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The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Provisional Order Bills (No Standing Orders applicable),—Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following...
"to confirm a Provisional Order made by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State under the Provisional Order (Marriages) Act, 1905." presented by Sir JOHN BAIRD; read the First time;...
"to empower the London Electric and City and South London Railway Companies to raise additional capital; to confer further powers on those companies; and for other purposes," presented, and read...
2. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that the late F. Allsopp, No. 477,120, sapper, Royal Engineers, suffered from sunstroke and malaria while in Mesopotamia, and that shortly...
3. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that G. E. Crook, No. 588,678, sapper, Royal Engineers Signals, 3/1 London Divisional Signals, had his left eye and ear injured by shrapnel...
4. asked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware that Sydney Edward Smith, of Great Moulton, near Tivetshall, Norfolk, was attested on 24th May, 1917, and passed as Class A, and was passed into...
Colonel NEWMAN: 6. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his atten- tion has been called to a statement made before the Commission that is sitting to inquire into awards made by judges of...
11. asked the Chief Secretary the number of officers and the number of constables of the Royal Irish Constabulary to be disbanded under the Constabulary (Ireland) Bill; the number of officers and...
Colonel NEWMAN: 10. asked the Chief Secretary whether, having regard to the fact that the meetings and proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of Ireland were expressly protected under...
24. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give an exact list of the stores so far handed over to the Provisional Government; and whether it is intended to hand over any...
41. asked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the grave danger to loyal soldiers who return to their homes in Ireland, he will postpone the disbanding of the Irish regiments until such...
Can the Secretary of State for the Colonies give the House any information with regard to the state of affairs in Ulster?
12. asked the Secretary of Stale for Air the amount of money we are spending to extend commercial aviation in this country, and the comparison such expenditure bears to that in Germany and Russia?
13. asked the Linder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, seeing that under the Trianon Treaty, Articles 207–6 and Article 208, the Reparation Commission have the power to enforce...
43. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has received any assurance from the French Government that, in the exercise of the rights conferred by Paragraph 18, Annex 2, Part VIII, of the...
14. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that Kemal, in his note to the Allied Powers, dated 22nd April last, whilst saying that he could not accept the...
23. asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, how many civilians and ex-service men, respectively, have been dismissed from the...
Captain COOTE: 80. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the Civil Service Commissioners do not give reasons for their decision when rejecting candidates examined...
91. asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been drawn to the case of Thomas Phillips, 92, Cambridge Street, Stafford, an ex-service man, who had obtained a job on a new pipe-track...
26. asked the Prime Minister the total cost to the country of the British delegation to Genoa; whether the cost of the hotel expenses at Genoa is to be borne by this country; whether any persons...
28 asked the Prime Minister (1) whether he can state the progress which has been made with the settlement of the claims of passengers who were on vessels torpedoed in the War; (2) whether he is...
18. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Michael Roche, who was convicted, in January last, of a serious crime against military disciplne and sentenced to six months'...
19 and 20. asked the Home Secretary (1) what buildings have been erected at Imber Court Park by the Metropolitan Police, and the cost thereof; whether other buildings are in course of erection or...
Mr. MACLEAN: 21. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that ex- Inspector John Syme, of the Metropolitan Police, was sentenced on 18th November, 1921, to three months' imprisonment in...
22. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to a suggestion recently made by one of His Majesty's judges that strychnine should be coloured other than white, thereby...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 25. asked the Prime Minister on what grounds the Government have transferred to the local rates an expense of over £30,000 per month to meet the cost of feeding school...
94. asked the President of the Board of Education the number of secondary schools in England and Wales which, not having prior to the year 1918 received from the Board any maintenance grants or...
27. asked the Prime Minister whether the date of The Hague Conference has yet been fixed; what countries have been invited to take part; and what countries have refused?
30. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that there is great unemployment in the fabric glove and other industries in which the Board of Trade Committees have recommended that Part II of...
35. asked the Prime Minister why the Report of the inquiry commission on atrocities committed by the Greek troops at the occupation of Smyrna has never been published?
Mr. MALONE: 37. asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government propose to instruct the British delegate to bring the question of the admission of Germany and/or Russia to the League of...
42. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government have considered the advisability of setting up a Committee to consider the financial procedure of the House; and, if so, what the terms of...
45 and 46. asked the Prime Minister (1) whether, under the Armistice terms accepted by the Powers at the Genoa Conference, the Japanese troops now in Siberia will evacuate that country; (2) in...
51. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether it is intended to give this House an early opportunity of discussing the Report of the Select Committee set up to inquire into the telephone services of the...
82. asked the Postmaster General whether he has received any expression of willingness on the part of the National Farmers' Union to nominate a representative to serve on the Post Office Advisory...
86. asked the Postmaster-General whether, having regard to the discrepancy between the cost of postages for weekly and monthly trade journals, and the advantages in postal rates enjoyed by...
89. asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that there are no telephone call offices on the departure platforms at Euston Station; and when does he propose to instal one?
66. asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations, if any, he is making to the Canadian Government in regard to the Bank Act of Canada, and especially the alleged inequitable...
67. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that an English firm, issuing a quarterly journal for horticulturists, applied to his Department for the names of printing firms in...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of the total debt of Germany, imperial, state, and local, in 1914, and what was the then sterling equivalent; and what is the present...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what powers rhubarb growers who prior to 1918 have been assessed to and paid Income Tax under Schedule B are now in some districts only, and not in...
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the British Cellulose Company has sold its power station; and, if so, what is the price and who has bought it?
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any Report has been received from the Treasury Committee appointed to consider questions arising in connection with the liability of Dominion and...
58. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the Government investments in commercial, industrial, and other undertakings at home and abroad; what was the original cost of such investments;...
59. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the total liabilities the Government have incurred by the guaranteeing of capital or interest, or both, on commercial and industrial...
60. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has received any representations and, if so, of what nature, from any sugar-producing parts of the British Empire against the waiving of an...
65. asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the rent in marks before the War of a German artisan's dwelling generally similar to that which would have been let for 10s. a week,...
61. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether British Guiana is coming on the money market for a loan; whether the British Government are to guarantee the loan; if not, will he make...
62. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the North Borneo Chartered Company retains to itself the monopoly of gambling rights amongst the Chinese labourers of...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 63. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he is aware that since the Committee on Lights on Vehicles reported considerable improvements have...
64. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport if he is aware that owing to the excessive railway rates charged on home-grown timber it is impossible to market this commodity...
68. asked the President of the Board of Trade if be is aware that in July next there will be very considerable increases in the tariffs on goods imported into the United States; and if he...
69. asked the hon. Member for Monmouth, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, whether he can state what steps the Forestry Commission are taking to make the grants authorised under the 1919...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 70. asked the Minister of Health whether a private builder who has received certificate A qualifying him for the Government subsidy on his houses will be refused the same for any...
72. asked the Minister of Health if he has given his definition of destitution and adequate relief to those who have the administration of poor relief, so that they may know at what point they...
74. asked the Minister of Health if he has received a letter from the guardians of the Bedwelty union calling the attention of the Government to the serious financial state of the union and the...
76. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that necessary medicines beyond a certain price cannot be prescribed for serious illnesses, e.g., gastric enteritis, under the health insurance...
77. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of a possible recurrence of another extended dry period this spring and summer, his Department is, in the interests of public health, taking any...
78. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury who is responsible for the publicity in connection with the sale of the Gretna works; and whether the posting in the back turnings off Waterloo...
79. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give to the House a comparative statement showing the relative position in 1914 and 1922, as regards length of training,...
92. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the hardship caused to many families by the decision of his Department not to allow single men and women to benefit under the six weeks'...
93. asked the Minister of Labour whether boys serving as indentured apprentices are excluded from any grant under the Unemployment Insurance Act when, for reasons over which they have no control,...
95. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to correspondence between the National Citizens' Union (Spilsbury branch) and the Lindsey Agricultural Committee in...
96. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the treatment meted out to warrant or non-commissioned officers in the Regular Army who received permanent commissions in respect...
97. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to an Order limiting the free passage of officers and nurses returning home from service with the British Army of...
May I ask the Leader of the House to make an announcement with regard to the business next week? Does he intend on Tuesday to adjourn the House? May I ask also whether, in view of the large...
Swansea Corporation Bill,
Reported, with an Amendment, from Standing Committee A.
Reported, with an Amendment, from Standing Committee A.
Reported, without Amendment, from Standing Committee A.
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
"to amend the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1921, with respect to seamen suffering from venereal disease, "presented by Major COLFOX; supported by Lieut.-Colonel Raw, Captain Elliot, Mr....
That they agreed to,
Read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
[10th Allotted Day.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £154,679, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
It is very difficult, in giving an explanation of transactions which took six weeks in the making, to choose the particular subjects upon which the House requires elucidation. I always feel, in...
I do not propose to say anything this afternoon on the question of German reparation, or of the relations with France. I understand that there is to be a discussion next week upon that subject,...
4.0 p.m.
The Financial Commission made an attempt to re-establish currency, and to improve the stability of the exchanges. The Commission not only defined the conditions under which the currency and...
The problem which naturally occupied most of the attention of the delegations, and the one which excited most controversy was the problem of Russia. I should like to tell the Members of the...
There were three alternatives in dealing with the situation with which we were all confronted. It was not a question of which of the three we would prefer. It was a question of which of the three...
Now I come to a flash of light, which the Conference itself cast upon the sinister possibilities of leaving this question alone. I am referring to the Russo-German Agreement. I am not going to...
The British Empire Delegation met together to consult upon the whole of these facts, and I must say one word about that. You had the representatives of Canada, Australia, Africa, New 'Zealand,...
The first challenge of principle came in regard to the claim put forward by the Soviet Government for compensation for ruin wrought in the civil war. They said: "Most of the smashing of property...
Meanwhile, we are to consider what is to be done in order to prevent conflicts in Europe. There was real danger. The Red Army at the present moment is an army of 1,450,000 men under arms. On 1st...
That was the position in Genoa. The first thing we had to do, if we were to continue the Genoa examination, was to ensure that the peace of Europe should be maintained during that period. That is...
I am not going to say whether Genoa will ultimately succeed. I believe it has accomplished great things already. You have had 34 nations coming together to discuss their troubles, their...
Considered in Committee, under Standing Order No. 71A.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Colonel Leslie Wilson.]
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