Tuesday, 15 September 1931
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
1. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will give particulars of the cancellations that have been made in the orders placed for posters for the Empire Marketing Board...
19. asked the Minister of Labour whether unemployed claimants in receipt of transitional benefit will, under the terms of the Economy Bill, be subject to the Poor Law test relating to destitution...
22. asked the Minister of Health whether any and, if so, what steps have been taken to limit the borrowing and expenditure of money by local authorities on schemes in respect of which, grants are...
27. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps, if any, have been taken to stop further commitments on such matters as the Zambesi bridge, Palestine land purchase, road development in this...
28. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Bank of England will participate in the cost of the American and French credits; and, if so, to what extent?
29. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the declared policy of the Government to secure equality of sacrifice, it is proposed to reduce the amounts paid to the present...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is aware that, by a recent enactment of the Irish Free State, fire engines and ambulances from Northern Ireland are prevented from...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether the question of the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia has been further considered by His Majesty's Government, and with...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will remedy the flaw in Section 134 of the Companies Act, 1929, as disclosed during the recent case in the Criminal Court, by amending the...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Official Receiver has reported on the promotion of Gamages (West End), Limited, to the effect that the prospectus failed...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Hungarian Government has yet paid to the administrator of Hungarian property the final balance for interest due to approved British...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the Government's intention with regard to legislation for the nationalisation of mining royalties?
13. asked the Secretary for Mines if he will give the number of men and boys killed in the coal-mining industry for the 12 months ending June, 1931, giving the districts where such accidents took...
12. asked the Secretary for Mines how many less workers are employed in the coal mines in this country than were so employed at the end of last year?
15. asked the Secretary for Mines if he will consider the question of taking steps to give relief to owners of property who have suffered as a result of mining subsidences that have taken place...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade the values of food imports for the years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1928, 1929, and 1930?
10. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state the full amount of the deductions made from the wages of the men employed on the Aberfoyle road, Perthshire, for the provision...
16. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will state the arrangements that are contemplated for the carrying on of the air mail services to and across India, in view of the measures of...
17. asked the hon. and gallant Member for Rye, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, whether workers employed by the Commissioners have to provide their own tools; whether he will state...
20. asked the Postmaster-General what is the position with regard to the subsidy to grand opera under the proposals for national economy?
21. asked the Minister of Health whether, in addition to the economies already proposed, he will consider introducing a Bill to reduce the rents of working-class houses by the 40 per cent. that...
23. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the defence services are represented in Parliament by eight Ministers and the Ministry of Health by only two, he will consider the...
24. asked the Prime Minister what is the present position with regard to the undertaking by the last Government to support the rupee exchange in India?
25. asked the Prime Minister who are to be the delegates representing the parties supporting His Majesty's Government in this House at the resumed Round Table Conference on India?
26. asked the Prime Minister what action the Government propose to take with reference to the pro- posals made by the right hon Gentleman the Member for St. Ives (Mr. Runciman) for the...
32. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any part of the cost of the flood-lighting of London falls upon the Exchequer; if so, what is estimated to be the amount; and what useful...
33. asked the, Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many committees of inquiry which were set up by the last Government have issued reports since the present Government took office?
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, "the failure of the Government to appoint one of its...
Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON: May I ask the Prime Minister if he is in a position to inform the House of the business which is to be taken on Friday?
Ordered, That Captain Robert Croft Bourne be the Deputy-Chairman of Ways and Means."—[The Prime Minister.]
Considered in Committee [Progress, 10th September.]
Question again proposed, That— (a) the standard rate of Income Tax for the year 1931–32 shall he increased to five shillings in the pound; and(b) in connection with the said increase,...
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