Wednesday, 6 November 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Order for Committee read.
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received a Report of the recent rising at Wuhu, on the Yangtse River; whether, and to what extent, the British nationals were...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is the intention of the Government to abolish the present system of passports or at an early date materially to modify that system...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received the views of the Australian and New Zealand Governments regarding the draft Egyptian Treaty; and, if so, whether he will make a statement on...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the assurances given on behalf of the Russian Soviet Government as to abstention from anti-British...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any representations have been made by His Majesty's Government to the Vatican on the desirability of stabilising Easter; and, if so,...
10. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what naval forces were despatched to Palestine at the request of the High Commissioner; what naval forces are still there; what expense was incurred in...
27. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Jewish and Arab citizens, respectively, of Palestine are under arrest, or awaiting trial, or in prison in connection with the...
32. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the expenditure involved in the recruiting and transport of additional British police to Palestine?
60. asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give the total numbers of casualties in the riots in Palestine; how many Jews and Arabs have been brought to trial; and how...
66. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received a protest submitted to the Palestine Administration on 5th September, for transmission to His Majesty's Government,...
11. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether in view of the large financial contribution made, the Independent Malay States will be given an opportunity of expressing their views before any...
12. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the paragraph in the statistical report of the health of the Navy for 1927, in which the medical officer of His...
13. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when, and where, the two sloops of the 1929 naval programme are to be laid down?
14. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether piece and job work is to be discontinued in the Royal dockyards; and whether short time is to be introduced to avoid discharges in the Royal...
17. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of civilian employés in the service of the Admiralty at Simonstown and Bermuda in September of this year?
18. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total number of promotions from all ranks and ratings to the rank of mate and/or mate-engineer since the establishment of those ranks in 1913; the...
19. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, having regard to the circumstance that Army and Air Force pensioners are permitted to draw their pensions weekly, he will consider the...
Dr. DAVIES: 20. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware that in 1927, out of a total of 20 men invalided for rheumatic fever, 17 had served for less than two years and that out of a...
23. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how long it has been the practice to carry out quinquennial revaccination, as necessary of all personnel in the Navy; whether such revaccinations are...
24. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the nature of an Admiralty contract which was placed in the United States in July last where the difference in price amounted to 120 per...
16. asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty when the women employed by the Admiralty are to receive six days' leave with pay this year, as given by other Government Departments, in accordance with...
26. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give figures showing the total expenditure by the Government on education in Kenya in each of the last five years and the...
29. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will provide particulars as to the growth or otherwise of crimes committed against the person of white people in Kenya Colony; and if...
33. asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the assisted scheme under the Empire Marketing Board for the importation of pedigree livestock into Kenya only covers cattle, sheep...
Brigadier-General BROWN: 35. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the reasons for the recent rising in Kenya have been investigated, and to what does he attribute it; and...
40. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received a communication from the Kikuyu Central Association; and why Sir Samuel Wilson, when inquiring in Kenya, did not...
44. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Kenya Native Lands Trust Bill has now received the approval of His Majesty's Government; and whether any new amendments have...
28. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if his attention has been drawn to the continued sale of mui tsai in Hong Kong; and if he can now make a statement with regard to the...
Brigadier-General BROWN: 34. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of discontent among the ex-service civil servants in Malaya in not having their salaries put...
36. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any information upon the reported discovery of a gang of slave traders in Hong Kong whose operations extended into...
37. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a White Paper will be published setting out the new undertaking given by His Majesty's Government to the Government of Iraq...
39. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give an estimate as to the number of Indian coolies in Ceylon who are to be deprived of the proposed franchise by the...
42. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the director of the Amani Institute has published a Report on the work of that institute since his appointment; and whether a copy...
43. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the proposed school of tropical veterinary medicine, recommended by Lord Lovat's Committee, will now be established; and what steps...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the new Committee which has been appointed to inquire into the fishing industry does not contain a single member engaged in that industry;...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the (message of the First Commissioner of Works to Indian comrades and friends; whether it represents the policy of His...
67. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will state the total amount contributed by India towards the expenses of the Empire Marketing Board since its inception, the...
52. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies why the former Government House at Spanish Town, Jamaica, commonly called Old King's House, is still un-restored; when action will be taken...
53. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies how many schemes and at what estimated cost have been sanctioned by Sir Basil Blackett's Committee under the recent Colonial Development Act?
54. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state what is the estimated annual value of the preference given by Mauritius on goods of British manufacture entering their...
56. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Crown Colonies, Protectorates', and Mandated Territories will be separately and directly represented at the Imperial Economic...
57. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state what action is contemplated, if any, to give effect to the recommendations of the recent Cotton Commission in Uganda?
58. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any Report regarding the results of the recent conference between the Governments of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika...
59. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received from the Governor of the mandated territory of Tanganyika a despatch containing the Governor's views on Sir Samuel...
I wish to ask a question on a point of procedure. In view of the ever-increasing number of questions on the Order Paper, and the ever-increasing number of supplementary questions, would it be...
I beg to give notice that, this day four weeks, I shall call attention to the need of the Limitation of Armaments and the Co-ordination of our Defence Forces, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, this day four weeks, I shall call attention to the need for economy in State and Local Expenditure, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, this day four weeks, I shall call attention to the question of the Incidence of Rating, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, this day four weeks, I shall call attention to the question of the extension of Unemployment Insurance to agricultural workers and move a Resolution.
I beg to move, That this House deplores the heavy loss of life and the large number of non-fatal accidents in coal mines, and is of opinion that every possible step should be taken without delay...
I beg to move, That this House views with concern the lack of adequate co-ordination in the transport system of Great Britain, deplores the economic waste and impediments to development and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kennedy.]
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