Tuesday, 26 February 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills (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 the...
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is his intention to take the necessary steps to reinstitute the national census of production, suspended during the War period, and which...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the average fee received per application for patents in this country; and what proportion of patents are kept in force for the full term of 16...
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that gut imported into this country which is admittedly used for the purpose of stringing tennis racquets is not chargeable with...
15. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the cotton operatives in Holland have been out on strike for 12 weeks in resistance of a proposed reduction of 10 per cent. in...
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that on 14th November, 1923, the body of a British seaman, William Henry Dixey, a member of the crew of the Blue Star Line s.s. "Viking...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the captains and chief engineers of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's fleet of tankers are paid less than half the average wage of...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the appointment of a Royal Commission on the shipping industry, with particular reference to the financial position during...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the number of persons who have been assisted under the mercantile marine War Risks Compensation Scheme; what is the aggregate sum...
9. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total amount advanced to the British Dyestuffs Corporation both by way of capital contributions, by loans and grants, and otherwise; and what is...
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the virtual monopoly in banking exercised in the United Kingdom principally by the big five banks, concurrent with the complaint of...
27. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that 30 houses, the lease of which is held by the War Office, which no longer requires them, are, and have been, unoccupied for eight...
28. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Army Council, in deciding to exercise the option to purchase from the Corporation of the City of London the premises in Deptford formerly used...
30. asked the Secretary of State for War how many permanent commissions have been granted in the Royal Army Pay Corps and in the Corps of Military Accountants during the year ending 31st...
32. asked the Secretary of State for War how many cases of, and deaths from, small-pox occurred in the various commands of the British and Indian Armies during the years 1921 and 1922?
33. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the transfer of the Senior Officers' School from Woking to Sheerness is to be permanent?
36. asked the Secretary of State for War if he will consider the appointment of a chartered accountant as a permament member of the Army Council in order to advise the Council on financial matters?
37. asked the Secretary of State for War how much money has been proved to have been lost to the public during the three years ending 31st December, 1923, by reason of misappropriation of Army funds?
39. asked the Secretary of State for War if he will explain the circumstances under which paragraph 11 of the National Reserve Regulations, published in 1913, was cancelled by an Army Order...
40. asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that F. Kay, late sergeant, No. 4,334,364, 1st Battalion East Yorks Regiment, was discharged with tuberculosis after 10 years' service,...
42. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether his attention has been called to the existing rates payable to the keeper of a licensed victualling house for the billeting of...
44. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether a soldier who had served in the Regular Army for a period slightly less than 21 years and subsequently suffered a reduction in the full...
29. asked the Secretary of State for War if the proposed deputy financial assistant to the Permanent Under-Secretary of State is a chartered or incorporated accountant; if not, what his...
67. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intends to put into practice in the Civil Service the principle of equal pay for equal work; whether he is aware that temporary civil servants...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will take steps to expedite the payment of compensation for damage arising out of enemy action in October, 1915, in the case of claimants...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade what were the total exports in 1922 and 1923 of fabric gloves, manufactures other than piece goods, and motor chassis, respectively, to all foreign...
25. asked the President of of the Board of Trade how many ex-service men it is proposed to place under warning notice in his Department; whether full consideration will be given to the special...
48. asked the Prime Minister if he is now able to make a statement in reference to the pensions of ranker officers?
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that a non-service technical officer who was summarily dismissed from the Air Ministry for the alleged disclosure of confidential...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that grave dissatisfaction has been caused by the recent promotion of non-service officials in the Valuation Office of the Board of Inland...
71. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will undertake that in the case of temporary ex-service civil servants who, on becoming redundant in one Department, are transferred to another,...
41. asked the Under-Secretary of State for War what is the authority for the statement which appears in the official Medical History of the War, volume 2, chapter xvi, page 441, that, in the...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether the Secretary of State for Air, in stating that Macedonia is mainly Bulgarian, and should receive autonomy, was correctly expressing the views of His...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to extend the terms of reference of the promised Royal Commission on National Health Insurance to cover the whole field of a general social...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of interest of the British debt due to the United States has been paid in gold; how much in bills representing goods, exported either to the...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Report of the Treasury Committee proposed to be appointed to consider and report on the National Debt will be available for the information of the...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider, in the case of appeals before the special commissioners of Income Tax, whether some allowance may be made by the Crown to a...
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any more satisfactory method of motor taxation has been brought to his notice than that at present in vogue; and, if so, whether he will agree to...
56. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the desire of the Admiralty to abolish Pembroke dockyard is now of some years' standing; whether he is aware that the Geddes...
