Thursday, 24 January 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
4. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been drawn to the sentence of a fine of £15 or, alternatively, 14 days' imprisonment passed on Joshua Townsend,...
37. asked the Minister of Health the number of houses under the 1924 Act built in agricultural parishes in each month since the Act came into operation?
42. asked the Minister of Health whether he will, if necessary, introduce legislation empowering or requiring borough councils in London, and local authorities generally, to determine tenancies...
43. asked the Minister of Health whether he has recently received any communication from certain insurance companies interested in the property of the Cadogan syndicate in Chelsea as to the...
44. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the case of a certain tenant in Med way Street, "Westminster, on the estate of the Doxford Estates Company, whose house...
49. asked the Minister of Health the number of London County Council houses at Becontree standing empty in January, 1926, July, 1928, and at the present time?
5. asked the Home Secretary whether, before the dissolution, he will seek the opinions of courts which exercise jurisdiction under the Adoption of Children Act, 1926, as to the existence of any...
7. asked the Home Secretary the original gravity of the beer brewed by the State management and sold in their districts as winter ale?
8. asked the Home Secretary whether the Committee on the Poisons and Pharmacy Acts has concluded its sittings; and, if so, when the Report is likely to be published?
9. asked the Home Secretary whether he can give the number of prosecutions under the Protection of Animals Act, 1914, for cruelty in connection with prolonged chaining of dogs, and the number of...
11. asked the President of the Board of Education if any of the Lord Mayor's relief fund has been, or will be, allocated to the Cleveland iron-stone miners, who have been out of work for seven...
17. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he can make any statement as to the progress of the organisations responsible for the relief of distress in the mining areas?
18. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, as an alternative to the lesser contributions to the Lord Mayor's fund in cash and kind being ignored, printed postcards of thanks can...
72. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what decisions have been arrived at with regard to the distribution in Scotland of the fund made available for the relief of the miners; if any...
12. asked the President of the Board of Education if his attention has been drawn to the advertisements in the official journal of the Association of Education Committees, Education, for 11th...
19. asked the President of the Board of Education whether his attention has been drawn to the offer to supply one-third of a pint of milk in a special bottle for one penny to schools within the...
13. asked the President of the Board of Education whether the Report of the Mental Deficiency Committee, which on the 9th. July last he informed the House he hoped would be available before the...
16. asked the President of the Board of Education, whether, in view of conflicting medical testimony on the advantage or necessity for the extraction of enlarged tonsils, he will recommend local...
28. asked the Minister of Health what steps are being taken to see that an adequate supply of radium is available, especially for the treatment of cancer, for the smaller hospitals and at a...
Mr. ROBINSON: 23. asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of sick or disablement benefit, whose benefit ceased on reaching the age of 65, though they were not qualified to...
27. asked the Minister of Health what is the estimated rate which the London County Council will be called upon to levy for Poor Law purposes during the first five years of the de-rating scheme;...
29. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that unemployed men whose benefit is stopped subject to appeal are being given test work by the guardians and relief on condition that they repay...
Mr. MALONE: 30. asked the Minister of Health what were the reasons for the letter written by his Department to the Northampton Board of Guardians calling attention to 14 men (13 single and one...
34. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that at a recent meeting of the York shire Joint Vagrancy Committee at Leeds it was resolved that keepers of bread stations for casuals be...
36. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1896, masters and matrons of workhouses and other officials are, on the death or disablement...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the large number of unemployed, he can see his way to have the question of the construction of the Lower Thames tunnel reconsidered with a view of...
75. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can state the present position as regards the proposal to construct a foot bridge across the Forth?
76. asked the Minister of Transport whether tenders have been invited for the new Lambeth Bridge; if so, will he state the name of the firm who have received the contract and the amount of the...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the increasing burden entailed upon highway authorities by the cost of maintenance of classified roads the Government...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether he proposes to allow time during the present Session of Parliament for the passing into law of the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Bill?
