Thursday, 18 July 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Ross and Cromarty (Dornie Bridge, etc.) Order Confirmation Bill,
For Borough of Leeds (South-East Division) in the room of Sir Henry Herman Slesser, K.C. (Lord Justice of Appeal).—[Mr. Kennedy.]
2. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will reverse the present practice regarding tuberculosis cases, whereby ex-service men who are knocked off work by the pensions doctor are not granted...
Dr. MORGAN: 4. asked the Minister of Pensions the total number of medical practitioners now employed by the Ministry on a sessional basis, and How many of these are specialists?
Dr. MORGAN: 5. asked the Minister of Pensions what is the total number of final awards made in the half year ending 30th June last; the total number of pensioners now receiving final award...
6. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is considering the suggestion of the British Legion that there should be a right of appeal to an independent tribunal in all cases in which a pension...
7. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will present a return to the House analysing the cases in which claims to pensions have been rejected during each of the last five years, so as to...
8. asked the Minister of Pensions the number of unqualified nurses at present employed in the mental hospitals under his control: and whether he will take an early opportunity to see that only...
Mr. MACLEAN: 3. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has considered the reorganisation of the constitution of the appeal tribunals; and, if so, whether he can state if there is any intention...
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that Section 9 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, has been rendered ineffective as a safeguard to partially...
11. asked the Home Secretary whether he has now received the Report from the Commissioner of Police upon the incidents which happened with regard to the disturbances at the meeting of the British...
12. asked the Home Secretary whether full transcript shorthand notes are taken of evidence given against police officers when they are tried before the disciplinary board?
16. asked the Home Secretary in how many instances do county and borough authorities provide suitable housing accommodation for married and unmarried constables; whether in the reports of His...
Captain HALL: 17. asked the Home Secretary whether he proposes to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Chief Constable Wensley, New Scotland Yard; and, if so, whether it is proposed to...
Mr. W. M. ADAMSON: 39. asked the Home Secretary whether he has yet approved of the appointment of the Assistant Chief Constable of Staffordshire, Commander Legge: if his attention has been drawn...
41. asked the Home Secretary if he has received representations as to the length of time that the police on traffic control in the Metropolitan area are kept on duty; and if he proposes to...
13. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that prisoners, handcuffed and chained together, are frequently transported between Lewes Prison and Brighton by...
14. asked the Home Secretary whether the Government will consider the advisability of including in the Factories Bill powers to set up in factories works councils representing employers and employed?
15. asked the Home Secretary in how many instances during the last three years have verdicts of murder been returned by coroners without any subsequent arrest and trial of any individual taking...
18. asked the Home Secretary what were the terms of the request of M. Trotsky when he asked to be allowed to land in this country; whether it was in order to receive medical treatment; if he was...
19. asked the Home Secretary whether the special delegate proposed to be sent from Moscow to attend the Trade Union Congress will be allowed to land?
Mr. MACLEAN: 20. asked the Home Secretary whether it is his intention to introduce legislation to secure the abolition of night work in bakeries?
Mr. MACLEAN: 21. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of street accidents due to the speeding up of motor traffic; whether his Department has...
Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON, Junr.: 23. asked the Home Secretary the aggregate annual number of registration certificates granted to coloured alien seamen during each of the years 1925, 1926 and 1927?
25. asked the Home Secretary whether in view of the decision of the Government not to proceed with the tax on the totalisator takings of one-half per cent., it is the intention of the Government...
26. asked the Home Secretary if his attention has been called to the case of Jimmy Himent, convicted at the West London Police Court of theft, and ordered to be kept in an industrial school until...
27. asked the Home Secretary if any statistics are available as to the number of male and female prisoners certified as insane after their reception into prison as convicted persons during the...
29. asked the Home Secretary if he will introduce: legislation making it illegal to use the names of individuals in public advertisements without their consent?
33. asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the difficulty of appellants against the new assessments under the new Valuation Act who reside in country areas, such as Cornwall, far distant...
37. asked the Home Secretary whether he has had any Report on the extent to which the by-laws made by local education authorities with respect to street trading by young persons are enforced; if...
42. asked the Home Secretary whether the Government will consider the desirability of introducing legislation to permit the transfer from one bench to another of existing magistrates who may for...
