Tuesday, 12 March 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to inform the House when the Board of Trade investigation into the loss of the "Vestris" will be held; and whether he...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many awards were made to officers and men of the British Mercantile Marine by the British Government and Foreign Governments during 1928; and...
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any representations from the Robert Gordon's Colleges and the Aberdeen Steam Fishing Vessels Owners' Association relative to...
3 and 4. asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he can submit a statement showing the stocks of electrolytic or other copper in this country at the close of the year 1925 and last...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the appointment of a departmental committee to inquire into the tendency towards the creation of monopolies which is involved...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the exports of Russia in 1928, or the latest period of 12 months for which the figures are available, were consigned to the United...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of ex- service men discharged from the Enemy Debts Department during the last year who had been in the employ of the Department for seven...
44. asked the Minister of Labour the number of districts to which branch managers have been appointed but in which no Employment Exchange is established; what rates of wages are paid to such...
Mr. BECKETT: 51. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if the resignation of Mr. Beare, secretary of the Government Hospitality Committee, has been accepted; and whether he retains or...
9. asked the Secretary of State for War whether during the coming summer Territorial camps will be held in all areas as in past years and will not be interfered with by the expected General Election?
10. asked the Secretary of State for War, as representing the War Graves Commission, whether his attention has been called to the removal and destruction of the memorial erected by the family and...
13. asked the Secretary of State for War the respective duties, pay, and conditions of service of male and female viewers employed at the Royal Army Clothing Department?
14. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress is being made in Scotland in the improvement of labourers' cottages under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act; how many applications have...
40. asked the Minister of Health how many slum-clearance schemes have been approved since January, 1925; in what areas are they situated; what is the amount of expenditure involved: and what is...
16. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps it is proposed to take regarding the insurability under the National Health Insurance and Contributory Pensions Acts of share fishermen...
17. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that there is no polling station in the island of Colonsay, and that the electors, in order to exercise their franchise rights,...
20. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what number of new holdings and enlargements, respectively, were constituted in Scotland during the years 1927 and 1928; and what number of new...
21. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applicants have been settled on schemes of land settlement initiated since the present Government came into power; and how many of these...
18. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that serious complaint is being made by householders at Smailholm, Kelso, that burials are now taking place in a hitherto unused...
22. asked the Secretary for Mines, if he is aware that after due notice the steamship "Cydonia," of the Stag Line, arrived at Blyth on charter on the morning of 12th January to load 4,700 tons of...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the £80,000,000 of revenue estimated to be lost through the general strike and the coal stoppage includes the Government's subsidy of...
24. asked the Secretary for Mines approximately the present retail prices of petrol per gallon in this country and the leading European countries, and the amount of taxation in each case?
26. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the serious congestion of traffic in the London streets, he will consider making regulations that will prohibit horse-drawn vehicles using...
25. asked the Minister of Transport what was the estimated number of men for whom it was proposed to find employment in the making of the Forth and Clyde ship canal in the scheme which his...
43. asked the Minister of Labour the number registered in Redruth as unemployed during the last two months and the labour transferred to Redruth from depressed areas during the same period?
54. asked the Minister of Labour the number of claimants to unemployment benefit who would be unable to satisfy the condition requiring payment of 30 contributions in the previous two years, if...
27. asked the Postmaster-General whether he has any statistics that will show the number of portable wireless receiving sets in use in Great Britain; and will he give particulars?
31. asked the Postmaster-General whether it is proposed to introduce any pictorial subjects of national interest in any forthcoming stamp designs?
33. asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the substantial profits being made, it is contemplated to make a further reduction in the charges for beam wireless telegraphic communications?
29. asked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been drawn to the differentiation in parcel postal rates in force between England and the United States of America as compared with...
34. asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the fact that there is no representative from South Carnarvonshire on the North-West Wales war pensions committee, he will consider the...
11. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Captain A. E. Cooper, M.C., 11th service batalion, the West Yorkshire Regiment, has had his pension re-assessed on the basis of...
35. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the, fact that the question of the nationality of British women married to alien; has been postponed pending the...
36. asked the President of the Board of Education the total amount allocated to the West Riding divisional committee for relief of distress in mining areas from the Lord Mayor's Fund up to the...
38. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government savings bank of Jamaica is patronised to a reasonable extent; and whether it is a financial success?
41. asked the Minister of Health whether there are any reciprocal arrangements as to the payment of pensions under the Pensions Act of 1925 with any of the Dominion Governments of the Empire?
Dr. VERNON DAVIES: 42. asked the Minister of Health if any other form of tuberculosis, except tuberculosis of the lungs, will be regarded as an infectious disease under the Local Government Bill?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether the Draft Convention for the Creation of Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery passed by the International Labour Conference in June last is to be submitted to...
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that interest paid by a trustee to beneficiaries and calculated day by day is not allowed by the Inland Revenue authorities as...
Mr. L'ESTRANGE MALONE: 48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider the making of a grant to the Medical Research Council or any other body for the purposes of research...
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what payments have been received in interest and dividend on the Government shares in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company since the formation of the company?
39. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the number of families and individuals who have applied since January, 1928, for assisted passages to Canada and Australia; how many of these...
Motion made, and Question put, That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15, the Report of the Army Supplementary Estimate, 1928, may be considered this day before Eleven of the clock,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to declare the Law with respect to the issue of process by justices for compelling the attendance of witnesses in bastardy proceedings....
"to declare the Law with respect to the issue of process by justices for compelling the attendance of witnesses in bastardy proceedings," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend Section thirty-two of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1923. The object of the Bill is to correct what amounts to a drafting...
"to amend section thirty-two of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1923," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 73.]
Resolution reported from the Select Committee:
Reported, with Amendments, from the Local Legislation Committee (Section B); Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Reported, with Amendments, from the Select Committee; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
[3RD ALLOTTED DAY.]
"1. That a number of Air Forces, not exceeding 32,000, all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom at home and abroad, exclusive of those serving in India (other than Aden),...
Resolutions reported,
"1. That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 150,500, all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom at home and abroad, excluding His Majesty's Indian Possessions (other than...
"7. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £116,000, be granted to His Majesty to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending the 31st day of March, 1929,...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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