Tuesday, 23 July 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Stoke-on-Trent Extension Bill [Lords],
For County of Middlesex (Twickenham Division), in the room of the Right Hon. Sir William Joynson-Hicks, baronet, now Viscount Brentford, called up to the House of Peers.—[Commander Sir...
Address for Return showing the number of experiments on living animals during the year 1928, under licences granted in pursuance of the Act 39 and 40 Viet., c. 77, distinguishing between the...
Address for Return of the Budget of the Governor-General of India in Council for 1929–30."—[Mr. Benn.]
1. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will consider the desirability of approaching local authorities in areas likely to suffer from water shortage in the event of drought to suggest schemes...
2. asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will consult with the First Lord of the Admiralty as to the utilisation of part of the Royal Dockyard at Rosyth for a scheme for the relief of unemployment in...
3. asked the Lord Privy Seal when the Government anticipates that a report will be made by the small expert committee appointed in 1926 to investigate the proposed Severn barrages?
4. asked the Lord Privy Seal in view of the fact that the Government have decided not to put into operation the Report of the Woollen and Worsted Committee in respect of the safeguarding of that...
6. asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will take into early consideration the utilisation for productive purposes of the Government rolling mills at Woolston, Southampton, in connection with his...
7. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he is aware that, although sea defence rates in the seaside towns in Essex are high, coast erosion cannot be properly checked owing to financial limitations;...
8. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether in connection with the Government's unemployment plans, any and, if so, what steps will be taken to ensure that as regards work in any particular locality the...
11. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will consider the advisability of applying to Parliament for special emergency powers in order to enable him to obtain land, etc., in the shortest...
13. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he has had under consideration schemes for the provision of work in levelling mining slag heaps and tips in areas where the reclaimed land might be of great...
9. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he can make any statement regarding the proposed appointment of the new Trade Commissioners?
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in supplement to the question answered in the House of Commons on 27th February last, he can state the value and quantities of safeguarded...
18. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will get in touch with foreign Ministers of Labour and Commerce in Europe and discuss the possibility of the formation of an economic...
19. asked the President of the Board of Trade an estimate of the creditor position of this country before the War and on the latest available date, together with comparative debtor or creditor...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to make a statement concerning the promised inquiry into the cotton trade?
33. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of applications for patents that have been before his Department for three months without being adjudicated upon and the number that have...
10. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he can now give any further information concerning Charing Cross Bridge?
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that the motor cycle with side-car attachments has been proved to be the safest vehicle on the road and notably safer than...
14. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether the committee to investigate the problem of the raising of the school leaving age which he proposed to appoint has, in fact, been appointed; and, if so, when...
15. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of resignations or alterations that have occurred in the advisory committee appointed by his Department according to the provisions of the...
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many bankruptcy offices in England and Wales are classified as salaried offices; what is the number of salaried officers employed at these...
54. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the Government's decision to refuse all advertisements relating to the sale or manufacture of beer or spirits applies only to the Post...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of candidates it is proposed to assign to the established clerical classes in the Civil Service from...
Sir F. HALL: 52. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of promotions made in each Department from the P-class to established clerical grade under Clause 6 of the Government...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade what action is being taken by the Food Council in view of the 80 to 100 per cent. margin for distribution as compared with the farmers' price, in the...
34. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the intention of the London Master Bakers and the principal wholesale and retail bakers to increase the price of bread on...
22 and 23. asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether, seeing that Belgium has agreed to suspend, with effect from 7th June, 1929, the liquidation and retention of German private...
25. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the amount the Soviet Government, as successors to the Russian Imperial Government, owe to British investors in governmental, railway, and...
Mr. MACLEAN: 50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the purpose for which the sums advanced by Abram Efros to His Majesty's Representative in Moscow in 1918 were required, and upon what...
27. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will reconsider his decision not to put into operation the recommendations of the Safeguarding Committee on Wool, in view of the fact that it...
36. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the War Office have ceased all work on chemical warfare; and has he any information as to whether similar action has been taken by America,...
37. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will take steps to see that the Officers' Training Corps at the public schools are genuinely voluntary bodies, and that no compulsion to join,...
38. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has considered the advisability of placing mechanised yeomanry regiments under cavalry control; and whether he will take any action to this...
39. asked the Secretary of State for War how many battalions of British troops are in China; where they are located; and whether he intends to increase or decrease their number in the near future?
40. asked the Secretary of State for War how many civilian engagements were taken by military bands during the past 12 months; what remuneration was received for such engagements; and how much...
41. asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the main heads of the defence works at Singapore estimated to cost £1,150,000; what garrison it is proposed to station there; and...
42. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the serious distress that exists in Pembroke Dock owing to the closing down of the Royal Dockyard, he will favourably consider the...
43. asked the Secretary of State for War if he will arrange that during his period of office any troops employed in the Armistice Day ceremonial service shall parade without arms or,...
44. asked the Secretary of State for War if he will take the necessary steps to prevent the enlistment of lads under the age of 18 without the consent of their parents?
61. asked the Secretary of State for War if, in view of the unpopularity of compulsory church parades with many of the troops, he will secure that in future such parades are not to be compulsory?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the final Report of the Dardanelles Commission [Cmd. 371] was made in December, 1917, and that the evidence given before that commission has...
46. asked the Prime Minister if His Majesty's Government propose to take any steps to forward the policy of a United States of Europe:
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of capital exported from this country to countries abroad last year; and what proportion of it went into enterprises in countries within the...
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the value of the Empire produce imported into the United Kingdom during the financial year ended 31st March, 1929, which was charged at preferential...
Sir F. HALL: 51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue received from the operation of the Safeguarding Duties in each of the four financial years ended 6th April, 1929?
53. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the precise recommendation contained in the first paragraph of the second Report of the Public Accounts Committee which...
55. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can see his way to increase the rate of interest to 3 per cent. on deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank?
Captain PETER MAC DONALD: 56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is prepared to reconsider the cases of the pension claim of ex-Warder J. Williams and the claim of pension...
57. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that application has been made by the trustees of the harbours of Peter-head for advances in order to deepen Port Henry...
67. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that a considerable portion of the drifter fleet will shortly become obsolete; and, in view of the urgency of the matter, will he...
58. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total of the guaranteed loans raised by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and its associated companies under the Trade Facilities Act; how...
66. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to take measures to control the volume of Irish immigration into Scotland?
68. asked the (Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Young Offenders in Scotland; and whether he will...
69. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the closure of houses in Elderslie, Thornliebank, Neilston, and elsewhere in the county of Renfrew, represented by the...
71. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is prepared to introduce legislation for the purpose of simplifying and cheapening the procedure by way of Provisional Order for the...
Mr. MACLEAN: 72. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of applications for small holdings, up to 31st December, 1928, that the Scottish Office has not yet dealt with in...
73. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that at present in Glasgow house factors are taking tenants to both the small debt and eviction Courts for arrears of rent while they...
(by Private Notice) asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is in a position to state the Government's intentions regarding the mining industry.
75. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will endeavour to arrange, in connection with any settlement of the mining problem, that an annual holiday, with pay, is secured to every miner in the...
76. asked the Secretary for Mines if he will take the necessary steps to inquire as to why elected representatives of the workmen at various collieries in Durham, Kent, and Nottingham, known as...
77. asked the Secretary for Mines the amount of money received by mineral royalty owners from colliery proprietors during the past financial year and the amount, if any, which should have been...
May I ask the Leader of the House if he has any statement to make about Business?
Order for Third Reading read.
Mr. CHAMBERLAFN: I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty praying that the Orders, dated 27th June, 1929, entitled (1) the Bodwellty Union (Default) Orders...
Motion made, and Question proposed "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kennedy.]
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