Thursday, 15 May 1930
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Rochdale Corporation (No. 2) Bill, Read the Third time, and passed.
Mr. WILLIAMS: On this, I think that I am entitled to ask for an explanation from the hon. Member. It is some time since he gave an explanation, and I think that we should have a full explanation.
"to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Health relating to Hendon Rural District," presented by Mr. Greenwood; read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for...
"to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Minister of Health relating to Goole and Oldham," presented by Mr. Greenwood; read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for...
"to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Minister of Health relating to Doncaster, Saint Ives (Cornwall), and Scarborough," presented by Mr. Greenwood; read the First time; and referred to...
1. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of claims considered for benefit by the Walworth Borough Employment Exchange to the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, and the total...
7. asked the Minister of Labour whether she is aware that Mr. Harry Lynex, of 100, Cobden Street Walsall, was sent, under threat of losing his unemployment pay, by the Walsall Employment Exchange...
11. asked the Minister of Labour if she is aware that the wool-packing factory at Tavistock recently made a 10 per cent. reduction in wages; that all men employed had to accept this or leave;...
12. asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of persons on the live register in Grantham on 1st May, 1929 and 1930, respectively, or the nearest available dates?
15 asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many additional Courts of Referees have been set up since the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1930, came into operation; (2) the number of appointments she has...
19. asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons in Scotland at the latest available date, and how this figure compares with the corresponding figure for 1st June, 1929?
2. asked the Minister of Labour the number of people in the country employed in making machinery for the lace industry?
5. asked the Minister of Labour whether any further applications for the setting up of trade boards have been received in addition to the catering trades; if she will state generally what action...
6. asked the Minister of Labour if the Government are prepared to introduce legislation providing by law for domestic servants a compulsory weekly half holiday, Sunday afternoon every other week,...
8. asked the Minister of Labour particulars of the countries awaiting the passing of legislation by Great Britain to give effect to the Washington Hours Convention, before introducing similar...
18. asked the Minister of Labour whether her attention has been drawn to the sweated wages and unhealthy conditions of labour among many out-workers in East London, particularly in the boot and...
20. asked the Minister of Labour whether it is proposed, in the near future, by voluntary action, with Government encouragement or otherwise, to establish a national industrial council?
21. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is now in a position to state the number of experiments that were conducted by vivisection during 1929; and, if so, how many...
22. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that numbers of tickets for the Calcutta Sweepstake on the Derby are being obtained for the public through various...
23. asked the Home Secretary whether he has sanctioned the increase of the salary of the clerk of the peace for Staffordshire from £2,000 to £2,500?
24. asked the Home Secretary whether the 11 ex-employés of Arcos who are still in this country are under police supervision; and, if so, what are the conditions and regulations which are...
85. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the consular representatives of the Soviet Government in this country receive diplomatic immunity; and whether they are relieved from...
25. asked the Home Secretary if he will give the names of the persons appointed by each Government Department, respectively, at present serving on the Racecourse Betting Control Board?
26. asked the Home Secretary the numbers of electors in each division represented by each county councillor of the county council of Carmarthenshire; if his attention has been called to the...
27. asked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to the work done at the Beck Laboratory, Swansea, in the investigation of the causes of fibrosis of the lungs of miners in the...
30. asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to make a statement as to when he will be able to introduce the Court of Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Bill?
31. asked the Home Secretary whether any progress has been made with the proposal to dispose of Maidstone Prison; and whether, with a view to facilitating the necessary arrangements, he will make...
32. asked the Home Secretary whether he can now state the result of his inquiries into the antecedents of Isadore Dreazon, recently convicted at Manchester, and his activities whilst in this...
33. asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the accident at Brooklands last week, the authorities are satisfied that the safety of the public and the drivers is sufficiently protected; and...
34. asked the Home Secretary whether he has received a report from the factory inspector in connection with the death of an employé of the firm of Hull Ice Works, Limited, owing to the...
35. asked the Home Secretary whether the case of Herbert Henry Woodward, of Philip Street, St. Philip's, Bristol, has been brought to his notice; whether he is aware that this man was prosecuted...
36. asked the Home Secretary what steps are being taken to reorganise the taximeter-cab inspection department of the Metropolitan police to prevent the state of affairs recurring as disclosed in...
39. asked the Home Secretary the names of the members of the committee which is engaged in preparing the scheme for the proposed police college?
42. asked the Home Secretary whether any decision has yet been reached in consultation with the City of London police for the provision of automatic traffic signals in the streets of the...
44. asked the Home Secretary whether, seeing that the present position of the law with regard to lotteries entails loss to recognised charities such as hospitals, he will consider the revision of...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government to deal with the question of leasehold enfranchisement?
