following Member to Standing Committee A (in respect of the Rating of Machinery Bill): Mr. Lorden.
Grampian Electricity Supply Bill,
Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings in the House of Lords on the Second Reading of Croft's Divorce Bills [Lords] and Morton's Divorce Bill [Lords], together with the documents...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
The dates fixed by the Representation of the People Act, 1918 (in this Act referred to as "the principal Act"), for the end of the qualifying period and for certain other purposes in connexion...
Where a representation has been made to a Secretary of State under Section Fifty-four of the Local Government Act, 1888, as amended by any subsequent enactment, to the effect that it is desirable...
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Section, it shall be the duty of every registration officer within the meaning of the Representation of the People Act, 1918, in making out in pursuance of...
(1) Every person whose name is included in the jurors' book as a juror or special juror shall be liable to serve as such, notwithstanding that he may have been entitled by reason of some...
If any person who has been summoned by the sheriff to attend on a jury shows in writing to the satisfaction of the sheriff that there is good reason why he should be excused from attending on...
(1) Provision may be made by Order in Council under this Act— (e) for making such adaptations in any enactments as are necessary for giving full effect to- this Act.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall alter or affect— (b) the qualification or liability of any person to be summoned to serve and to serve as a juror or special juror on any jury in the High...
Order for Second Reading read.
Committee to consider of authorising the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the President of the Air Council under any Act of the present Session to...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Colonel Leslie Wilson.]
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