Wednesday, 14 May 1924
The Home met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Corporations (Bridge) Bill,
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway," presented by Mr. WILLIAM ADAMSON; and ordered...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal recently decided that the Hungarian Government was liable to British subjects for the...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in response to the request of his predecessor, reports have been received upon the existence of slave-owning and slave-trading in...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a British Consul has been appointed to Montenegro; if so, whether he will be requested to make an early report on the condition of the...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that a communication has been sent to M. Sabline, who is acting as secretary of the...
55. asked the Prime Minister what are the special expenses incurred in connection with the Anglo-Soviet Conference; how many temporary appointments have been made for the duration of the...
56. asked the Prime Minister whether the issue of grants by the Trade Facilities Act Advisory Committee in respect of trade negotiations with Russia is one of the subjects engaging the attention...
8. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is proposed to publish the official account of the battle of Jutland?
9. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if the stock of torpedoes numbering 8,507, valued by the Admiralty in 1921 at £14,500,000, is still maintained; and if the...
10. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if the amount of ammunition reported to the Geddes Committee as being equivalent to 20 years' consumption on the basis of the late War has...
11. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that election literature for a Labour candidate at the recent election of guardians for the Medway Union was printed at the...
12. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Admiralty printing works at Cricklewood, on which large sums of public money have been expended, is producing work solely for...
13. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in the reduction of 5½ per cent. in the pensions of naval officers, consideration has been given to the extra cost of rents,...
14. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that a fishing boat having been lost owing to striking in the dark the wreck of a block-ship in Weddel Sound, Scapa...
15. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is intended to hold an inquiry or Commission into the number and suitability of the existing Royal Dockyards and the uses to...
17. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of the low pay of officers in the Royal Navy as compared with comparative ranks in the other fighting services and of the...
18. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether a decision has been reached in regard to marriage allowance for officers in the Royal Navy?
20. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to tie Admiralty if the Committee set up to inquire into the treatment of retired naval officers will have power to call witnesses; how such witnesses will...
22. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that an award of the Naval General Service Medal with clasps for Iraq, 1919–20, and North-West Persia,...
23. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if, without detriment to naval wireless signalling, it is possible to curtail wireless exercises and the sending of wireless messages...
16. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the new naval plans of the United States of America in respect of warship construction this year; and whether he can give any details as to...
24. asked the Minister of Labour what is the entire number of skilled and unskilled workers employed in all the industries which enjoy the benefit of the McKenna Duties; and whether he will give...
25. asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the very large number of young men having no trade experience, he can state the number and character of trades which have an apprenticeship...
26. asked the Minister of Labour if an arrangement has been arrived at between himself and the Minister of Labour in France for 500 French citizens to come annually to England to learn the...
28 asked the Minister of Labour (1) if he is aware that three married miners living in the county of Durham were ordered to leave their wives and families and go to work in Nottingham, and...
32 asked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of persons employed on schemes sanctioned by the Unemployment Grants Committee on 21st January and 21st April, respectively, of this year; (2) the...
35. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is prepared to consider an amendment of the Unemployment Insurance Act under which no return of premiums is made to the widow of a man dying at the age...
36. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that his predecessor allowed payment of unemployment insurance to be made at cotton mills, for the convenience of the employés at such mills;...
37. asked the Minister of Labour the conditions that must be satisfied by a person who leaves his or her work voluntarily without just cause to entitle them to make a claim for unemployment...
41. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of young persons between the ages of 16 and 18 in England and Wales; the number of such young persons registered at the...
43. asked the Minister of Labour if he can give the figures for unemployment in Bradford in December last, about the date of the General Election, and those of the 28th April; and whether he can...
63. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of working hours lost through unemployment and under-employment in 1913, 1922 and 1923?
66. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that a man who refused to work overtime and was in consequence discharged from his employment was suspended from unemployment benefit for a period...
38. asked the Minister of Labour what are the total number of persons of all ages employed in all branches of the lace industry in Nottingham, together with the number unemployed or working short...
42. asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the resolution passed by the Drapers' Chamber of Trade, in which it is declared that trade boards have had a disastrous effect upon the...
44. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can make any further statement concerning the dispute in the building trade; and whether any building contracts have already been cancelled and...
43. asked tie Prime Minister whether he is aware that, from 1913 to 1920, a well-known London retail store paid dividends amounting to 1,633.3 per cent. on its capital, in addition to the...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether, now that the Reparation Commission have reported, he will consider calling a conference, which would include the United States of America, on inter-Allied...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether, in selecting the British delegation to the League of Nations Assembly, he intendeds to pursue the practice of his predecessors and include in the delegation...
51. asked the Prime Minister whether, seeing that at the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, held in March last, the President was requested to approach all States which had not yet...
52. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government have come to a decision with regard to airships; and if he is in a position to say when the aerodrome at Cardington is likely to be opened, and...
53. asked the Prime Minister if he can see his way to appoint a Committee of Inquiry into the question whether many domestic matters relating to England, Scotland and Wales, now dealt with by the...
58. asked the Prime Minister whether he will lay upon the Table of the House a copy of the recent Treaty signed between Germany and Turkey?
59. asked the Prime Minister whether the Tangier Agreement has been ratified by His Majesty's Government?
60. asked the Prime Minister whether it is intended to proceed with the pre-War Pensioners Bill; and, if so, when?
61. asked the Prime Minister if he is prepared to grant a day for the discussion of the Government of Scotland Bill?
64. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the low rate of wages paid in the bread-baking industry; and, in view of the fact that many employers desire to pay better wages, but are...
67. asked the Minister of Labour what was the reason for the abandonment of the scheme to train 50,000 ex-service men as dilutees in the skilled branches of the building trade; for how many of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement of the Government's policy in connection with airships?
I desire to raise a question of privilege. It will be within the recollection of yourself and of hon. Members that on a recent date the hon. Member for West Woolwich (Sir K. Wood) called...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prevent the payment out of public funds of moneys for experiments on living animals. The object of the Bill is to prevent the spending of...
"to prevent the payment out of public funds of moneys for experiments on living animals," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time To-morrow, and to be printed....
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to regulate the publication of reports in cases of indictable offences. The purpose of the Bill which I am seeking leave to introduce is to...
"to regulate the publication of reports in cases of indictable offences," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time Tomorrow, and to be printed. [Bill 130.]
Reported, without Amendment, from Standing Committee A.
"to promote temperance by conferring on the electors in prescribed areas control over the grant and renewal of licences; by amending the Law relating to clubs; and for other purposes incidental...
That they have agreed to—
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 71A.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 71A.
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again." I have rather a long argument to develop, and I do not wish to give part of it now, and the remainder on a...
I beg to move, That, in the opinion of this House, the conditions and wages of labour in India are so serious as to call for such changes in the Indian constitution as shall secure votes for and...
Ordered, "That the Committee of Privileges do consist of Ten Members."—[Mr. F. Hall.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. F. Hall.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