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he will inquire into the charter of the British Broadcasting Corporation with a view to its revision so as to make the Postmaster-General responsible for...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the breaking off of the negotiations between himself and the Arab Palestine delegation, he is taking any steps to remedy their grievances?
48. asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to the difficulty experienced in Standing Committee C through the continued absence of any Law Officers of the Crown; and if he will...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the condition of the agricultural industry, and in view of the support accorded in this House and in the country to the proposal that a...
75. asked the Minister of Agriculture the average prices of old-crop English potatoes of the principal varieties, respectively, realised at the important markets in Yorkshire for the week ending...
76. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware of the quantity of French wheat now being imported and offered for sale here; and if he can state the approximate delivered price of such...
77. asked the Minister of Agriculture the source and details of the official estimate that 40,000 agricultural workers are out of employment?
50. asked the Home Secretary whether he has yet received any information concerning the extradition of Francis Lorang?
51. asked the President of the Board of Education whether there is any intention to revive the agreement he made with the Soviet Russian authorities for the exchange of school teachers?
52. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in the case of the 74 schools in receipt of grants from public funds and maintaining officers training corps for the schoolboys, he...
53. asked the President of the Board of Education if he has taken any steps to abolish the system of differential rating as applied to elementary and secondary education in Carmarthenshire; and...
54. asked the President of the Board of Education what steps are being taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Committee on Education for Salesmanship?
Duchess of ATHOLL: 55. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, seeing that the average cost of educating a child in a public elementary school is at present about £12 10s., he...
Duchess of ATHOLL: 57. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he can now supplement the figures previously given by him on the basis of 104 programmes submitted by local education...
58. asked the President of the Board of Education whether in any countries where the legal school-leaving age is beyond 14 years of age maintenance allowances are granted; and, if so, whether...
59. asked the Minister of Health whether he is considering rendering Government assistance for the purpose of obtaining supplies of radium for curative purposes in Great Britain; whether any...
67. asked the Minister of Health whether, under the new system of payment, grants to maternity hospitals will be made in their entirety for 1929 so that there will be no gap between the cessation...
60. asked the Minister of Health what action he has taken with regard to the deputation recently received of the parliamentary committee of the Co-operative Union, with reference to the action of...
62. asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the amendment of Section 44 (2) of the Poor Law Act, 1930, which directs that a casual shall not be entitled to discharge himself until...
61. asked the Minister of Health the total number of pension claims received under the Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1929: the number already sanctioned: and the...
65. asked the Minister of Health if he will make provision to ensure the benefits of the National Health Insurance fund being paid to a contributing member whose employer defaults and does not...
66. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the mining work which is being undertaken at Red Tarn which, if developed, will destroy one of the beauty spots of the Lake District, and...
69. asked the Minister of Health whether he is yet in a position to announce the date on which it is proposed to take the Census in 1931; and whether any changes are contemplated in the...
63. asked the Minister of Health the increase in rates in each of the Metropolitan boroughs due to the operation of the Local Government Act, 1929?
70. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give any particulars as to what form of guarantee will be attached to the British issue of the loan to be issued under the Young plan?
72. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give a list of birds the plumage of which has been illegally imported and confiscated under tale Importation of Plumage...
73. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what payments were made in the last financial year to dependants of persons whose death was directly consequent upon enemy air raids or...
74. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can make any statement as to the Government's proposals for long-term credits, apart from those under the Overseas Trade Acts, 1920 to...
81. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he will consider the organisation of a national fair on the lines of the Leipzig fair; and how many sectional exhibitions have...
82. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he will call for a report from the British High Commissioner in Canada on the effect of the increased British preferences in the...
78. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government have yet reached a decision regarding the continuance of the Dyestuffs Act which is due to expire on 15th January, 1931?
83. asked the Secretary of State for India the number of Indians and Europeans who were granted King's commissions in the Indian Army in the year 1929–30?
84. asked the Secretary of State for India what action has been taken by the Government of India in regard to the recommendation of the Agricultural Commission in favour of the appointment of a...
May I ask the Prime Minister what business is to be taken next week?
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Order confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
FAVERSHAM OYSTER FISHERY COMPANY BILL [Lords].
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
That they have agreed to,—
Read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
asked the Minister of Labour how soon steps are to be taken to provide for able-bodied unemployed who,
I beg to move, "That this House do now adjourn." I am moving the adjournment of the House in order that an opportunity may be given to discuss in the widest possible way the work and issues of...
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 (Supple)...
Rear-Admiral Beamish, Mr. Hardie, and Mr. Ramsay nominated Members of the Select Committee on the Invergordon Water Supply Bill.—[Mr. T. Kennedy.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kennedy.]
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