Wednesday, 13 February 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Order [30th January] that the Methodist Church Union Bill be committed and Order [12th February] that the Methodist Church Union (Scotland) Bill be committed read and discharged; Bills committed...
Read a Second time, and committed.
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Griffith John College, the London Missionary Society's centre near Hankow, has been occupied by Chinese military...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made by the committee appointed by the Economic Organisation of the League of Nations to inquire into the coal question?
Mr. L'ESTRANGE MALONE: 14. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any communication from the Secretary-General of the League of Nations regarding the request...
5. asked the Secretary of State, for Foreign Affairs whether any application has been made to the British Government by the Soviet Government of Russia to allow Mr. Leon Trotsky to visit Great...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the detention of the hon. Member for Bridgeton and his friends by the Belgian authorities at Ostend has been reported to him; and if he has...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a reply has yet been received from the Portuguese Government to the representations made by His Majesty's Ambassador at Lisbon for a...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any communications have taken place between the French Government and His Majesty's Government with regard to the Dead Sea concessions;...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the forthcoming discussions at Geneva on minorities, he will inquire of His Majesty's Minister at Bukarest as to the number...
10. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government will consult Washington before supporting the admission of the new Papal State to the League of Nations and...
Mr. MALONE: 13. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received a report from His Majesty's representative at Belgrade on the degree to which the Government of Yugoslavia...
15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements are now in operation with each of the Dominions for keeping the Dominions Governments informed with regard to foreign...
16. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the total number of persons who have been evacuated by Royal Air Force aeroplanes from Kabul; and whether he can give the nationality of these...
17. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has now received a report from the Devonport dockyard officials who recently went to Valparaiso to inspect the Chilean battleship "Almirante...
18. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, when His Majesty's Ship "Hood" re-commissions after her prospective refit, it is intended to man her with a Portsmouth crew; and whether he is...
19. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it is proposed to lay down new vessels in next year's programme early in the year or late, in view of the late ordering and laying down of...
24. asked the Minister of Labour whether all leading London daily newspapers are now on the King's Roll?
25. asked the Minister of Labour whether in the new buildings for Springburn Employment Exchange provision has been made for lean-to shelters over entrances?
28. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has inquired into the cases of two fitters who were required by the manager of the Derby Employment Exchange to provide medical certificates as to the...
29. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the iron foundry labourers at Kirkintillock have been for the last three weeks awaiting payment of unemployment benefit; and if he will...
32. asked the Minister of Labour bow the percentage of unemployment is arrived at for the borough of Poplar; and whether it will be possible to apply the same method of arriving at the figures...
33. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons now being given employment from mining areas under the new scheme for providing employment with the local authorities; and what...
Commander OLIVER LOCKERLAMPSON: 36. asked the Minister of Labour the amount of money spent under all heads upon unemployment during each year since 1919; and the average number of persons...
39. asked the Minister of Labour the totals of insured men on the books of the Enfield and Tottenham Employment Exchanges on 1st January of this year or the nearest available date; what were the...
41. asked the Minister of Labour whether his Department is responsible for the apartments occupied by caretakers of Employment Exchanges being kept fit for habitation?
43. asked the Minister of Labour the number of people in London insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts in the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, respectively; and the number of...
44. asked the Minister of Labour if he can give information regarding the Asiatic Labour Conference now being arranged by the International Labour Office; when and where it will meet; and what...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider instituting a special tax on mineral royalties, the proceeds to be devoted to the miners' relief fund?
54. asked the Attorney-General if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the employers at the Nine Mile Point Colliery, owned by the Ocean Coal Company, offered terms to their...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received a telegram from Buckie informing him that on the 6th and 7th of January last, the herring drifters, with nearly 1,000 crans of herring, were...
48. asked the Prime Minister whether there has been an inquiry into the question of extending credit facilities to the fishing industry; if any report of such inquiry is available; and what...
52. asked the Secretary of State for Air if his attention has been drawn to the possibility of considerable damage to the fishing interests of the Bridlington fishermen by the dropping of live...
