Wednesday, 6 March 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
"to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Minister of Health relating to Cardiff, Gateshead, Leeds, New-castle-upon-Tyne, and Uxbridge," presented by Mr. Chamberlain; read the First time; and...
The following Notice of Motion stood upon the Paper in the name of the Minister of Transport (Colonel ASHLEY):— That it be an Instruction to all Committees to which Bills containing...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that a Perso-German treaty of friendship, to which are appended a domiciliary agreement, and a trade, customs, and shipping...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether all British subjects have now been evacuated from Kabul; and can he give the total number of evacuations to date, stating the...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state, as regards European or Asiatic countries, respectively, the number of British subjects resident therein who are either...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to the protection hitherto afforded by the League of Nations to minorities protected by the Treaties with Poland, Rumania,...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that negotiations for the sale of Russian oil have been in progress between the Russia Naphtha Syndicate, a Soviet Government...
6. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what allowance is made to boys under training in His Majesty's Ship "Fishguard," stationed at Portsmouth, in the matter of their travelling expenses to...
7. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the standard displacement method of measuring war vessels is applicable to pre-War vessels; and whether, as this will have the result of...
8. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the successful efforts in America in raising promptly an obsolete submarine which was sunk for the purpose of an...
11. asked the Minister of Labour whether the officials of the Employment Exchange at Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, are acting in accordance with his instructions, or with the instructions of his...
12. asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the hardship inflicted on unemployed widowers who are deprived of dependant benefit where their daughters are acting as housekeepers, he will...
17. asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been drawn to the case of Mr. Thomas Ryan, 11, Forge Hammer Row, Cwmbran, near Newport, Mon., who has had his unemployment benefit stopped on...
18. asked the Minister of Labour if he has yet come to any decision as to the continuance or otherwise of what is known as the transition period; if so, what is the nature of his decision; and,...
20. asked the Minister of Labour if any cases have been brought to his notice of men having been discharged in certain districts and their places taken at reduced rates of pay by miners...
21. asked the Minister of Labour how many female unemployed persons there were in West Lothian at the last available date; and the number in receipt of benefit?
22. asked the Minister of Labour why the undertaking to enter resident domestic service in exchange for the expenditure of taxpayers' money in training schools for this purpose has been...
24. asked the Minister of Labour if he will state, before permits are granted to aliens to take up clerical employment in Britain, what steps are taken to ascertain whether the work could be...
16. asked the Minister of Labour the average number of persons registered as unemployed in 1928; whether these were the same individuals; and, if not, the number of separate individuals who...
19. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the wide variation in the hours and conditions of employment of persons engaged in the catering trades; that some observe fair conditions of...
23. asked the Minister of Labour the industries in which agreement has been arrived at for an annual holiday with pay; and the number of men and women who under such agreements are entitled to...
Viscount SAN DON: 26. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has entered into any arrangement or understanding with the American promoters of the scheme to lay down permanently anchored...
27. asked the Secretary of State for Air if he is yet in a position to state when the airship R100 will take the air?
28. asked the Secretary of State for Air how many of the proposed additional squadrons for home defence will be composed of bombing machines?
31. asked the Attorney-General upon whose recommendations the appointments to the reconstituted advisory committees will be made?
33. asked the Minister of Health whether he has seen a report of a recent meeting of the Tamworth Board of Guardians, in which it was stated that the number of casuals was nearly double and that...
35. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the number of abattoirs in some districts is considered by the local authorities to be excessive; and whether, with a view to more...
36. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that Regulation 6 of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations of 19th April, 1928, is framed in such a way as to deprive the chief officer of...
37. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he will give the latest figures showing the number of labour unions registered under the Indian Trade Union Act?
38. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the percentage of accuracy when the correct figures are ultimately known of the estimates as to imports and exports and the balances of...
39. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any information as to the prices of packing paper before and after safeguarding; and whether there has been any increase of price...
40. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department in what countries Government monopolies have been set up in petrol; and in what countries do the Governments control petrol prices or...
47. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total export and the value of coffee from Tanganyika; and what is the proportion of native-grown coffee for the year 1920 and for the...
49. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether any payment is made by the Empire Marketing Board to the owners of sites on which the Board's posters are displayed?
41. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any steps are to be taken to carry out the recommendations of the 1924 Committee, presided over by Lord Mackenzie, to inquire into the...
43. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date the national egg-mark for Scotland will come into operation?
44. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why certain inspectors of taxes have issued a circular to widows in receipt of the old age pension asking them if they pay Income Tax?
45. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the continuous overtime worked by the taxes branch of the Inland Revenue Department, it is proposed to make such addition to...
46. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of men assigned from the Southborough examination and its supplementary examination for non-pensionable employment?
48. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether His Majesty's Government has been requested to give and is giving support to the Prime Minister of Malta in connection with the dispute...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has been informed that Robert White, master of the steamship "Tritonia," and members of the crew, have been placed under arrest...
Will the Prime Minister be good enough to say what business it is proposed to take on Friday?
I beg to move: That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law with respect to the status of married women. This is a very simple Bill, and the principle has already received the...
"to amend the law with respect to the status of married women," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 69.]
Blackburn Corporation Bill.
That they have agreed to—
Estimate presented, of the further sum required to be voted for the Navy for the year ending 31st March, 1929 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed.
As amended, further considered.
I beg to move, in page 15, line 22, at the end, to insert the words: Provided that in the case where there is in force, as regards one of the burghs included in a united burgh, an order under...
I beg to move, in page 19, line 17, after the word "the," to insert the words "gross annual or other." This Amendment makes it clear that whatever valuation is referred to, whether it is the...
I beg to move, in page 20, line 26, to leave out the words "Save as otherwise provided," and to insert instead thereof the words Except where for the purpose of co-ordinating the services...
Lieut.-Colonel MOORE: I beg to move, in page 23, line 27, to leave out the word "may," and to insert instead thereof the word "shall." It is obvious from the wording of the Clause that it is the...
Amendment made:
Mr. BENN: I beg to move, to leave out the Clause. I do so, not because I desire to destroy the provisions as to audit in the Bill, but in order to draw attention to the very remarkable increase...
Amendment made:
Amendment made:
Owing to the operation of the Guillotine Resolution we had no opportunity of discussing this Clause during the Committee stage. There is some doubt as to whether this Clause is in order, and I...
I beg to move, in page 32, line 25, at the end, to insert the words: or shall affect the common good of a burgh or the revenue thereof or any existing power to borrow on the security of such...
I beg to move, in page 33, line 2, to leave out the words "or the Department of Health." The dropping out of the words "the Department of Health" is due to the fact that these loans would have...
I beg to move, in page 39, line 11, at the end, to insert the words: (9) Nothing in this Section or in any scheme shall diminish or otherwise affect the duty of the council to provide relief for...
The following Amendment stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. BARR:
I beg to move, in page 42, line 7, at the end, to insert the words: (2) Except with the sanction of the Department of Health no person shall, after the commencement of this Act, be appointed...
Amendment made:
I beg to move, in page 44, line 36, after the word "providing," to insert the words "police or other." I am moving this in order to get a statement from the Secretary of State. This is an...
I beg to move, in page 45, line 43, to leave out the word "three," and to insert instead thereof the word "four."
Amendment made:
Amendment made:
I beg to move, in page 56, line 37, to leave out the words "a sum equal to one-half such aggregate after deducting therefrom," and to insert instead thereof the words "such additional sum as...
Amendment made:
I beg to move, in page 58, line 34, after the word "education," to insert the words "or police." This is a drafting Amendment, so that the authority will be dealing not only with education but police.
Amendments made:
Amendments made:
I beg to move to leave out the Clause. I move this Amendment in order to see that fair play should be obtained. If the Clause had been clear as to what the Bill was to do, there would have been...
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. In regard to Clause 70, an Amendment was on the Order Paper which was never reached during the Committee stage. It has been on the Order Paper on the Report...
Amendments made:
Amendment made:
I beg to move, in page 27, line 31, after the word "incurred," to insert the words "and time necessarily lost from ordinary employment." It will be recollected that in Committee we had a very...
"(1) A person who has become an inmate of any Poor Law institution for the purpose of obtaining medical or surgical treatment shall not, so long as he continues to require such treatment, be...
"It shall be lawful for any county council or for the town council of a large burgh to incur expenditure in making contributions to the central council or committee of an organisation approved by...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Sir G. Hennessy.]
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