Tuesday, 5 August 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
West Cheshire Water Bill,
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade to what cause he attributes the loss of £933,000 in the sales of assorted cotton cargoes during the period May, 1915, to 31st March, 1923, which...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the sudden increase in the price of bread, he will state the storxage capacity for wheat and flour in this country, and the amount of...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the case of Mr. E. Clark Revell, of Liverpool, whose claim for reparations amounting to £640 has been treated...
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the steamer "Lyntown" left Glasgow in January of this year with a cargo of spirits consigned to Hamburg, and that this cargo...
11. asked the President- of the Board of Trade what are the professions and trades of the members of the Committee of Inquiry upon British Trade?
Sir Arthur Balfour, K.B.E., J.P., Chairman and Managing Director of Arthur Balfour and Company, Limited, Capital and Dannemora Steel Works, Sheffield.
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the conditions under which cattle are shipped from the ports of Ireland to this country; and will he make representations to...
14. asked the President of the Board of Trade what notice was given by the Japanese Government of its intention to enforce the new luxury tariff; whether he is aware that many contracts for...
15. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the negotiations between the Army Council and the City Corporation for the purchase of the Deptford cattle market area have been concluded; and,...
16. asked the Secretary of State for War when the Committee which is inquiring into the effect on the staff concerned of Woolwich dockyard will present its final Report; and if the condition of...
18. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is now in a position to state what action is pro- posed to be taken as a result of his Report to His Majesty in reference to the appeal of...
20. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now state whether the War Office intends to accept the judgment of Mr. Justice Sankey and evacuate the Tanks Corps from Lulworth?
17. asked the Secretary of State for War what was the date on which separation allowance for Territorial soldiers was put on the same basis as that for Regular soldiers?
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will arrange for the publication in the Board of Trade Journal, or in any more convenient form, of the statistical returns made by electric...
27. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health the reason why the final instalments of the Dalkeith housing schemes are still unpaid; and, as it is four years since the contracts...
Duchess of ATHOLL: 21 and 22. asked the Secretary for Scotland (1) the number of unqualified teachers in the service of Scottish education authorities in the years 1913–14 and 1923–24...
23. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he has now taken steps to construct the necessary road to enable the children in the Board of Agriculture settlement at Orinsay, Island of Lewis, to...
24. asked the Secretary for Scotland what is the present position of the negotiations for the reopening of Lochboisdale pier, South Uist; whether the necessary repairs have been commenced; and,...
28. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health if he is aware that the Medical Research Council have now completed their inquiry into the cause of spirochætosis, or infective...
Duchess of ATHOLL: 25. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to draft by-laws drawn up by the County Council of Fife, under which it is proposed that no...
29. asked the Minister of Transport whether it is the intention of his Department to issue regulations similar to those in operation in Glasgow and elsewhere, whereby mechanically-propelled...
30. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is prepared to make a statement on the attitude of the Government towards the proposed scheme for the enlargement of the Birmingham-Worcester canal;...
31. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the danger to school children living at Loughton, near Bletchley, Bucks, in having to cross Watling Street on their...
33. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the school-leaving age having been raised during recent years to 14, he is prepared to make representations to the railway companies with a...
34. asked the Minister of Transport the total number of fatal road accidents which have occurred from 1913 to 1923 on the high road from Dalston Junction to Stamford Hill, from thence to the...
Mr. W. M. ADAMSON: 35. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the condition of the crown and approaches of railway bridges on main roads in South Staffordshire;...
36. asked the Minister of Transport when it is intended to proceed with the construction of the section of the North Circular Road to connect Essex and Middlesex; whether he is aware that a great...
38. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can state when the Great Western Road will be open to through traffic?
39. asked the Minister of Transport if he can now indicate which level crossings over the main arterial roads he proposes to deal with; when work will be commenced in each case; which level...
42. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has undertaken to remodel the regulations governing the Special Grants Committee; and whether he will state on what date the amended regulations will...
45. asked the Prime Minister if he intends to provide facilities for legislation in the autumn for the reduction of rents to the pre-war rates in the case of houses built previous to the war; and...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he will state the views of the Government as to the early passage of legislation to carry out the intentions of the Irish Treaty?
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will indicate on what basis his statement was made that it would cost the Exchequer £1,000,000 per annum to allow a rebate of one-half of the...
