Monday, 30 June 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Great Western Railway (Dock Charges) Bill [Lords],
Address for "Return of the Budget of the Governor-General of India in Council for 1924–25."—[Mr. Richards.]
1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he is aware that it is the intention of the Swaraj party that now controls the Legislative Council of the Central Provinces to introduce a Bill...
2. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will consider the amendment of the present composition of the Legislative Councils, which is limited to the few English-speaking members...
3. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the reason why Professor Gidwani is still kept in prison, although the sentence of imprisonment has been cancelled by the Government of India?
4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the total amount expended out of Indian revenue during 1918–21 for military expenditure in Iraq?
5. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he has any information as to unrest in the educational centres in Amritsar as a result of the dismissal of Professor Chatterji, of Khalsa...
6. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India when the Secretary of State intends to carry into effect the recommendations arrived at in the Lee Commission Report?
8. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether all liquor shops in Calcutta have been removed from those wards of the city in which the principal colleges and schools are situated; and,...
Mr. C. WILSON: 9. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether there is in India any equivalent, and, if so, what, to the Dangerous Drugs Act; whether, if there is no such Act, in view of...
13. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the total expenditure retrenched in the transferred and reserved Departments, respectively, in the different provinces in India?
14. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether His Majesty's Government contemplates the taking of any steps to improve within a reasonable period the pay, prospects, and general...
51. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the site of the new Government airship station has yet been selected; and, if so, where it will be located?
52. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India how many ships at present constitute the fleet of the Royal Indian Marine; how many officers and men are borne on the books; what is the present...
17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the security of the bondholders under the Decree of Muharrem?
18. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the consent of the Irish Free State has been received for the ratification of the Treaty of Lausanne; if not, what is the stated...
Mr. EDMUND HARVEY: 21. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state how many German political prisoners and persons not yet tried, but under detention for similar...
Sir F. HALL: 30. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any proposal has been made to the French Government that the condition that the period of occupation by Allied troops of...
47. asked the Prime Minister how long it is proposed to maintain the Ambassadors' Conference; and whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government that questions dealt with by it shall, as...
19. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is in a position to make a statement to the House on the progress of the Conference with the delegates from the Russian Soviet...
Mr. SANDEMAN: 38. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government propose to comply with the request of the Soviet delegation for the repeal of Article X of the trade agreement of 1921?
20. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government has yet opened negotiations with the Egyptian Government regarding the independence of the Sudan as an...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: 22. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the statement made by M. Karakhan, the Soviet envoy in China, promising...
24. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when he hopes to make his statement on the attitude of the Government towards the draft treaty of mutual assistance to be discussed by the...
25. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when Mr. Cummins is expected to arrive in this country; and whether he has any information as to what has happened in the case of Mrs. Evans?
27. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made by the British administrator of Hungarian property in his negotiations with the Hungarian clearing office about...
29. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the Report submitted by Miss Yeppe to the League of Nations, in which it is stated that in the region...
31. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government will now provide facilities for the Summer Time Bill?
32. asked the Prime Minister whether, following the example of other countries, His Majesty's Government proposes to give financial assistance in support of a national opera?
32. asked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to set up a Royal Commission to inquire into the differences between the cost of producing articles of consumption and the price at which those...
34. asked the Prime Minister whether he will give an assurance that existing workable wireless plant in this country shall not be handed over to foreign private companies?
36. asked the Prime Minister if the Reparation Committee agreed to the salving of the German warships at Scapa Flow; what price the warships were sold for; and who receives the proceeds?
37. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the important proposal that some arrangement might be made with the Dominions to have the Dominion export of foodstuffs...
46. asked the Prime Minister if he can give any indication as to the date it is proposed to adjourn the House for the autumn recess?
49. asked the Prime Minister for what reasons a Government publicity officer has been appointed to act under the instructions of the chief Government whip; what the duties of this officer will...
53. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the Government has prepared any schemes for emigration to the Colonies; and, if so, when they will be presented to this House?
54. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that complaint is made in the Report of the Bagdad Assembly of the number of British officials employed in Iraq, the salaries...
59. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there has been any fighting or other disorder in Iraq since the present Government took office; whether His Majesty's Forces have been...
55. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the trawler "Lady Luck," owned by Messrs. Chapman and Lanfear, of Ramsgate, was recently boarded by an Irish Free State...
Lieut.-Colonel T. WILLIAMS: 56. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the amount of the grant-in-aid, if any, payable under present arrangements, during the current financial...
60. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether in the appointment of the Permanent Economic Committee for the Empire, he will consider the inclusion of representatives from the Crown...
62. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how and in what terms he is conveying to the various Dominions concerned the decision of Parliament with respect to the Imperial Preference...
63. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Kenya Legislative Council authorised the negotiation of the loan of £3,500,000 floated in this country for the benefit of that...
65. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, when considering the serious Report which he has received from Mr. Palmer upon the situation of the Takoradi harbour, he will take into...
66. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the suggested alienation of 63,000 acres of land in Kenya Colony is land which is at present occupied by the Masai tribes: to whom is it...
67. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether reports have been received from the Federated Malay States of a system similar to that of the Mui Tsai of Hong Kong; whether his...
68. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is yet in a position to announce the names of the members of the African Commission?
70. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give an assurance that legislation on the lines of the Contagious Diseases Acts will not be reintroduced into Singapore, and that the...
71. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the recent holding of public meetings in Kenya and Tanganyika territory with the object of pressing the Home Government to...
73. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what amount of credit has been applied for and granted during the last six months under the export credits scheme; and what...
74. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he will make further inquiries with regard to the number of accidents requiring hospital treatment which have...
77. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will issue orders for a change in methods in connection with the sale of houses on the Abbotsmead estate at Barrow over the heads of the...
78. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in view of the fact that he is unable to increase the number of free seats in the Royal Parks this year, and that no reduction in charge for...
82. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will issue a Return, arranged by industries, showing the number of bonus share distributions made by companies registered in Great Britain...
83. asked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been called to the case of Mr. H. Q. Penrose, 14, Admiralty Street, Devonport, whose total service counting towards pension is 13...
85. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the reason why ex-registered boy clerks in the Contract and Purchase Department are allowed to sit for the Admiralty Departmental...
87. asked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Mr. A. E. Dent, of North Cave, Yorkshire, who has been called upon to resign his position as Justice of the...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Home Affairs whether he can make any statement concerning the smuggling of a large number of machine guns from London to Russia; whether he...
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal if there is any change in the order of business for to-morrow, and at the same time, how late he proposes to keep the House sitting to-night?
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House in order to discuss a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, "the threat of the Lord Chancellor to remove the name of A. E....
That they have agreed to,
reported from the Chairmen's Panel; That they had appointed Sir Cyril Cobb to act as Chairman of Standing Committee C (in respect of the Arbitration Clauses (Ptotocol) Bill [Lords]); Mr. Turton...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page 2, line 6, at end, to add the words or twenty-five per cent. ad valorem, whichever may be the lesser. As will be seen from the Finance Bill, although the duty on tea per...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 4, line 37, to leave out from "1916" to the word "shall," in line 42. This Amendment is really one with another Amendment, which also appears in my name, and applies to the...
I am not calling the Amendment standing in the name of the hon. Member for Moseley (Mr. Hannon), to substitute the words "thirty-first day of July" for "first day of August," the discussion upon...
I beg to move, in page 5, line 39, at end, to insert the words together with fifty per cent. of eight-pence per gallon chargeable under The Finance Act, 1916, and Section five of The Finance Act,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 9, line 5, after the word "registered," to insert the words or, in the case of a licence charged with duty under the said paragraph (a), to the council of the county or...
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