Tuesday, 29 January 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will furnish a return for each of the three years, to the last convenient date, of the number of public and/or limited liability companies that...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the inaccuracy of a certain type of petrol pump; whether he is taking any steps to remedy this state of...
45 and 48. asked the Prime Minister (1), what reply has been made to the request of the iron and steel trades to the Government to set up a committee to inquire into the position of these trades;...
56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether his attention has been called to the importation from Poland of large quantities of butter containing from 10 to 35 per cent. of...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total sum paid by the Exchequer to date on behalf of British nationals in settlement of pre-War debts owing to German and other enemy nationals?
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether there is any restriction on the use of
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade the tonnage of British shipping for 1913, 1920 and 1928, and the proportion of coal-fired, oil-fired and motor-driven vessels in each year?
19. asked the Secretary for Mines the trading loss in the coal industry in the years 1927 and 1928, and the profit in the years 1923, 1924 and 1925?
15. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the numbers of men employed underground and on the surface, respectively, in 1913, 1920 and 1928, with the output for each year?
18. asked the Secretary for Mines whether there has been any reduction in the amount of mining royalties levied per ton of coal since the termination of the dispute in 1926; and whether he can...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total quantity of coal delivered by Germany as reparations to France, Belgium and Italy for the quarter ending December, 1928, and the...
8. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the adverse position of British Service officers in comparison with British officers of the Indian Army in the...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Board of Agriculture has given, or approved, a grant for the proper repair and fencing of a road which serves the...
14. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the recent depredations of trawlers on the North Coasts of Caithness and Sunderland; and whether this...
16. asked the Secretary for Mines if he is aware that since the freight relief on coal for export has been granted there has been practically no reduction in the price of coal on the North-East...
21. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has received representations from the Traders' Coordinating Committee on Dock Charges, which committee claims to represent the great producing...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received pro- tests against the Local Government (Scotland) Bill from any of the local elected bodies in Scotland; and from how many?
65. asked the Minister of Health whether he will make inquiry into the case of the Tees Valley Water Board; and, in view of the assistance to industry provided by this board and of the fact that...
23. asked the Minister of Transport whether, seeing that the work is already partially carried out, he will provide the necessary funds to complete the by-pass road at West Auckland, in Durham,...
24. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that motor road accidents have increased by 500 per cent. in the last 10 years; that the primary cause of these accidents is neglect to...
26. asked the Minister of Transport whether by now he has given serious consideration to the danger of wire hawsers being stretched across a main road for the purpose of hauling timber; and...
27. asked the Minister of Transport what is the position with regard to the projected bridge over the River Tees at Middlesbrough?
30. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has received any representations as to the desirability of a tunnel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland?
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he is now prepared to consider the project of a Clyde and Forth canal; and whether he is prepared to summon a conference of representatives of local...
25. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the series of gas explosions and burst water mains in London recently, he will cause an inquiry to be instituted as to the effect of modern...
29. asked the Minister of Transport if representations have been made to him by the local authorities in the Tyneside area regarding the high charges made by private electricity supply companies...
31. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the inhabitants of Thames Ditton have had their telephone service transferred from the Kingston to the Emberbrook Exchange at a reduced...
Mr. LESTRANGE MALONE: 28. asked the Minister of Transport, if his Department is aware of the progress made in Germany in the development of telephone communication between railway trains and the...
32. asked the Post master-General at what estimated monetary value his Department stands from the point of view of purchase price of his entire service?
Mr. MALONE: 33. asked the Post master-General whether his Department has at any time suggested to the British Broadcasting Corporation that facilities for experimental transmissions should be...
35. asked the Minister of Pensions whether it has been the practice of his Department to furnish appellants to the Pensions Appeal Tribunal with information in regard to the precise disabilities...
Commander WILLIAMS: 36. asked the Minister of Agriculture if the marketing branch of his Department is devoted only to the marketing of agricultural produce or to the marketing of fish as well?
38. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that certain common land called Wolstanton Marsh is to be reduced in area by the making of a road; whether he has received a petition...
39. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the present position of the Government with regard to proposals for the introduction of conscription into the military services of Iraq?
40. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can give any statement or figures as to the operation of the measure for conscription of Europeans in the military services of Kenya?
41. asked the Minister of Health whether he will intro duce legislation to amend the Housing Act, 1925, so as to place the onus of obtaining a certificate that a house is in proper sanitary...
42. asked the Minister of Health the result of the Prime Minister's appeal for a sum of £32,000 required for the purchase from the London County Council of the Pulford Street site in...
43. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the use of foreign tiles to roof Liverpool Corporation houses built by direct labour; whether any subsidy was granted in...
64. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the fact that an overwhelming proportion of advertisements of rooms to let in London specify no children taken; and...
66. asked the Minister of Health whether as the last Census Return gave the number of persons living in overcrowded conditions of over two to a room in Hampstead as more than 5,000, he will state...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the benefit to barley cultivation in this country from the production of all-English beer and whiskey; and...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the inauguration of penny postage in Canada and to the increase in the letter mails to Britain as the result;...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that at the issue of Victory Bonds in 1919 it was stated that these bonds would be accepted at their face value by the...
57. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the Income Tax authorities will be prohibited from referring to the new assessments now being made under the Rating and Valuation Act,...
58. The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr.MALONE: To ask the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether negotiations have taken place between His Majesty's...
62. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what precautions are taken, and the nature of the supervision exercised, to secure that printing contracts placed by His Majesty's Stationery...
Mr. THOMAS: May I ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury what business will be taken on Friday?
"to consolidate the enactments relating to solicitors," presented by Sir William Bull; supported by Mr. Withers, Mr. Morris, Mr. Eye, and Mr. Short; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and...
"to amend the Blasphemy Laws," presented by Mr. Lansbury; supported by Mr. Snell, Mr. Thurtle, Dr. Salter, Mr. Dunnico, Mr. Scurr, and Mr. Wallhead; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday next,...
"to amend the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act, 1921, presented by Colonel Clifton Brown; supported by Lieut.-Colonel Sir Godfrey Dalrymple-White, Sir Harry Brittain, Viscountess Astor,...
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 25th January.]
I beg to move, in page 68, line 10, after the word "efficiency," to insert the words "or adequacy." I hope the right hon. Gentleman will accept this Amendment. Under this Clause the Minister has...
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I beg to move, in page 73, line 32, to leave out the word "council," and to insert instead thereof the word "councils." I am moving this Amendment to enable the Government to give us an...
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Mr. CHAMBERLAIN: I beg to move, in page 78, line 24, at the end, to add the words: In the application of this Section to the County of London references to an urban district shall be construed...
I beg to move, in page 79, line 33, at the end, to insert the words: Provided also that in any case in which, during the 12 months ending on the 31st day of March, 1930, a district council has...
I beg to move, in page 81, to leave cut from the word "day" in line 13, to the word "take" in line 14. This Clause provides that, where a rural district is in the possession of a quarry for the...
I beg to move, in page 82, to leave out from the word "who" in line 3, to the word "an" in line 4, and to insert instead thereof the word "is." This Amendment is designed to rectify what would be...
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Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [14th December],"That the Bill be now read the Third time."
Resolved, "That this House doth now adjourn."—[Commander Eyres Monsell]
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