Major-General Sir NEWTON MOORE: 47. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has received a copy of the Report by the British Economic Commission, comprising Sir Arthur Duckham, Sir Hugo...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that many reforms in the organisation of industry, and particularly in the mining industry, such as amalgamations and the modernisation...
50. asked the Secretary of State for Air what steps are being taken to avoid the imminent monopoly of air transport and development throughout Africa by France and Belgium; and whether any...
51. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he cm now make a statement as to the names of the British competitors who will take part in the Schneider cup race; the names of the machines...
53. asked the Attorney-General whether, with regard to the composition of the advisory committees appointed for the nomination of suitable persons to serve as justices of the peace, any efforts...
55. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that there is a movement to instal automatic machines for the sale of aspirin; and whether his advisers are of opinion that such uncontrolled...
Sir NICHOLAS GRATTANDOYLE: 56. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the increased assessments under the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925, on provincial voluntary...
57. asked the Minister of Health whether it is his intention to consult with the borough treasurer of West Ham before he decides the rearrangement of the financial position of the borough and the...
"to amend certain provisions in Part II of the Housing Act, 1925, relating to improvement and reconstruction schemes," presented by Mr. Wells; supported by Mr. Savery, Mr. Ramsden, Mr. Burman,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law to permit competitions to be carried on in the newspapers for forecasting the results of football matches. The Bill which I...
"to amend the Law to permit competitions to be carried on in the newspapers for forecasting the results of football matches," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second...
As amended, further considered.
I beg to move, in page 25, line 36, to leave out the word "such," and to insert instead thereof the word "the." This Amendment is part of the principle raised in the next Amendment on the Paper...
I beg to move, in page 26, to leave out from the word "that" in line 11, to the word "as" in line 13. The object of my Amendment is, of course, in order to insert the words which appear...
I beg to move, in page 28, line 12, to leave out, the words "or added to an urban district." This Amendment relates to Sub-section (6), which provides that where a rural district is constituted...
I beg to move, in page 28, line 23, to leave out the words "according to the last census for the time being." The House will remember that when we were discussing this Bill in Committee, the...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 37, after the word "payments" to insert the words "(by quarterly instalments)." This is a matter which was raised on the Committee stage and is now, I understand,...
I beg to move, in page 32, line 18, after the word "of," to insert the words "all or any of." This Clause apparently contemplates the delegation of the functions of maintenance and repair and...
I beg to move, in page 34, line 32, at the end to insert the words: (b) that the district council shall comply with any requirement of the county council as to the manner in which and the persons...
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN: I beg to move, in page 37, line 35, at the end, to insert the words: (4) This Section shall extend to the County of London.
I beg to move, in page 39, line 16, to leave out the words "first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine" and to insert instead thereof the words "last day of December, nineteen hundred...
I beg to move, to leave out the Clause. This Clause provides that this part of the Act shall not extend to the county of London, except Clause 38 in which the Minister has already included...
I beg to move, in page 40, to leave out lines 8 to 13. The effect of this Clause is to add to the powers of the county boroughs and county councils with regard to the modification of existing...
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Mr. CHAMBERLAIN: I beg to move, in page 51, line 31, at the end, to insert the words: and(b) the expression 'infectious disease' shall not include tuberculosis or venereal disease. This...
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Mr. CHAMBERLAIN: I beg to move, in page 56 to leave out from the word "land," in line 2, to the end of line 3, and to insert instead thereof the words: in the service of the occupier thereof and...
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The following Amendments stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. GUINNESS:
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I do not select the first Amendment, standing in the name of the hon. Member for Nelson and Colne (Mr. Greenwood)—to leave out the Clause—and the next two Amendments—in the name...
I do not select the first Amendment, standing in the name of the hon. Member for West Leicester (Mr. Pethick-Lawrence)—to leave out the Clause—and the Amendments in the names of the...
I beg to move, in page 75, line 38, after the word "period," to insert the words: after consultation with the county and county borough councils concerned or with the associations representing...
I beg to move, in page 76, to leave out from the word "just," in line 28, to the word "that," in line 30, and to insert instead thereof the words: "if, (a) he is satisfied, either upon...
Read a Second time, and committed.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Sir W. Cope.]
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