Wednesday, 8 October 1924
The House met—after the Adjournment on Thursday, 2nd October—at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made in regard to the negotiations on the frontiers of Iraq and the future of Mosul?
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has recently received any reports dealing with the internal condition of Montenegro; and whether he considers that any steps can be...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that the Covenant of the League of Nations enjoins the registration of all treaties with the Secretariat of the League of...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether, pending the issue of the promised White Paper, he will now inform the House what, if any, commitments have been offered or suggested with regard to the use...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the total cost of the Anglo-Russian Conference, including the cost of the Allied diplomats at the Conference?
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has received any information to the effect that persons visiting the British Legation in Moscow are interfered with, and in many cases...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the amount of the gold belonging to the former Russian Imperial or Provincial Governments and handed over to the Government of His Britannic...
13. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, before proceeding with the arrangements for the proposed loan to Russia, he will consider the advisability of endeavouring to obtain...
51. asked the Prime Minister when the authority of the Union of Soviet Socialist, Republics over the independent Republics of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia was recognised by His Majesty's...
53. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received a resolution passed at the conference at Brighton on 22nd May last in favour of a treaty with Russia and a loan to be given to Russia; and...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has further considered the question raised concerning the treatment inflicted on certain British officials in the Egyptian State...
52. asked the Prime Minister whether he can give any information as regards the results of his conversations with Zaghloul Pasha; and whether the withdrawal of our troops in Egypt has been raised...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of the serious view taken by the cotton trade of the danger that cotton goods from Alsace may be given preferential terms...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is the view of His Majesty's Government that British troops should remain in Cologne until certain obligations have been discharged...
14. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he proposes to take any action to the effect that passports for British subjects once granted should be free from renewal within...
15. asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the necessity of preventing dismissals among workers employed in the Works Department at Routh, it is the intention of the Department...
16. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he can make any statement as to the marriage allowance to naval officers?
17. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what was the total cost of reconditioning, staffing and running expenses of the s.s. "Enchantress" for the purpose of the naval review; and...
19. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the excessively long hours worked by yardcraft men employed in Government dockyards, amounting at...
18. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware of the conditions under which some members of the staff at No. 1, Whitehall, have to work in the repositories in the...
42. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the strong objections on the part of his staff to the use of the basement of the Ministry for office purposes; whether he is aware that...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 21. asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of unemployed in the motor trade at the present time and for the corresponding period last year?
25. asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to certain hardships connected with the administration of unemployment insurance; if he is aware that, in the case of a...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 28. asked the Minister of Health whether, seeing that Parliament has decided that local authorities are to be free to buy housing materials in the cheapest market, the Government...
24. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give to the House any information as to the results reached at the Conference recently held at Berne between certain Ministers of Labour on the...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 27. asked the Minister of Health the number of houses at present under construction under the various State-assisted schemes and the number under construction in January last?
29. asked the Minister of Health what steps he has taken to secure the fulfilment of his treaty with labour for an increase in the number of apprentices in the skilled building trades; whether he...
37. asked the Minister of Health whether he will issue a synopsis of Housing Act Circular, No. 520, which explains local responsibility in the advertisement columns of newspapers and through...
30. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the strongly expressed opinion of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health that the public has taken dangerous advantage of the...
31. asked the Minister of Health whether he can state the amount of the surcharges of the district auditor on the members and ex-members of the Poplar Council for 1922–23 on account of the...
33. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the disadvantages arising from the general use of white flour and the condemnation passed upon it by the Medical Research Council, he is...
34. asked the Minister of Health how soon he proposes to carry into effect the recommendation of the Cobb Committee appointed by his Department, namely, that Section 79 of the Lunacy Act be...
39. asked the Minister of Health if he is in a position to make any communication regarding his negotiations with associations of local authorities and other interests concerned in the draft...
40. asked the Minister of Health from how many boards of guardians he has received communications urging the desirability of amending Section 1 (1) of the Poor Law Act, 1899, by substituting 21...
43. asked the Attorney-General the number of magistrates for the county of Berkshire other than borough magistrates; how many of them are women; why there has been failure to appoint any women to...
44. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been drawn to the dissatisfaction of Members at the want of harmony between the new emerald-green netting placed over the...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether the statements recently made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the public Press expressing his disagreement with certain material parts of the London...
47. asked the Prime Minister of the Government will give facilities for the further stages of the Catholic Relief Bill?
Mr. EDMUND HARVEY: 54. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will consider the advisability of scheduling the Roman camps at Cawthorne, near Pickering, under the powers given him by...
55. asked the Secretary of State for War whether officers of the Army who proceed on duty in aeroplanes are treated, as regards compensation in case of mishap, similarly to officers of the Royal...
57. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the brigade of Regular British Infantry now quartered in Northern Ireland is provided with the normal complement of artillery appropriate to such...
59. asked the Secretary of State for War why instructions have been given by him that all engagements of military bands for public or private functions must be submitted to the Musicians' Union...
60. asked the Secretary of State for War whether it is proposed to close the military road from Rye to Winchelsea to heavy motor traffic; whether he is aware that this road is the main arterial...
I rise to ask the indulgence of the House to make an explanation of a word that I wrongly used in replying to a question put to me on the 30th of last month. The hon. Member for West Woolwich...
I beg to move, That the conduct of His Majesty's Government in relation to the institution and subsequent withdrawal of criminal proceedings against the editor of the 'Workers' Weekly' is...
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