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any advances of money or grants of credit for agricultural purposes have been made under the Agricultural Credits Act, 1923; and, if any, will he...
59. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is in a position to state what proportion of the public revenue was derived during the year 1922–23 from Scottish sources; and what...
79. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that in Glasgow during June, 1922, 13,750 children were classified as necessitous and were being supplied with meals by the local education...
80. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that many of the classes in Scottish schools have over 60 pupils on the roll; what steps he intends to take to reduce these classes; and...
81. asked the Secretary for Scotland what action, if any, he proposes to take in respect of the Farm Servants' Holiday (Scotland) Bill and a 48-hours' week for Scottish agricultural workers?
82. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he proposes to reintroduce the Bill to amend the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, and the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918, which received its Second Reading...
84. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that the staff of the Ancient Monuments Commission for Scotland is placed in an inferior position in regard to salary and guarantee of...
DUCHESS of ATHOLL: 85. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce at an early date a Bill providing for a superannuation scheme for Scottish...
87. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that education authorities and parish councils throughout Scotland desire the repeal of Section 37 of the Poor Law (Scotland) Act, 1845; and...
88. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he proposes to consider the recommendation of the Trawling Committee that a scheme of pension or superannuation for the marine staff of the Scottish...
89. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he will now consider the application of the inhabitants of the district between Badachro (Gairloch) and Diabaig (Torridon) for a road between Diabaig...
90. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he has received from Scottish education authorities protests against Circular 60, dated 8th December, 1923; and whether it is his intention to adhere...
60. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of prosecutions and convictions that have taken place in connection with attempts to evade the payment of the Entertainments Duty during each...
63. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government hold any of the Austrian loan of 1923?
64. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any information indicating that Germany has advanced credits to China?
66. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many ex-Ministers, other than ex-Lord Chancellors, are now in receipt of any pension from public funds; who are at present in receipt of the four...
70. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Board of Inland Revenue has circularised every bank in Great Britain and Northern Ireland requesting them to make the necessary deductions...
72. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the terms on which the Government interests in the Hoffman Manufacturing Company were acquired and subsequently sold, and the amount of the loss...
73. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, since the German Government has refused to refund to German booksellers the extra percentage levied on German books of science and...
78. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consider the guarantee of a sum of £200,000 in order to operate a contributory scheme of pensions to widows of naval...
Captain BENN: (by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether, as stated in the "Times" to-day, an official intimation has been made to the Portsmouth Dockyards that one of the five new...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Railways Regulation Acts, 1840 to 1893, and for other purposes relating thereto. This is a small Bill which met the fate of many...
"to amend the Railways Regulation Acts, 1840 to 1893, and for other purposes relating thereto," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to...
I should like to draw your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that, despite the speeding-up of the answers to questions, we are left with half the Scottish question unanswered. These questions...
May I ask permission, by the indulgence of the House, to make a "personal statement? On Friday last week my attention was called to a question which had been placed on the Paper for answer to-day...
On this day fortnight, to call attention to the position of the Fishing Industry, and to move a Resolution.—(Mr. Rentoul.)
On this day fortnight, to call attention to the Times and Sittings of this House, and to move a Resolution.—(Mr. J. Guest.)
On this day fortnight, to call attention to Parliamentary Control of Foreign Affairs, and to move a Resolution.—(Mr. F. Gould.)
On this day fortnight, to call attention to Leasehold Enfranchisement, and to move a Resolution.—(Mr. Dunn.)
I beg to move, That the Notice of Motion relating to the Poplar Order have precedence at this day's Sitting over the other Notices of Motions and Orders of the Day. This Motion is placed on the...
"to amend the Law relating to Separation and Maintenance Orders," presented by Sir ROBERT NEWMAN; to be read a Second time to-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 50.]
Mr. RENDALL reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had selected the following Twelve Members to be the Chairmen's Panel, and to serve as Chairmen of the Six Standing Committees...
Mr. RENDALL reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had selected the following Ten Members to be the Panel to serve on Unopposed Bill Committees under Standing Order 105: Mr. Banton,...
Mr. RENDALL reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had nominated the following Members to serve on Standing Committee A: Sir William Allen, Duchess of Atholl, Mr. Ayles, Captain...
I beg to move, That this House regards the action of the Minister of Health in cancelling the Poplar Order, and in remitting any surcharge that might be made under it, as calculated to encourage...
Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under Section 10 of the Gas Regulation Act, 1920, on the application of the Accrington District Gas and Water...
The Speaker has, in pursuance of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House, nominated
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. F. Hall.]
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