43. asked the President of the Board of Education if he is aware that approximately 50 per cent. of the boys and girls who leave deaf and dumb schools have no work to go to and remain unemployed...
44. asked the President of the Board of Education the number of schools which have been condemned in Carmarthenshire; the date at which they were condemned; and the names of these schools?
69. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the number of women teachers who break down in health every year between the ages of 56 and 60 is increasing; and if he...
60. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will consider the advisability of setting up a committee to inquire into the use of the cinema as a method of education in our...
61. asked the President of the Board of Education if he can now give any further information concerning the intention of the Government with regard to the raising of the school leaving age to 15...
68. asked the President of the Board of Education if he is aware that all elementary school playing grounds are closed immediately school hours end and also during holidays; and whether, in view...
76. asked the President of the Board of Education what was the number of secondary school places per 1,000 of the population in England and Wales; whether, seeing that the proportion of such...
77. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the recommendations of the Hadow Report, he will introduce legislation to enable local education authorities to expend money...
78. asked the President of the Board of Education if he will circulate to the proper authorities at the universities periodical reviews of the various branches of industry and the professions, in...
79. asked the President of the Board of Education if he has any information in his Department as to the number of vacant places there are for scholars in elementary schools in London, calculated...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the rejection by the Preparatory Disarmament Commission of the proposal to interdict the dropping of bombs from aircraft, work on chemical warfare...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider introducing legislation with the object of securing, for the British Museum or other public place of record, copies of any historical...
48. asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to a statement by M. Briand on a proposed United States of Europe; whether such a suggestion would have the approval of His Majesty's...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether he can make an announcement as to the composition and terms of reference of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into matters affecting the Civil Service?
50. asked the Prime Minister seeing that he cannot publish the correspondence without their consent, whether he is consulting the Dominions Governments with regard to the publication of their...
53. asked the Prime Minister whether the rule enforced on Members of the late Government against writing political articles is to be continued by the present Government?
54. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the large revenue drawn by France from foreign tourists; whether he is aware of the work of the French National Tourist Office...
55. asked the Prime Minister whether he has any announcement to make about the 1928 programme of naval construction?
Major WOOD: 56. asked the Prime Minister when he proposes to institute the promised official investigation into the fishing industry?
57. asked the Prime Minister whether be will grant an early opportunity of discussing the Motion standing in the name of the hon. and learned Member for South Nottingham—["That this House...
58. asked the Prime Minister if he has received any communication from the Australian Prime Minister with regard to Empire preferences; and, if so, will he publish the correspondence in the form...
69. asked the President of the Board of Education whether the grants of public money made in 1928 and 1929 to the Lord Mayor's Fund for Distressed Miners were intended to deal with existing...
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN: May I call attention to the fact, Mr. Speaker, that there are 43 questions addressed to the Ministry of Health to-day, not one of which has been reached, and that there is a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the House the latest available information with regard to diplomatic relations between the Soviet and the Chinese Governments?
Commander Sir BOLTON EYRES MONSELL: May I ask the Prime Minister to state what the business will be next week?
May I ask the Prime Minister what is going to happen to the Bill for the amendment of the Scottish Local Government Act?
Report for the Select Committee, with Minutes of Evidence, brought up, and read;
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders (No. 11) Bill,
That they have agreed to,— Kilmarnock Water Provisional OrderBill, without Amendment.Government of India (Aden) Bill, with an Amendment.Clyde Navigation Bill,Hendon Urban District Council...
Lords Amendment to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 15.]
Estimate presented, of a further Sum required to be voted for the service of the year ending 31st March, 1930 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed.
Considered in Committee.
Sir HILTON YOUNG: I beg to move, in page 1, line 9, after the word "make," to insert the words "or guarantee." 4.0 p.m. I must apologise to the hon. Member opposite for not being able to put...
I beg to move, in page 4, line 3, to leave out from the word "Colonies" to the end of the subsection. This is going to be a very important Committee and a very important part of the machinery of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 4, line 37, after the word "Act," to insert the words "by the Government of Palestine and." I think it may be for the convenience of the Committee if we take this and the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Read the Third time, and passed.
Read the Third time, and passed.
Resolved, That the Contract, dated the 7th day of May, 1929, between the Postmaster-General and the Southern Railway Company, for the conveyance between England and France of outward Continental...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kennedy.]
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