Monday, 14 July 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Bill,
1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will give an undertaking that the work of decoration in New Delhi will be given to Indian artists and craftsmen?
2. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what are the conditions of recruitment, rates of pay, hours of labour, and welfare conditions of the identured labourers employed in the tea...
3. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been drawn to the misrepresentations and hatred of the Government displayed by the Akali propaganda published in the...
4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India, whether the Secretary of State for India has now received copies of the evidence given in the recent trials for sedition at Cawnpore; and, if so,...
11. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any legislation is contemplated by the Government of India for legalising trade unions, and to enable such bodies to be protected from...
12. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the system of impressed labour for Government work, either civil or military, still continues; and, if so, whether ho will lay upon the...
13. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any action has been taken on the resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly calling for the unrestricted admission of Indians to the...
45. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India in which of the Provincial Legislative Councils resolutions have been passed permitting the use of public wells, schools, etc., by the backward...
15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the number of Egyptian troops stationed in the Sudan; whether the Egyptian Government is continuing to employ these troops in the...
16. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what views have been expressed by the leading men and others of the inhabitants of the Sudan who have expressed views as to the future...
Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD BURY: 17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government have agreed to the establishment of Dominion passport offices in the United...
18. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information as to the fate of the silver plate that formed part of the property of His Majesty's Government at the British...
25. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement as to the Commercial Treaty signed at Teheran between the Russian and Persian Governments?
21. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received a communication from the Chinese Government protesting against the action of the commander of H.M.S. "Cockchafer" in...
23. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now obtained the information on the treatment of international questions by Parliament in European countries from His Majesty's...
24. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Municipality of Constantinople has again seized the revenues from the Galata Bridge tolls, which form the security for the...
Mr. EDMUND HARVEY: 26. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will take steps at an early date to bring before the appropriate committee of the League of Nations the position...
40. asked the Prime Minister whether he proposes to lay before Parliament before the Recess the instructions to he given to the British representatives at the autumn meeting of the Assembly of...
27. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will request the Brazilian Government to give the reason for the default, since 1920, on its contractual obligations towards the...
28. asked the Prime Minister if he has ascertained whether the Departmental Committee at present inquiring into the question of State printing propose to investigate the facts recently disclosed...
31. asked the Prime Minister whether, during the discussion in Paris, any suggestion was made that the principal proceedings of the Inter-Allied Conference should, like those of the Council of...
Mr. PALMER: 34. asked the Prime Minister if the Government are prepared to give facilities for the Blind Persons Bill?
36. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government have consented to the establishment by, the Irish Free State of passport offices in any foreign country; if so, whether all persons entering...
37. asked the Prime Minister when it is proposed to take the Financial Resolution on the guarantee of the Irish Free State land stock; and whether he will give an assurance that the matter will...
47. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that compensation decrees, given in October, 1921, by His Majesty's Judges for compensation for criminal injury to property...
39. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government proposes to take any action on the Report of the Joint Committee on. the Sittings of Parliament; and, if so, what?
42. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government intend to pass the Bill providing for a 48–hours week; whether any of the trades affected are, as a prior step, to be consulted as to its...
44. asked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to set up a commission, with powers to call for papers, and to take evidence on oath, to inquire into the circumstances in which it has been...
46. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether Messrs. Stewart and MacDonnell, the consulting engineers of the Gold Coast Government for Takoradi Harbour, will have an opportunity of...
48. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many deputies there are in the Iraq Constituent Assembly; how many of these deputies voted for the ratification of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty;...
60. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can give any information to the House regarding our military situation in Iraq; and has any evacuation yet taken place during the last 12...
49. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in preparing the business for discussion at the Empire Economic Conference, he will take into consideration the fact that during the...
51 and 52. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether he can see his way to have a Return prepared showing the existing rates of pay and hours worked in all parts of the British...
53. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether land occupied by or reserved for Native tribes in Kenya is Crown land which the Government have the right to dispose of as they think fit...
Mr. W. M. ADAMSON: 56. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been taken by the Government of Kenya to encourage the production of native-grown crops on the reserves set...
63. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that by a recent judgment in Kenya Colony it has been decided that immigrant Somalis do not come under the local liquor laws...
55. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the numbers, respectively, of the white, Indian, and African members elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Guiana; and whether any...
57. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the extensive interests of Indians in East Africa, he proposes to appoint a representative Indian on the East African Committee?
58. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the Japanese Consul for Africa was refused hotel accommodation at Mombassa on the occasion of his tour in East Africa;...
59. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount of horse-power which is being developed on the River Jordan in Palestine; are oil engines still being used7/20/2007; and what is the...
61. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware of the desire expressed by the representatives of the Dominions and Colonies now in charge of the various sections at the British...
64. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Crown Colonies have, as a result of their participation in the British Empire Exhibition, recorded as yet any indication of positive...
66. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he will state the number of persons who have paid for admission to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley during the...
67. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas. Trade Department whether he is aware that dissatisfaction exists in Colonial circles in connection with the British Empire Exhibition, owing...
70. asked whether the Committee which has been promised with the object of inquiring into the wages paid at the British Empire Exhibition has been set up; and, if so, of whom it is composed, and...
73. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether, in view of the great Imperial and educational value of the British Empire pageant, he has considered the importance...
74. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what is the number of school children who, up to date, have visited the British Empire Exhibition; what is, approximately,...
65. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has received any report as to the plans outlined at the recent Communist Internationale in Moscow for the purpose of stirring up...
69. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware that difficulty is being experienced by British firms in getting licences to export woollen goods into...
75. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that Dr. Edith Leonard, of 69, Bedford Place, Southampton, is desirous of bringing back from Madeira, whither she went with the intention of...
76. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can state the number of acres in the United Kingdom under hops; the total estimated produce; the yield per acre; the average season price; and the...
77. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will state the total profit or loss on the Farm Settlement Accounts in England and Wales for 1923–24?
78. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he proposes to proceed to the eviction of Mr. George Frederick Beer and his wife and children from 13, Mercury Road, Eltham?
80 and 81. asked the Minister of Health (1) whether the populations of philanthropic institutions, such as national children's homes, situated in agricultural parishes will be reckoned as...
79. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been called to the unsatisfactory arrangements for the ventilation of the kitchen which serves the Members' dining room;...
Mr. EDMUND HARVEY: 84. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the action of the guardians of the West Ham Union in informing the officers in their service,...
86. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the delays on the telephone service on the Bridge-of-Allan, Glasgow route; and if, in view of the repeated complaints and protests which...
87. asked the Secretary for Scotland the total profit or loss on the farm settlement accounts in Scotland for 1923–24?
88. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the Britannic Assurance Company is issuing lapse notices to policy-holders during the dispute with their agents, in one instance...
89. asked the Minister of Labour whether careful notice is taken when making up the index figures of the cost of living by those responsible for compiling those figures; if he is aware that in...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any further information as a result of his inquiries re the Turkish Tribute Loans, and if his attention has been...
Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Telegraph (Money) Bill he exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
"to limit the hours of work in industrial undertakings," presented by Mr. SHAW; supported by Mr. Clynes, Mr. Secretary Henderson, Mr. Attorney-General, and Miss Bondfield; to be read a Second...
That they have agreed to,—
[16TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £92,594, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
Question again proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £92,594, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £640,178, be granted to His Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray she Charge which will come in course of payment...
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
Ordered, 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 Pinner Gas Company, Limited, which...
Read a Second time, and committed to a Standing Committee.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn"—[Mr. Parkinson.]
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