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the adverse effect on the British coal industry of the delivery of reparation coal under the provisions of the Versailles Treaty, he...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the terms of reference under which the committee of experts on reparations are to work; and, if no terms of reference have been laid down, what precisely...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the Customs examinations at Victoria Station are carried out on the open platform under circumstances which endanger the health...
Mr. MALONE: 56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any circular has been issued to civil servants asking for details of paid work and non-paid work done between 6 p.m. and 10...
57. The following question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of SIR H. BBITTAIN: To ask the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether it is proposed to take back British coins in...
58. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the Umpire has recently granted unemployment benefit to the Nine Mile Point Colliery workmen on the ground that the conditions sought to...
61. asked the Minister of Labour what action has been taken, if any, in the case of William Porter, who, following a term of imprisonment, found that his State insurance cards and books had been...
74. asked the hon. and gallant Member for Rye, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, whether he has received a complaint from the Tintern Parva and Chapel Hill parish councils that 32 men,...
62. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state, in percentage figures, the incidence of unemployment in the following industries for each half-year period commencing December, 1921, and...
60. The following question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of MR. DENNISON: To ask the Minister of Labour if his attention has been directed to the action of the Scottish manufactured...
64. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware of the still-continuing difficulties of merchants and contractors in obtaining coal for sale abroad and also coal for delivery when sold,...
66. asked the Secretary for Mines what was the average royalty charge per ton of coal raised last year in Scotland, England, and Wales, respectively?
67. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give any details of the evacuation of the women and children of the International Corps Diplomatic of Kabul in December last; whether he...
68. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give the number of air squadrons now kept in India; and whether any additional squadrons have been sent to India during the current...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has any information about the reported bombing of Indian troops by an aeroplane near the Afghan frontier?
69. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give the House any information as to the crisis in Iraq; in particular, whether the Iraq authorities wish to have the British Air...
73. asked the Postmaster-General whether it is the general Post Office practice to pay its servants double wages for work on Christmas Day; and, if so, why temporary (ex-service) postmen in...
77. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the quantities of steel ingots and castings and of pig iron produced in Great Britain during 1928 and each of the four previous years?
Mr. WARD LAW-MILNE: 78. asked the Secretary of State for War what proportion of the voluntary defence force in Shanghai, as at present existing, is furnished, respectively, by subjects of Great...
80. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the present position of affairs in Hankow, and particularly whether foreigners living and owning property there have any...
79. asked the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been drawn to the death of Arthur Leonard Ball, of Stratford, a research worker employed at Woolwich Arsenal; if inquiry has been...
81. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government attach importance to the establishment of a commission of verification and conciliation under present...
Can the Chancellor of the Exchequer tell us what business the Government propose to take next week?
"to regulate the sale and manufacture of reconstituted cream," presented by Mr. Everard; supported by Lieut.-Colonel Acland-Troyte, Brigadier-General Clifton Brown, Dr. Vernon Davies, Captain...
"to amend the law with respect to games and competitions at funfairs," presented by Mr. Groves; supported by Mr. Hayday, Mr. George Hirst, Mr. Potts, Mr. Grundy, Mr. Lansbury, Mr. Wall-head, and...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Chairmen's Panel: That they had appointed Major Sir Richard Barnett to act as Chairman of Standing Committee A (in respect of the Hairdressers' and...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had selected the following Ten Members to be the Panel to serve on Unopposed Bills Committees under Standing Order 105:...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee A: Captain Holt and had appointed in substitution:, Colonel...
Mr. William Nicholson further reported from the Committee; That they had discharged the following Member from the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills (added in respect of the Agricultural...
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 23rd January.]
The DEPUTY - CHAIRMAN: The Amendments in the name of the hon. and gallant Gentleman the Member for the University of Wales (Mr. Ernest Evans) are consequent on a proposal which has not been...
I beg to move, in page 58, line 1, to leave out the word "quinquennium," and to insert instead thereof the words "fixed grant period."
Mr. GREENWOOD: I beg to move, in page 59, line 13, to leave out from the word "district" in line 13 to the end of line 20 and to insert instead thereof the words, "the total losses on account of...
Amendments made:
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Commander Eyres Monsell.]
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