Wednesday, 13 March 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
South Suburban Gas Bill,
Resolved, That it is expedient that the Southern Railway (Air Transport) Bill, the Great Western Railway (Air Transport) Bill, the London and North Eastern Railway (Air Transport) Bill, the...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the present position in China?
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the obligation to evacuate foreign troops from Coblenz in 1930, whether any date has yet been fixed, or negotiations entered upon...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the British Government has made any agreements with any foreign country since 1918, for mutual defence or other purposes, of which...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his Department has received any notifications through the State Department at Washington of the occurrence in which Mr. J. W. Reid, a...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has had any further communication from the French Ambassador with regard to the Dead Sea concessions; whether any reply has been...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any considered reply has yet been made to the Soviet Government's protest against the raid on the Arcos building and for the damage...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the net sum of money out of the Egyptian indemnity of £500,000 that was handed over to the Government of the Sudan; what...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there is any record of proposals by the individual American states, who are in default in the repayment of loans raised in this country...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any special facilities are being afforded by the Government to the British delegation to Russia which is being organised by the...
61. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can give the House any information with regard to the situation of the German-South African Commercial Treaty; and when the...
10. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now give the result of the representations he has made to the Colombian Government on the subject of the arrest of the captain...
11. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what ships of His Majesty's Navy are at present on duty in the prevention and suppression of slave-trading in the Red Sea; what degree of activity...
12. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can now make a statement regarding the recent visit of the Devonport dockyard officials to Valparaiso to inspect the Chilean battleship...
14. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of industrial employés in the service of the Admiralty and the number of those workers who are entitled to at least one...
13. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he will state the number of pensioner clerks employed by the Admiralty, and the number of women clerks employed in the cash department...
33. asked the Minister of Labour the number of inspectors in the Trade Board Department, also the number of visits made in 1928?
Mr. BECKETT: 38. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether premises used as Consulates are chosen and paid for by his Department directly or whether an allowance is paid for...
39. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what are the various grades of Consular representatives whom this country maintains in foreign cities and towns; what is their total...
15. asked the Minister of Labour the number of prosecutions instituted by his Department for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date against employers for failing to stamp the...
16. asked the Minister of Labour how many persons were unemployed in the building trade in England and Wales at the last available date; and how the figures compare with that date a year ago?
17. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction among the unemployed signing at the Tipton Employment Exchange owing to the frequent existence of queues; and will he...
18. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that unemployed single men in the depressed areas are in great distress, being ineligible for unemployment relief, disqualified for parish...
19. asked the Minister of Labour, before permits are granted to aliens to take up clerical employment in Britain, whether the employer is required to state the wage or salary he is prepared to pay?
21. asked the Minister of Labour whether, with a view to removing obstacles to Empire settlement, he has under consideration schemes whereby migrants insured in this country under the...
22. asked the Minister of Labour whether any complaints have been received by his Department that, owing to the transference of miners from distressed areas, persons have been unable to secure...
23. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the total loss in working days through unemployment since the 8th November, 1920, and the loss through industrial disputes in the same period?
27. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to state the nature and volume of evidence which convinced the authorities at the Stratford Employment Exchange that the late Mr....
29. asked the Minister of Labour what number of local workers and of men from other districts, respectively, have been found employment by the Slough Employment Exchange since the 1st January;...
31. asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the growing indebtedness of the unemployment insurance fund to the Exchequer, it is proposed to increase the Government contribution to the...
32. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has received any complaint that the practice of signing on at Employment Exchanges in the morning results in many unemployed losing the chance of...
30. asked the Minister of Labour how many Trade Boards have been set up since 1924; and whether any new ones are contemplated?
35. asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state what was the expenditure of the United States on Army and Navy Air Forces for 1928–29; and what is the amount submitted for...
36. asked the Secretary of State for Air the approximate number of commercial, military, and naval aircraft, respectively, possessed by the United States of America, Germany, France, Italy,...
40. asked the Minister of Health the amount of the poor rate levied for the West Ham Poor Law Union area for the half-year ending September, 1929; whether there is any increase in the assessments...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he will give facilities for the passing into law during the present Session of Parliament of the Shops (Hours of Employment) Bill; or whether His Majesty's...
46. asked the Prime Minister if the oil companies have yet submitted a statement to the Government giving reasons for the recent increase of 2¼d. per gallon in the price of petrol; and, if...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that boys under 16 years of age are employed in hairdressers' shops for 70 hours per week, he will grant facilities for the Report and...
50. asked the Secretary for Mines how many accidents, fatal and non-fatal, have occurred at the Kinneil Colliery in the past three months; and how often his inspectors have visited the colliery...
Viscountess ASTOR: 53. asked the Home Secretary whether uniformed policewomen employed temporarily in plain clothes receive the same daily allowances as uniformed policemen similarly employed?
Viscountess ASTOR: 54. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that fresh evidence as to the use of chlorodyne as a drug of addiction has come to light since the Departmental Committee on...
55. asked the Home Secretary whether he has any information that the registers of Parliamentary voters will be available in all districts before or not later than 1st May?
56. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now indicate any date by which the claims of British subjects against the Government of Turkey for war damage will be settled by the...
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the amount of money now paid annually for social services from the Exchequer and from the rates, respectively; and can he also give...
58. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what Colonial dependencies in East and West Africa are sending representatives to the Pan-African Veterinary and Agricultural Research Conference...
59. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps he has taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Lovat Committee on agricultural organisation and services in the...
60. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has yet received the resolutions of the Imperial Forestry Conference, held at Melbourne last October, in regard to the future of...
The following question stood upon the Paper in the name of MR. JOHNSTON: To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will reconsider his proposal to discontinue Dundee as an examination...
Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury state what is to be the business on Friday?
That they have agreed to,—
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Friday, and to be printed. [Bill 76.]
"to amend Sub-section (2) of Section fourteen of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1927, by extending to twenty-four months the period of twelve months therein mentioned," presented by Sir Arthur...
"to amend the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts, 1886 to 1919," presented by Sir Robert Hamilton; supported by Mr. Macpherson, Major Sir Archibald Sinclair, Sir Murdoch Macdonald and Mr....
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £600,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolved, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £82,438, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Read the Third time, and passed.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Sir W. Cope.]
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