Tuesday, 10 July 1923
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Lieut.- Colonel J. WARD: I beg to present a petition from the Constitutional Reform Association of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, signed by over 1,500 inhabitants of the colony, praying for the...
PRIVATE BILLS [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with).
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the statement of the captain of the "Trevessa" that the contents of two of the boxes of biscuits carried on...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the recent prosecution before the Liverpool stipendiary magistrate of Captain John Owen Evans, master of the...
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the sea ladders provided on board certain merchant vessels for the shipping and landing of pilots are inefficient and dangerous;...
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade the consumption of coal per kilowatt generated at the Dalmarnock Power Works, Glasgow; and what is the lowest consumption of coal per kilowatt...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade why a commission of 2½ per cent., on the moneys recovered by British subjects from former enemy debtors, is charged by the Enemy Debt Department...
Major-General Sir ROBERT HUTCHISON: 4. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that British importers of lithopone from Germany who made contracts before the 1st of February...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fusion of nine companies engaged in the wholesale and retail distribution of imported meat with the Union...
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it has now been settled that all belated claims to the Reparation Claims Depart- ment are to be individually considered and not decided as a...
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the British Dyestuffs Corporation, Limited, charge 10 per cent. commission on reparation dyestuffs, whereas, when the...
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total number of boxes of bacon held in stock in this country by, or consigned to, the Food Department of the Board of Trade on the 31st March,...
Major DOUGLAS BROWN: 18. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War if it is the intention of the War Office to disband three cavalry regiments in the near future; and if he can state briefly the...
19. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether it is now contemplated to equip Highland soldiers with the full dress of their respective regiments?
20. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War when it is proposed to station once again Scottish soldiers in Edinburgh Castle?
22. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War if all officers in the Royal Army Medical Corps eligible for selection to the higher ranks are personally interviewed by the Selection Board; and...
23. asked the Under-Secretary of tate for War what are the numbers and total cost of the Army Council now and in 1914; and whether any reductions in the present cost are under consideration?
24. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether Lord Weir's Committee on Establishments has made any recommendations as to economies to be effected with regard to the Corps of Military...
25 asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether His Majesty's Government have under consideration any general reduction of the civilian personnel of the War Office; and whether or not the...
26. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he will consider reducing the number of Army chaplains, which shows a decided increase on 1914 figures, although the number of effectives is...
29. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what is the average wage of the workmen at Woolwich Arsenal; and whether he has received representations from the Woolwich Board of Guardians...
30. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will consider discontinuing the one o'clock gun at Edinburgh Castle and thus save £365 per annum?
21. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War the ration and bayonet strengths of the French Colonial Army before the War and at the present time; whether he can give the approximate present...
28. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if his Department knows the value of the arms, equipment, and stores of all kinds, and also of buildings and land, handed over to the Irish...
55. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether a man living in England and owning property in the Free State has to pay on his Irish property Income Tax to the Irish Free State at the...
33. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether he can see his way to carry out the recommendations of Lord Blackburn's Committee with regard to the remuneration to be given...
35. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether he is aware that Scottish herring fishermen have found their calling seriously hampered by markets being flooded with...
38. asked the Under Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether an instruction was issued by the Chairman of the Board of Agriculture, on or about the 16th March, 1922, directing the member...
40. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether, in view of the widespread anxiety and apprehension created by the Report of Scottish Board of Health consultative council...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government, either before the Recess or in an Autumn Session, to propose legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the...
34. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health in what counties or burghs are the 51,000 empty houses that he stated we had in Scotland?
39. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether his attention has been directed to the high cost of building materials in Scotland and the desire of the local authorities to...
36. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health what progress is being made with the proposed scheme for a new road between Glasgow and Edinburgh; and what action the Government...
37. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether he is aware that, although the ratepayers in the Highland counties of. Scotland have to pay high rates for the upkeep of...
41. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether steps can be taken in conjunction with the Department of Woods and Forests to plant the most suitable and attractive...
42. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he has prepared a scheme for dealing with London traffic; what that scheme is; and whether the House of Commons will...
43. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether the Electricity Commissioners have issued a Report on their work; and will such Report be submitted to Parliament?
44. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that dissatisfaction exists among telephone subscribers with the present method of registering the number of telephone calls; that a machine...
