Wednesday, 24 July 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. Speaker in the Chair.
Ordered, That, in the case of the Glasgow Corporation Bill, Standing Orders 84, 214, 215, and 239 he suspended, and that the Bill be now taken into consideration provided amended prints shall...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can make any statement about the present relationship of the great Powers to Tangier?
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any decision has been reached by the League of Nations Council with regard to further proposed inquiries connected with the problem of...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the House any information regarding the terms of reference of the proposed committee of verification and conciliation;...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the question of trained reserves; and whether the Government is prepared to instruct...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, when discussing matters with the representatives of the Soviet Government, he will press the claims of British investors in Russian...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any reply has yet been received from the Soviet Government to the Note sent by him on behalf of His Majesty's Government in Great...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any person has been arrested for the killing of Thomas Hunt in Havana on 8th June last; and, if so, when it is anticipated that such person...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, since both Russia and China were signatories to the Kellogg Pact, which outlaws war, he will take steps, in consultation with other...
13. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been called to the difficulty caused to English travellers to Czechoslovakia being required to have their passports...
14. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware of the hardships being experienced by naval pre-War pensioners; and whether he will consider the case of those men who volunteered...
15. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the fact that the Government can not see their way to granting marriage allowances to naval officers, and that the pay of naval...
16. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the hardship occasioned to the younger men of the Navy by the operation of the marriage allowance limit; and will...
17. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether a large immediate reduction of men from His Majesty's dockyards is contemplated; and can he give an assurance that there will be no discharges...
18. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether there has been any distribution of the proceeds of the Navy weeks held at the Home ports in 1928; and, if so, has this been approved by the Admiralty?
19. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether there has been a distribution of the surplus revenue from naval canteen trading during 1928; and what is the sum disposed of?
20. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many civilian engagements were taken by naval bands during the past 12 months; what remuneration was received for such engagements; and how much was...
22. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it is the intention of his Department to issue instructions retarding the construction of the new cruiser His Majesty's Ship "Exeter"?
23. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can now explain the scheme dealing with the making of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service a pensionable one; and whether the pension will be...
24. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware of the disappointment caused in the works department, Devonport Dock yard, where a number of men whose ser vice ranges from 27 to 31...
27. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether in view of the fact that entries of pensioners as officers' servants at Whale Island will commence in a few days, approval can now be given for...
28. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that the naval pension payable to the widow, under 40 years of age, of an able seaman who lost his life with His Majesty's submarine...
29. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give particulars of any contracts entered into by him with non-British firms abroad for the supply of articles for His Majesty's Navy;...
31. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in deciding on the size and equipment of the British Navy, it is the intention of the Government to rule out entirely the United States of...
32. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount paid to the film company which produced the cinematograph film made on behalf of the Empire Marketing Board; and whether this...
33. asked the Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent the Conscription Act for Kenya has been put into operation; whether he is aware of the opposition that exists in that...
40. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has yet received a Report upon the allegation that gangs of girls from the ages of 10 to 16 years were called out for the...
34. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that in the present state of agriculture the production in the third year of 1,000 tons of potash by Mr. Novamesky's...
35. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies when the despatch of the Governor of Ceylon on the recommendations of the Donoughmore Commission will be published; whether he will now...
36. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies when the Report of Sir Samuel Wilson on the agreement reached by him at Nairobi regarding constitutional changes in East Africa will be...
37. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Colonial Office has yet approached the directors of the big copper-mining companies in this country interested in the opening...
Mr. TINNE: 38. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the undertaking to exempt investors not resident in British Guiana from Colonial Income Tax in the prospectus of the...
39. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can see his way to enlarge the African Liquor Control Committee by giving representation to temperance organisations interested...
41. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has any information about the working of the postal ballot at elections in the country districts of Australia; if so,...
42. asked the Under- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs how many men went to Canada last year under the Canadian harvesting scheme; how many have returned to this country; and whether it is...
43. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether openings exist in the Dominions for women immigrants; and, if there is a demand overseas for women from this country, what...
Captain BALFOUR: 44. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether it is the intention of the Government to take steps to ensure the adoption of any of the recommendations contained in the...
53. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether his Department has information as to the cause of the latest German rigid airship's failure to cross the Atlantic; and whether the engines...
55. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether his attention has been called to the increased noise in the neighbourhood of the Waddon aerodrome occasioned by the low flying and noisy...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce legislation during the present Parliament to end or mend the House of Lords?
46. asked the Prime Minister if he can hold out any hope that time will be found this year for the consideration of legislation to amend the Rent Restrictions Acts?
50. asked the Prime Minister whether he intends to set up an economic advisory committee to advise the Government on economic matters; and whether he can make any statement as to the powers and...
Sir N. STEWART SANDEMAN: 51. asked the Prime Minister whether it is his intention to continue the appointment of secretary to the Cabinet Office; and, if so, whether it is proposed to make any...
The following question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Lieut. -Colonel Sir GODFREY DALRYMPLE-WHITE: 105. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been...
56. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the highly equipped factories and workshops available at His Majesty's dockyard, Portsmouth, he will authorise the construction,...
59. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air on what grounds an Order suppressing references to the manufacture of aircraft gas bombs was brought into operation at Woolwich Arsenal; and whether...
60. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the many accidents which have occurred during the previous 12 months in which the public have suffered severe injuries...
62. asked the Minister of Transport if in the construction of new, and the reconstruction of old, main roads he will, where possible, prescribe and elsewhere recommend the provision of adequate...
63. asked the Minister of Transport if there is anything in the existing regulations under which motor-driving licences are issued which prevents such licences being automatically issued to...
64. asked the Minister of Transport whether having regard to the importance of the maintenance and improvement of the canal systems of the country he will consider during the Recess the...
65. asked the Minister of Transport whether in connection with the Government's unemployment plans, steps will be taken to construct an electric railway from Liverpool Street via Bethnal Green to...
66. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the London and North Eastern Railway Company are attempting to enforce regulations for the control of road vehicles collecting fruit and...
Mr. MACLEAN: 67. asked the Minister of Transport whether a geophysical survey has been made of the proposed route or routes for a Forth and Clyde canal; and, if not, whether he is prepared to...
69. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will promote the construction of new roads and widening of existing roads with reinforced concrete rafts instead of the method of hardcore pitching,...
70. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can in form the House of the terms of the draft agreement which the Southern Railway Company have entered into for removing from the existing...
71. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the considerable damage to second-class tarred roads by traction engines travelling during the heat of the day; and whether he will consider...
72. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that 50 county, county borough, and other councils have expressed their desire that county councils and other public authorities should be...
73. asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether his attention has been called to the disfigurement of Westminster Hall caused by the hurdle which is placed in the middle of the steps leading...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make regarding the post of High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan.
47. asked the Prime Minister whether he is now in a position to make a statement with regard to naval shipbuilding?
Would the Prime Minister be good enough to say on what date he proposes to call the House together after the Recess, and what the business will be when we reassemble?
That they have agreed to—
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £106,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £100,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Read and amended, by adding, at the end, the words: (2) In the case of a session beginning between Easter and Christmas the following modifications of paragraph (1) of this Standing Order shall...
Ordered, That the Lords Message [17th July] relating to Consolidation Bills be now considered."—[Mr. Kennedy.]
Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 and 1929, on the application of the Alton and District Gas Company,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Barnes.]
I apologise for not being in my place when the Adjournment Motion was moved, but, in view of the Debate which has taken place and the speech which has been delivered by the hon. Member for...
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