Tuesday, 16 July 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Ayr Burgh," presented by Mr. Secretary Adamson, read the First time, and ordered (under...
"to confirm a Provisiona Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Falkirk and District Traction," presented by Mr. Secretary Adamson; read the First time,...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, and Dumbartonshire Education Authorities," presented by Mr....
For Borough of Preston, in the room of Sir William Allen Jowitt, K.C. (Chiltern Hundreds).— [Sir R. Hutchison.]
1. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in connection with His Majesty's Government's plans for the reduction of unemployment, he has taken or proposes to take any and, if so, what action to...
2. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in considering schemes for the creation of employment, he will give consideration to the demand in South Wales for a road bridge over the River Severn; and...
3. asked the Lord Privy Seal if his attention has been called to the dangerous hill, known as Kilton Mill Bank, in the Cleveland district of the North Riding of Yorkshire, which is a danger to...
4. asked the Lord Privy Seal what course the Government propose to adopt with reference to the Channel Tunnel project?
Mr. WEST RUSSELL: 5. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether a new cross-river communication between North and South Shields forms part of the Government's proposals to deal with unemployment on...
6. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in his schemes for employment, he will consider the formation of a Mid-Scotland canal capable of carrying the heaviest of our shipping?
7. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he can give the amounts of value of schemes before the Unemployment Grants Committee in total and for England, Scotland and Wales, respectively; and whether...
8. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether any schemes are being considered for the reconditioning of the canals of this country?
9. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in his search for useful work for the unemployed, he will consider the desirability of relieving Cookham Bridge of the toll and of reconstructing it to...
Sir GEORGE HAMILTON: 10. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he can arrange with the Minister of Health to utilise English-made steel lathing instead of imported wood lathing in all his new housing...
11. asked the Lord Privy Seal when it is expected that the Committee appointed to inquire into the raising of the school age and the removal of the old from industry will reach its conclusions...
12. asked the Lord Privy Seal if he is prepared to consider schemes for the reclamation of flooded areas in cases where the condition of the land is hindering industrial development; is he aware...
15. asked the Lord Privy Seal if he is prepared to consider a scheme for the electrification of the railway from Newcastle-on-Tyne to South Shields among the measures of railway development to be...
16. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he proposes to review schemes for dock and harbour extension, such as that proposed in 1922 at Leith, which were rejected on the ground that statutory dock...
19. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will consider the advisability of appointing a committee to investigate the possibility of alternative work being carried on in the national workshops and...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that American renters of talking films are insisting that British film exhibitors should enter into...
22. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government proposes to continue the functions of the Standing: Committee appointed under the Merchandise Marks Act?
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 27. asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of manufactured goods imported into Great Britain from the United States of America in 1928;...
28. asked the President of the Board of Trade if the terms of reference to the committee to be set up to inquire into the iron and steel industries will includes the wages paid and hours worked...
Mr. ALLEN: 32. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the widespread over-capitalisation which has been a feature of industrial promotion during recent years and of the...
36. asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the importation in the first five months of this year of 4,693,945 square yards of woollen and worsted...
Mr. MACLEAN: 40. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government purpose taking any action against firms or combinations of firms which refuse to supply traders with goods unless...
41. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can
37. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give in dozens the export, import, and re-export figures for safety razors and safety razor blades, respectively, for the six months...
23. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the amount of legal fees paid or payable by the Government in respect of the Board of Trade inquiry into the sinking of the steamer...
25. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Load-line Committee, appointed in 1927, has yet concluded its Report; and is it the intention to send the Report to other countries for...
29. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many actions in the Courts have been initiated under Section 92 of the Company Law Amendment Act, 1928; and what has been the result of such actions?
31. asked the President of the Board of Trade what action was taken in the Enemy Debts Department as a result of the investigation by a committee of the Treasury into the methods and working of...
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, with regard to the proposal to remove the office of the collector of Customs and Excise from Worcester to Newport, Monmouthshire, he will say on...
