Tuesday, 23 November 1926
The House met of a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
I desire to present a petition signed by residents in the Wood Green, Hammersmith and Lewisham districts, praying that this House will pass a Bill withdrawing the sanction of the law to the...
Perth Corporation Water Order Confirmation Bill,
I would like, Mr. Speaker, to ask you a question as to privilege. Under the Emergency Powers Act, 1920, a Proclamation may be issued in Council declaring a state of emergency. The Act provides...
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade if the Irish lights service is to be taken over by the Irish Free State Government?
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade in how many cases trade associations in this country exercise a control over prices; and what commodities are affected by such Regulation?
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade the present-day cost of maintaining the Food Council?
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the attention of the Food Council has been called to the recent large decline in the wholesale prices of meat and to the failure of the...
Mr. SANDEMAN: 10. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Food Council intends to inquire into the price at which Irish cream is being sold in the North of England, in view of the...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the post-marking machines used in the Post Office are made in the United States of America; whether he can state if these...
Mr. WILLIAMS: 30. also asked the Postmaster-General whether the wireless news service transmitted to ships at sea from the Rugby wireless station is issued by the authority of his Department?
31. asked the Postmaster-General whether, as a result of his inquiries, it is yet possible to make an extension of the limit of £1 which can be withdrawn on demand from the Post Office...
32. asked the Postmaster-General if he will consider thumb-slotting the Telephone Directory with a view to providing an index owing to the bulky composition of this publication?
33. asked the Postmaster-General whether he will take steps to ensure that in future all motor lorries purchased for the use of his Department are of British manufacture?
34. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the last delivery of letters in the district of St. George, in the City of Bristol, is timed to be made at 2.15 p.m.; that the last...
35. asked the Postmaster-General if he can inform the House when the South African beam station will he completed and available for messages?
36. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is prepared to consider suggestions for making use of the obliterating postmark on letters addressed to foreign countries for the purpose of calling...
37. asked the Postmaster-General whether the opportunity which is to be afforded auxiliary sorters of performing full-time duties during the period of Christmas pressure will be upon the basis of...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has any statistics which show the extent to which the freights of British shipping companies have been increased since 1st May last; and whether...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give artificial silk prices per pound for good average "A" quality British and imported Continental yarns in June, 1925, before the...
12. asked the Secretary of State for War the number of lascars, and their percentage to the rest of the crew, on the troopship sailing from Southampton on 17th September; and how many foreigners...
13. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is now in a position to say when the obsolete American Peerless armoured car, still on the establishment of Yeomanry armoured car units, will...
14. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will either reform the Machine-gun Corps, if necessary, at the expense of existing units, or equip a certain number of existing battalions as...
16. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Private George Lawrie, No. 24578 King's Own Scottish Borderers, received a statement of accounts, dated 30th January, 1919, on...
17. asked the Secretary of State for 'War why permission was granted for a candidate in the recent municipal elections to enter the barracks at Pontefract; and is it with his approval that...
19. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether be has yet received the report of the arbiter for the sheep stock valuations at Erribof; and whether he will lay it and the minute of...
20. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that the Board of Agriculture took over some years ago the sheep stock on the farm of Armadale at a Martinmas valuation; whether any sum...
21. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that the administration of the Coal Emergency Directions, 1926, issued from his Department td the Poplar Borough Council has cost the council...
22. asked the Secretary for Mines if the Government will undertake to continue the prohibition of the export of coal for domestic use until such time as the home consumers are no longer limited...
25. asked the Secretary for Mines if, taking the pit-head price of coal at 50s., he can say how this charge is made up in detail, and give the corresponding detail is for the pit-head price of...
23. asked the Secretary for Mines how many tons of coal are at the present time lying idle in trucks waiting consignment instructions; and how many tons have been so lying for over one week?
26. asked the Minister of Transport the names of those local authorities who work their own quarries to produce the material for the repair and reconstruction of the roads under their control;...
27. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the inconvenience to the public and the danger to traffic of the clouds of steam and showers of sparks that frequently issue from steam...
28. asked the Minister of Transport if he can inform the House of the amount that has been spent on the creation of now roads during the past 12 months; what the additional mileage has been; and...
29. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in order to avoid the confusion and difficulties that now exist in ascertaining what the laws really are for mechanically propelled vehicles, he will...
39. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty which of His Majesty's ships afloat have the general messing system in force; whether a naval cookery officer is borne in each ship; and who...
41. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he proposes to take in view of the fact that the Soviet Government has instructed its banks not to accept Chervonetz notes from...
42. asked the Minister of Health what action has been taken by the Walsingham, Norfolk, Board of Guardians, following the visit of Inspector Bushell, to segregate children from mental defectives?
43. asked the Minister of Health whether the two cases of smallpox recently imported from Paris were vaccinated; how long these persons were receiving medical treatment in London before it was...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 44. asked the Prime Minister how soon the Government propose to introduce legislation providing for a system of block grants for rating purposes so as to afford some...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether the instructions to use force at Wanhsien were issued by the Admiralty or by the Foreign Office; and whether His Majesty's Minister at Peking was consulted?
46. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of licences and entry certificates in respect of premises issued to bookmakers in connection with the Betting Duty up to the latest date for...
Mr. T. THOMSON: 47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what economies he has effected in the administration of his Department during this year?
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make any provision for housing the remaining War Museum relics, in view of the report of the Imperial War Museum authorities as to...
At the end of Questions—
May I ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, in the event of the proceedings on the Merchandise Marks Bill being completed by to-morrow evening, what business it is intended to take on...
May I ask you, Sir, whether it is in order for an hon. Member of this House to threaten another? I asked a supplementary question, to which the hon. Member for Rotherhithe (Mr. B. Smith) took...
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee C.
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee C: Major Edmondson and Sir Sydney Henn; and had appointed in...
Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Amendment proposed [22nd November] on Consideration of the Bill, as amended (in the Standing Committee).
Which Amendment was: In page 4, line 6, at the end, to insert the words (5) This Section shall not apply to goods imported for the purpose of forming part of or for use with other manufactured...
The next Amendment I select is that in the name of the hon. Member for Cardigan (Mr. Morris)—in page 6, line 19, at the beginning, to insert the word "wilfully."
Amendment made: In page 8, line 23, leave out the words "an offence against," and insert instead thereof the words the offence of having acted in contravention of or failing to comply with the...
I beg to move, in page 9, line 4, to leave out the word "twenty," and t3 insert instead thereof the word "forty." I hope that the new spirit prevailing on the Front Government Bench will be...
I beg to move, to leave out Sub-section (1). This is an important Amendment from the point of view of the local authorities. This is a Bill which will be as unpopular as it is impracticable, and...
I beg to move, in pave 11, to leave out lines 5 to 12, inclusive. This is a matter of great importance. Here is a definition of His Majesty's Dominions—
I beg to move, in page 13, line 35, at the end, to insert the words (8) This Act shall come into operation on the first day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven. I think that was has...
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session making further provision with respect to the University of London, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of...
Resolved,
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