Wednesday, 20 February 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Ministry of Health Provisional Order (Merthyr Tydfil Water Charges) Bill.
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any reply is being made to the statement of the Afghan Ambassador at Constantinople criticising the British flights over Afghanistan?
11 Mr. L'ESTRANGE MALONE: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether each successive step in the execution of British policy in Afghanistan is being determined by the Imperial...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, besides His Majesty's Legation, the legation of any other Power has not been withdrawn from Kabul; whether King Amanullah has invited...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of British passports at present in existence issued either by the British Foreign Office in England or by consular representatives...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any representations from the British Consul-General as to the complaints and recommendations made by the British...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the pledge which the Hupeh Government gave that no further change would be made in the administration of the former...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when he expects that the new commercial treaty with China will be ratified?
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information regarding the negotiations now proceeding between the Russian Government and the Government of the United States...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government now proposes to call a new conference on naval armaments; and whether the invitation will include any...
16. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many claims have been received since the revision of the rules and principles relating to the assessment of attributability of tuberculosis; in how...
17. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the present-day cost, approximately, of a British 10,000-ton cruiser of the "A" type and an 8,000-ton cruiser of the "B" type?
20. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any changes are contemplated in the organisation and duties of the wages and expense accounts sections of His Majesty's Dockyard, Portsmouth;...
21. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that naval ratings who are ordered to purchase articles of uniform by the clothing officer have their leave stopped until the article...
22. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will consider granting the same scale of retired pay to lieutenant-commanders of the supplementary list as those granted to...
18. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is in possession of any details regarding the proposed new 10,000 ton German armoured vessels; and can he give their proposed armament, speed,...
24. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that men frequently find that, by going to seek for work directly they hear of a prospect, they cannot attend at the Employment Exchange to...
26. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the pressure of work and the amount of overtime being worked by the clerical and supervising staffs of the Employment Exchanges due to the...
32. asked the Minister of Labour the extent to which unemployment now obtains in the industries associated with the production of handkerchiefs, household linen goods, cotton piece goods, and in...
Mrs. DALTON: 33. asked the Minister of Labour the number of lads at present in training at the juvenile training centre in Bishop Auckland; and what proportion this number bears to the total...
Mrs. DALTON: 34. asked the Minister of Labour whether records are kept by his Department with regard to the transference of men from mining areas showing how long each man start in his first job...
25. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that Leaflet No. U.1. 591, issued to persons claiming unemployment benefit, states that they are refused for not having the 30-stamps...
36. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons in Glasgow now signing at the various Exchanges and receiving benefit, and the number signing who are not receiving any benefit?
40. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that miners from the Ashton-in-Makerfield and St. Helens district are being struck off unemployment benefit because they refuse to accept...
41. asked the Minister of Labour whether, if a married man is selected for training at one of the Ministry's training centres, his wife receives unemployment benefit during his training?
50. asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the authorities which have submitted schemes, and received approval of such schemes under the circular of 9th November, 1928, for dealing with...
Mr. BECKETT: 51. asked the Minister of Labour why he issued permits to land in England to a music-hall troupe known as the Coney Island Freaks; and whether, considering the widespread...
52. asked the Minister of Labour whether money advanced for removal expenses of an unemployed man, his wife, children and furniture from a mining area to London is repayable, and under what...
53. asked the Minister of Labour to the latest available date the deficiency in the Unemployment Insurance Fund; whether the deficiency is increasing weekly; and whether during any recent weeks...
54. asked the Minister of Labour how many additional workers are in employment this year to the latest available date as compared with last year and 1924; and of those how many are in productive...
31. asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of men actually employed in the iron and steel trades of Great Britain and France in
56. asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed signing the register at the following Employment Exchanges in Derbyshire on 28th January last, Eckington, Clay Cross, Clown, Bolsover,...
38. asked the Minister of Labour what information is available regarding the wages and standard of life of the industrial workers of Rumania?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether, in order to bring about a reduction both in the size and cost of the Cabinet, he will consider a combination of more than one portfolio by individual Ministers?
46. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government to proceed with the Savings Banks Bill during the present Parliament?
47. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to a statement made by the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs of the Union of South Africa that the South African Government will...
48. asked the Prime Minister, in view of the increased burden of rates thrown upon the voluntary hospitals by the Rating and Valua- tion Act, 1925, whether the Government will introduce a Bill...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware of the statements in the White Paper (Cmd. 3204) to the effect that the Government proposes to subsidise the National Flying Services, Limited,...
57. asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the provision in the 1929 estimates for the French air force and for French civil aviation?
58. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether groundsmen have been appointed at all the aerodromes of the Royal Air Force, and, in cases where they have been appointed, whether they do similar...
"to grant complete or partial relief from rates in the case of certain hereditaments used for the purpose of hospitals, infirmaries, dispensaries, convalescent homes, nursing homes, sanatoria,...
"to make provision for the better drainage of a certain area drained by the Rivers Don, Went, Torne, Aire, Ouse, and Trent; and for purposes connected therewith," presented by Mr. Guinness; to be...
Estimates presented for the year 1929 [by Command]; Referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed.
Report in respect of Sheffield Gas (Consolidation) Bill [Lords] (pending in the Lords) brought up, and read;
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Chairmen's Panel: That they had appointed Sir Robert Sanders to act as Chairman of Standing Committee A (in respect of the Reconstituted Cream Bill)....
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 8th February.]
I beg to move, in page 29, line 4, to leave out the word "Board," and to insert instead thereof the words "Department of Health."
Mr. W. ADAMSON: I beg to move, in page 29, line 32, to leave out the words "or sanitary inspector." Unless this Amendment is accepted serious consequences may arise in a number of what are...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 2, after the word "repealed," to insert the words: as from the date on which the Minister of Labour shall certify that the number of unemployed insured persons...
It will perhaps be for the convenience of the Committee, as the first Amendment is to move out Sub-section (1) and to insert other words in its place, if Sub-section (1) be formally moved out...
I beg to move, in page 31, line 30, after the word "purposes," to insert the words: other than the purposes of a brewery, distillery, or tobacco manufactory. I do not propose to argue this...
Question, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill," put, and negatived.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Commander Tires Monsell.]
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