56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport is at present in receipt of the official salary of £1,200 per annum...
Sir HILTON YOUNG: 57. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the increase in the staffs of the Inland Revenue Department and the Board of Customs and Excise respectively in the...
33. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is in a position to announce the Government's decision regarding an extension of the powers of the Food Council?
35. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is prepared to introduce legislation in order to give effect to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Coast Erosion, especially...
38. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the fact that certain insurance companies and underwriters frequently endeavour to evade the payment of risks, for which they...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the importance of the fishing industry, it is the intention of the Government to set up a separate Department charged with responsibility in...
46. asked the Prime Minister where the forthcoming International Conference on Reparations will be held?
47. asked the Prime Minister whether it is proposed to introduce the Road Traffic Bill in the present Session?
Major OWEN: 48. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce measures to grant autonomy to Wales and Scotland?
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what perpetual pensions are now being paid in respect of services rendered to the nation more than a century ago?
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated cost to the country of purchasing the royalties on minerals?
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he proposes to set up any special inquiry into the question of credit and currency policy?
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the view of His Majesty's Government that the time is now ripe for the Conference of Central Banks contemplated by the Genoa Conference of...
Sir F. HALL: 43. asked the Secretary of State for War whether any instructions have been sent to the British Army headquarters in the Rhine occupation zone as to the proposed arrangements for the...
Mr. MACLEAN: 54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any steps are being considered, or have been decided upon, to prohibit any foreign loans being raised in Britain where the purpose...
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he proposes to institute an inquiry into the general finance of beet-sugar cultivation, the labour conditions in beet-sugar factories, and the...
58. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether in view of the growing importance of politics and the increased interest now being displayed by large sections of the public in political...
Mr. ALLEN: 59. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether His Majesty's Government will consider setting up a commission to inquire into the effect on the national economy of the...
60. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the suggestion to hold a torchlight tattoo in the Edinburgh district during the coming autumn; whether this...
61. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider amending the order by which Territorials during training are debarred from receiving the same allowance for dependant relatives...
62. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will set up appeal tribunals, on the same lines as those under the Minister of Pensions, to consider the claims of men who are discharged on...
63. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the growing unemployment amongst musicians, he will prohibit for the time being military bands accepting civil engagements?
64. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that for many years the workmen in the ordnance factories at Woolwich, Enfield, and Waltham Abbey have endeavoured to secure the...
65. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the employment of 200 soldiers from the Border Regiment for an experimental trial of the totalisator at Carlisle...
66. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in assessing the income of a pensioner under the Pension Increase Acts, 1920 and 1924, he will take steps to exclude from the assessment such...
68. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his Department has reached any decision in respect of the services of a certain officer in the Sasine Office at Edinburgh after his...
69. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he proposes to take any steps to establish a system of probation as recommended by the Scottish Prison Commissioners in their last annual Report?
70. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the present condition of the Highlands and Islands (Medical Services) Fund; whether the beneficial services assisted by the Fund are being in any way...
71. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the damage inflicted on the Scottish fishing industry by the seine or other small-meshed trawl nets and the methods of using such...
Yon will notice, Mr. Speaker, that the questions relating to Scotland have been altered in position on the Order Paper for Tuesday. Four or five years ago, all Members of the House agreed that on...
Report [15th July] from the Select Committee on Standing Orders read.
Mr. Frederick Hall reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had Selected the following Ten Members to be the Chairmen's Panel, and to serve as Chairmen of the Five Standing Committees...
Mr. Frederick Hall reported from the Committee of Selection; That, in pursuance of Section 1, sub-section (3), of the Parliament Act, 1911, they had appointed Mr. William Nicholson and Mr. Scurr...
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 71A.
Resolution reported, That it is expedient that the provisions of the Housing Acts (Revision of Contributions) Order, 1928, relating to houses subject to special conditions in the case of which...
"To amend the Housing Acts (Revision of Contributions) Order, 1928, made under Section 5 of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, so far as it relates to houses in respect of which...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Kennedy.]
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