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to announce the date of publication of the Report of the Meston Committee on Exchequer Grants?
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any part of the expenses or cost of the entertainment of the Soviet delegation to this country has fallen upon the Exchequer; and, if so, what...
59. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the advisory committee, appointed under the Trade Facilities Act, have reached any decisions with regard to the proposals placed before...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the statement in this morning's Press that His Majesty's Government contemplated handing over to the Soviet...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Treasury is assisting the New Zealand Government in the development of the Arapuni power scheme; whether he is aware that, under the contract...
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the ether factory at Gretna, owned by the Government, has been disposed of for less than £20,000; whether he will state the...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the small number of loans under £10,000 that are guaranteed under tire Trade Facilities Act, he will consider the appointing of...
55 and 56. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many advances to farmers have been applied for under the Agricultural Credits Act, 1923, and the aggregate amount so applied for; (2)...
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can give the cost to the State of free railway travelling for Members of Parliament between Parliament and their constituencies up to 1st August,...
58. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that the 1825 Act dealing with the manufacture and sale of tobacco and cigars imposes a condition upon licensees that the name of...
Mr. EDMUND HARVEY: 62. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any record has been kept of the number of visits paid in recent years to prisons by His Majesty's Judges and by...
Captain BENN: 65. asked the Under Secretary of State for India whether he can furnish a list of Imperial civil officers appointed between the years 1896 and 1913 to permanent pensionable...
66. asked the Minister of Health whether he has received representations as to the refusal of certain boards of guardians to authorise non-resident relief; and whether he proposes to take any...
67. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the action of the West Ham Board of Guardians and the Walthamstow Urban District Council in making membership of a trade...
68. asked the Minister of Health whether a blind person, who is a collector with no trade or profession and is eligible for old age pension, and has paid insurance contributions, will be allowed...
69. asked the Minister of Health the indebtedness in the aggregate of all the Poor Law authorities of the country now and in 1913?
70 and 71. asked the Minister of Health (1) if he is aware that when a levy is imposed by an approved society on account of a deficiency in its administrative fund, any member failing to pay the...
72. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that complaints are made as to the way in which relief work is distributed in the Bristol area; and whether he will supply a statement showing...
73. asked the Minister of Labour whether steps are to be taken on loth August to bring about a strike in the electrical trade; and what action he is taking in the matter?
74. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has any further information with regard to the trade dispute at Messrs. Alfred Hickman's steel works at Bilston: and will he take steps to sea that...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has received further information from the American Charge d'Affaires in Mexico City relative to the murder of Mrs. Evans; whether he has...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he will take the necessary steps to secure the appointment of a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons or, alternatively, the appointment of a...
Will the Deputy-Leader of the House tell us what business he proposes to take to-day?
Arthur Wellesley Dean, esquire, County of Holland with Boston.
"to provide for the further relief of His Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects," presented by Mr. BLUNDELL; supported by Mr. Hope, Mr. Edward Wood, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Joseph Nall, Mr. Masterman,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the demolition of dwelling-houses, and for other purposes connected therewith. The provisions which are incorporated in this Bill...
"to prohibit the demolition of dwelling-houses, and for other purposes connected therewith," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give powers to the President of the Board of Trade to refuse the use of the word 'British' by Limited Liability Companies and to impose...
"to give powers to the President of the Board of Trade to refuse the use of the word British by limited liability companies and to impose limitations upon its use," presented accordingly, and...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the prevention of vexatious candidatures for local government authorities. I would not now have intruded on the time of the...
That they have agreed to—
Lords Reason for insisting on one of their Amendments to which this House hath disagreed to he considered Tomorrow, and to be printed. [Bill 245.]
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 248.]
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 250.]
Second Report from the Select Committee brought up, and read.
Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [4th August] "That the Bill be now read a Second time."
It will be remembered that in the early hours of this morning, on the adjournment of the Debate on the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, the subject under discussion was the position of the...
Mr. LLOYD GEORGE: I rise to put a few questions to the Prime Minister—I understand he will be in the House in a moment or two—in regard to the very important statement which he made...
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment.
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered; read the Third time, and passed, without Amendment.
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended, considered.
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 Oxford Gaslight and Coke Company,...
Resolved, That the Special Order made by the Electricity Commissioners under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1922, and confirmed by the Minister of Transport under the Electricity (Supply)...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Parkinson.]
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