Tuesday, 29 July 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Brighton Corporation Water Bill,
Copy ordered, "of a Statement of the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law Relief in England and Wales on the night of the 1st day of January, 1924 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No....
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the question of the provision of a safety device for ships' valuables has received the consideration of his Department; whether he is aware...
Mr. SYDNEY JONES: 9. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that since the Dover Admiralty (or outer) Harbour has been taken over by the Dover Harbour Board, refuge dues...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any information that the price of bread will be still further advanced in the near future?
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5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider introducing legislation to prevent a company registered under the Companies Act, all the directors and shareholders of which...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is prepared to give special consideration to the reparation claims of seamen which became belated owing to their continual absence on service...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can now make a statement with regard to the proposed agreement between the British Dyestuffs Corporation and the Interessen-Gemeinschaft; and if...
Lieut. - Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 10. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a request on behalf of workpeople employed in the glass trade to see a deputation to...
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can now state the composition and the terms of reference of the proposed Committee of Inquiry upon British Trade?
14. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is now in a position Lo state whether it is his intention to appoint a commission or committee to hold a public inquiry into the case of...
15. asked the Secretary of State for War how many officers serving on temporary commissions with the Regular Army have been demobilised since 31st March, 1924; and what is the total number of...
16. asked the Secretary of State for War what reductions in the establishment of companies at Sandhurst has been necessitated by the shortage of cadets; and what steps the Government propose to...
20. asked the Secretary of State for War what are the qualifications which entitle officers of the Royal Army Service Corps to draw corps pay; and whether officers who have passed the technical...
21. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the claim of Mr. David Griffiths, Llwyndewi, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, for payment in respect of a mare hired out...
23. asked the Secretary of State for War what was the nature of the assistance, if any, afforded for their defence to the 32 soldiers under 21 years of age upon whom the death penalty was...
24. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that of the present 268 moil employed in the ordnance workshops at Chilwell 31 are under notice of dismissal for the 30th, and that...
25. asked the Secretary of State for War what are the War Office intentions with regard to the land they hold at Lulworth Cove?
26. asked the Secretary for Scotland what is the total amount of the 12 loans which his Department has approved of under the recent scheme for assisting Scottish fishermen?
27. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether his negotiations with a view to securing a settlement of the difficulties in Clydebank have been continued; and whether any progress has been made?
28. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether, seeing that the losses incurred on the seed-testing station amounted to £5,910 on the 31st March, 1923, he will say whether any further loss was...
29. asked the Secretary for Scotland the aggregate losses upon the small-holding colonies in Scotland in respect of estate management and farm management, respectively, as on the 31st March,...
31. asked the Secretary for Scotland the rural areas in Scotland which will be entitled to the subsidy of £12 10s. under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Bill as amended on Report?
(1) Scotland, excluding Highlands and Islands.
32. asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been called to complaints that coke is being sold in unsatisfactory condition, and the suggestion that all coke should be sold by...
33. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can now promise any Government grants to rural district councils for the improvement and maintenance of their ordinary third-class roads, seeing...
34. asked the Minister of Transport when the decision of the Railway Rates Tribunal will be given relative to charges for conveyance of workmen?
35. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has been able to do anything towards preventing or delaying the threatened closing down of the Springhead Locomotive Works at Hull, with the...
36. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the congestion and delay on the underground railways when heavy rainstorms make it impracticable for the tops of...
37. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has taken any steps to inquire into the possibility of doing away with level-crossings across our main arterial roads and substituting bridges for...
38. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has taken or intends to take any steps to inquire into the slippery nature of the new road surfaces now being laid on the main arterial roads of the...
66. asked the Home Secretary if he is prepared to take action to ensure that chars-a-bane, passenger-carrying lorries, etc., shall be subjected to similar police inspection as Metropolitan stage...
40. asked the Postmaster-General how many new land lines have been laid through the West Country in the last year to carry increasing overseas telegraphic business from Penzance to London?
43. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that his predecessor promised on 17th April, 1923, to convey a representation to the Pacific Cable Board as to the desirability of linking our...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether, in response to the friendly representations of the United States Government, he proposes to take steps to put a stop to the sending from the United Kingdom...
59. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that the Ouse Drainage Board have issued demand notes for the second Ouse drainage rate for the period July, 1922, to March, 1924; and will he...
61. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will estimate for the years 1913 and 1923, respectively, the acreage of arable land and the acreage under grass in Great Britain, and the numbers,...
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give the total money received from the sale of property at Gretna; and whether any of the works plant has been sold?
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the sale to foreign nationals, and consequent loss to this country, of certain of our national art treasures; and...
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the inconvenience and delay caused to passengers travelling from Paris to London by the Dieppe-Newhaven route through the London...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the great number of Income Tax forms distributed to persons who are ineligible to pay Income Tax; and whether anything can be done to...
56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the purpose of the Government's Amendment of Rule 8 of No. V Rules in Schedule A is to entitle landowners to recover Income Tax on...
53. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will request the trustees of the Sir John Soane Museum, in Lincoln's Inn Fields, to allow a suitable committee from the Board of...
63. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he can make any statement on the findings of the inquiry recently held in the matter of the pensions of those retired naval officers who...
68. asked the President of the Board of Education what local juvenile associations will be eligible for the proposed grant of £20,000; to what purpose the money is to be devoted; whether it...
Mr. SIMON: 69. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of his statement that, he would like to see 40 per cent. of free places in secondary schools, he will ensure that in...
72. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government has despatched any remonstrance to an Arabian Government upon the practice of slave trading and/or slave...
65. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to give the names of the members of the Departmental Committee who will inquire into the subject of assault on...
Sir F. HALL: 67. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the open letter addressed by the Communist party in Great Britain to soldiers and sailors containing...
70. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arrangements have been come to with regard to the precedence of the High Commissioners of the Dominions and India?
Third Report from the Select Committee, with Minutes of Evidence, brought up, and read.
That they have agreed to,
[18th ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made, and question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £2,919,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £113,031, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
Order for consideration of Lords Amendments read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That Standing Order 243 be suspended, and that the Bill be now read the Third time."—[The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
Again considered in Committee.
Postponed Proceeding resumed on Question, That a sum, not exceeding £113,031, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the, sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £863 413, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Parkinson.]
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