56. asked the Postmaster-General it he is aware that manufacturers, merchants, and other persons in Scotland are greatly inconvenienced in their business by the lack of any official statement of...
58. asked the Postmaster-General how many private companies, other than the Marconi Company, have applied for a licence to erect high-power wireless stations in this country; and in how many...
59. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that, although a contract for a telephone installation was signed by Mr. Williams, of 123, Burdett Road, E.3, on 2nd June, and connection...
62. asked the Postmaster-General when he hopes to give details of the cash-on-delivery scheme in respect of parcels post; and whether he contemplates increasing the permissible weight of parcels...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether the Cabinet Committee on Unemployment is ready to consider any views on the subject which may be submitted to it by responsible and representative public...
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that a letter was addressed by the County Councils' Association to the Secretary to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue on the 20th...
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is yet in a position to state what proportion of the public revenue was derived during the year 1922–23 from Scottish sources; and what...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the bonus or allowances of 3d. per gallon on each gallon of whisky exported from Scotland amounted to in the years 1913, 1914, 1921, and 1922,...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 52. asked the. Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the fact that the Prudential Assurance Company has not appealed against the recent decision of the...
54. asked the Financia. Secretary to the Treasury if Richborough Port has been again taken over by the Government; if any and, if so, what portion of the original price has been actually paid?
63. asked the Minister of Pensions the amount which has been saved by the withdrawal of the sickness grants to pensioned widows and children in special cases; and how much money was actually...
65. asked the Minister of Agriculture if it is his intention to in- troduce legislation to place all the other Dominions in the same position as Canada now is in regard to the importation of cattle?
66. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware of the urgent need of protection for farmers from the damage done by rabbits from adjoining woods and covers; and will he consider restoring...
67. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether during the War and Admiralty control of shipbuilding, in order to accelerate the building of ships, it was decided to defray 40 per cent. of the...
68. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, having regard to the fact that the total revenue of the Welsh Church Commissioners is insufficient to meet their expenditure and...
69. asked the Home Secretary whether the Factory Inspector's Report will be presented and circulated before the Home Office Vote is taken?
(by Private Notice) asked whether the Postmaster-General can yet say what steps the Government intend to take to carry out the Sutton judgment, and what steps they intend to take regarding other...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable local authorities to establish and maintain savings and housing banks, and for other purposes in connection therewith. I have...
"to enable local authorities to establish and maintain savings and housing banks, and for other purposes in connection therewith," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of...
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee B: Sir William Whitla; and had appointed in substitution: Mr....
That they have agreed to,
Read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Reported, with Amendments [Title amended], from the Local Legislation Committee; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
"to make provision for the employment and maintenance of men who served in the Navy, Army, or Air Force and who were disabled in the late war," presented by Lieut.-Colonel Sir RAYMOND GREENE; to...
As amended (in the Standing Committee) further considered.
(1) The County Court shall have power to amend a notice of intention to increase rent, whether served before or after the passing of this Act, by correcting any errors and supplying any omissions...
(1) Where part of a dwelling-house to which the principal Act applies is lawfully sub-let, and the part so sub-let is also a dwelling-house to which the principal Act applies then in addition to...
(1) Where the purchase of any furniture or other articles is required as a condition of 1269 the grant, renewal, or continuance of a tenancy or sub-tenancy of a dwelling-house to which the...
(2) For the purpose of the exercise of its jurisdiction under this Section, the Court may direct that the tenancy of the sitting tenant shall be treated as a subsisting tenancy notwithstanding...
(2) In addition to any questions that may be referred to a reference committee by the County Court under this Part of this Act, provision may be made by the Regulations for the reference to and...
The Lord Chancellor may make such Rules and give such directions as he thinks fit for the purpose of giving full effect to the provisions of this Part of this Act relative to legal proceedings.
(5) For the purposes of this Act the expression "repairs" means any repairs required for the purpose of keeping premises in good and tenantable repair, and any premises in such a state shall be...
This Act shall apply to Scotland subject to the following modifications: (a) The twenty-eighth day of May shall be substituted for the twenty-fourth 1316 day of June; the Scottish Board of Health...
Resolution reported, That it is expedient to authorise the remission of arrears of principal and interest due to the Public Works Loan Commissioners in respect of Eyemouth Harbour, in pursuance...
Order for Second Reading read.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Colonel Leslie Wilson.]
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