Monday, 23 December 1929
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Ministry of Health Provisional Order (Fylde Water Board) Bill (by Order),
1. asked the Secretary of State for India whether, according to the latest information he has, the factory inspectorate in India has been increased during the previous two years; and can he give...
2. asked the Secretary of State for India if he is now in a position to make a statement as to when it is hoped that the extension of the air mail from Karachi to Delhi and from Delhi to Calcutta...
3. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is in a position to make any statement in regard to the proceedings of the conference at Delhi to consider proposals for the reform of prison...
4. asked the Secretary of State for India if he has considered the Report of the Commission on Co-operation in Burma; whether he proposes to take any action with regard to the persons responsible...
5. asked the Secretary of State for India whether the Government of India intends to allow the Bengal Criminal Law Amendment Act to lapse in April of next year?
May I ask the Secretary of State for India if he has any information to give to the House about the outrage which took place at Delhi this morning, and whether he has received any information...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of persons, together with their nationality, at present employed on the staff of the information section of the League of Nations at...
18. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the question of penal administration will be considered by the Council of the League of Nations at its January meeting; and, if so,...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will inform the House the nature of the duties performed in the Foreign Office by the hon. Member for Coventry (Mr. Noel Baker)?
22. asked the Minister of Pensions whether any temporary clerks in the employ of the Ministry have received warning notices during the previous three months; the duration of this notice; and is...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is yet in a position to report the result of the inquiries made by His Majesty's Minister at Mexico City as to the statement of the...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any representations have been made to him by any religious bodies in Great Britain as to the protection of British ministers of...
14. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Ambassador in Moscow has yet presented his credentials and taken over the charge of British interests from the Norwegian...
17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can inform the House if he has now obtained an assurance from the Ambassador of the Soviet Government that the Soviet Government...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 21. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the principal questions outstanding with the Soviet Government which are to be discussed with the...
26. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether steps are being taken to prevent the export credits facilities afforded to British exporters selling goods to the Russian...
10. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information to give the House as to the position of British subjects in respect to the secured debts of the...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now able to make any statement with reference to the seizure of the Radom works by the Polish authorities?
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the present position in China; whether military activity by the Russian Soviet Government is still continuing in Manchuria; whether the Red...
15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any further indication of the intention of the Chinese Government to abolish extra-territoriality on 1st January next?
13. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has had conversations with the Foreign Minister and Finance Minister for Bulgaria; whether he has discussed the economic crisis in...
16. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a measure of agreement has yet been reached with European countries such as will enable the Government to indicate in what year the...
Sir F. HALL: 20. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there have been any cases in which the provisions with regard to the export from Germany of munitions of war under...
23. asked the Minister of Pensions what is the difference between his policy and that of his predecessor with regard to the seven years' limit for applications?
24. asked the Minister of Pensions whether be is aware that Mr. W. J. Day, of No. 14, Shepherd Street, Wolverhampton, served for a number of years in the Regular Army until 1904; was then...
28. asked the Minister of Agriculture what experiments have been made by or on behalf of his Department for the purpose of ascertaining the best methods of canning, bottling or otherwise...
29. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the Land Drainage Bill is the only legislation which the Government have in view to try to help agriculture; and, if not, what other Bills he means...
33. asked the Minister of Agriculture what representation, if any, is provided for the smallholders farming land under public ownership at the proposed agricultural conference?
34. asked the Minister of Agriculture, in view of the increasing success of the national mark in relation to British beef, whether he will apply the national mark to British beer when brewed from...
Earl WINTERTON: 30. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether it is his intention to introduce legislation during the present Session to establish machinery for the control buying of grain in...
37. asked the Minister of Agriculture how much homegrown wheat passes annually through the mills in Great Britain; and if he has any information respecting the quantity of home-grown barley used...
Mr. OWEN: 39. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will introduce a Measure for extending credit facilities to farmers?
30. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of unemployed men who will be given work on the 33 land drainage schemes sanctioned by his Department since the assumption of office by the...
32. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of unemployed agricultural workers in Norfolk, and the difference between the number unemployed in winter and summer?
43. asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made on works sanctioned by his Department for the employment of the unemployed in Carmarthenshire; and what steps are being taken to...
58. asked the Minister of Labour if she has now completed her inquiries into the request for an Employment Exchange sub-office in Duntocher, Dumbartonshire; and if she can now announce whether...
61. asked the Minister of Labour whether, having regard to the fact that in 1926, 1927 and 1928 the numbers on the live register for the first week in December showed decreases of 95,942, 24,005...
62. asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed from outside districts placed in work in London during the last three months; the number of adults and juveniles; and what help was given...
64. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, as a means of solving the problem of unemployment and of assisting agriculture, he will consult the Minister of Agriculture with a view to taking the...
40. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in view of legislation to come before this House on 21st February, a small save-the-countryside exhibit may be placed in the Tea Room for a week...
42. asked the Minister of Health whether he proposes to take any steps to further regulate or restrict the importation into this country of dried condensed skimmed milk from abroad?
54 and 55. asked the Minister of Health (1) whether it is proposed to utilise the forthcoming Census to provide and publish statistics of occupational mortality in respect of both sexes; (2)...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether it is his intention to implement the pledge given by his predecessor after the General Strike that there should be no victimisation?
47. asked the Prime Minister whether he intends to make any agreement as to a tariff truce for a number of years subject to the approval of both Houses of Parliament in this country; and whether...
46. asked the Prime Minister if he can now state the terms of reference for the forthcoming Naval Disarmament Conference?
48. asked the Prime Minister whether, seeing that the Washington Eight House Convention was passed over 10 years ago, that it has frequently been discussed in this House, and that the Government...
49. asked the Prime Minister if he will state on which Friday after the Recess he will grant facilities for the consideration of the Live Stock Clubs Bill and what place it will be given on the...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received from the Christian Protest Committee a copy of a resolution passed at the Albert Hall on Thursday, the 19th instant; and, if so, what, if any,...
51. asked the Prime Minister whether he proposes to set up a Commission to inquire into major questions of policy affecting the future administration of the Palestine Mandate, inasmuch as such...
56. asked the Minister of Health when the form of application for claims under the Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1929, will be available?
Sir F. HALL: 60. asked the Minister of Labour whether her attention has been drawn to the strike of workmen, on Monday, the 16th December, in the mill department at the Morriston and Midland...
72. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the amount of annual uniform allowance or the annual value of uniform supplied to naval and marine pensioners employed as officers' servants at Whale...
73. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, with reference to the recent announcement regarding the nomination of apprentices by the Admiralty, whether the Admiralty will consider giving a...
74. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the case of Mr. Peay, a naval pensioner, who was recently convicted of a civil offence and is now serving a term...
Sir KENYON VAUGHANMORGAN: 76. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has inquired into the retail prices of potatoes in London and their relation to the prices secured by the...
77. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having regard to the number of lives and ships lost during the recent winter gale, he still proposes to summon an international conference...
78. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial arrangements are to be made with reference to maintenance allowances in respect of the raising of the school-leaving age?
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that George Whistlecroft, a farm labourer, of Rickinghall Inferior, stands charged with the murder of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now make his promised statement in regard to the Silk and other analogous Duties?
Resolved, That this House do meet To-morrow, at Eleven of the clock; that no Questions shall be taken after Twelve of the clock; and that at Five of the clock Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House...
Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday, 21st January, and to be printed. [Bill 107.]
"to provide for the registration of architects, presented by Colonel Moore; supported by Sir George Courthope, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Knight, Sir Nicholas Grattan-Doyle, Mr. Birkett, Mr. Tillett, Mr....
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 Hertford Gaslight Company, which...
Resolved, That the Special Order made by the Electricity Commissioners under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1928, and confirmed by the Minister of Transport under the Electricity (Supply)...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. T. Kennedy.]
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