Tuesday, 22 September 1931
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
2. asked the Secretary for Mines if he can state the position with regard to the inquiry into the use of automatic gas alarms in gaseous mines?
3. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give the House any information with regard to the conference of European coal owners convened by the Central Council of Coal Owners; and what is...
4. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has considered representations submitted from miners' lodges, churches, and various kinds of societies and organisations, during recent months,...
5. asked the Secretary for Mines the average cost per ton for coal mined by the Harton Coal Company, South Shields, in their Harton, St. Hilda and Westoe, Boldon and Marsden pits of royalties and...
6. asked the Secretary for Mines how many schemes for pit-head baths are now in process of erection; how many are under consideration; and whether any alteration of policy is anticipated?
7. asked the Secretary for Mines what is the total expenditure to date out of the Welfare Fund; and is any alteration of policy anticipated?
8. asked the Secretary for Mines Whether he is aware that a colliery near Barnsley which has been idle for about two years still has an allocation quota of 80,000 tons per annum; and whether,...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has yet received a report from the commissioner appointed to investigate the conditions of the Masarwa tribe in Bechuanaland?
10. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the grounds on which Mr. M. Segolodi, who recently acted as guide and interpreter to a mission of investigation in Bechuanaland which...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can give any further information as to the date when the Imperial Economic Conference will be held at Ottawa?
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total declared value of the retained imports of articles of food and drink into the United Kingdom, giving the particulars separately relating to...
14 and 15. asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the total amount of capital invested in the tobacco industry of Great Britain; (2) the total amount of capital invested in the breweries...
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of British shipping unemployed and laid up in port, either in numbers of vessels or in tonnage?
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is taking any and, if so, what steps to carry out the recommendation contained in paragraph 417 of the Macmillan Report, that the figures...
44 and 51. asked (1) the Prime Minister whether the proposals submitted to him by the late President of the Board of Trade with regard to the shale-oil industry were considered by him and with...
18. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office, whether any change is contemplated in the programme for mechanisation of the Army, in view of the financial situation?
19. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether any reduction in the number of generals, lieutenant-generals, major-generals and brigadiers is contemplated in view of the financial...
20. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if, in view of the fact that British soldiers are to receive a daily ration of one and a-half ounces of butter during their sojourn in...
21. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, in view of the Prime Minister's statement as to the need for national economy, he will prohibit the use of expensive ceremonial...
22. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office the amount of foreign tinned fruit that was supplied to the Army during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
23. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware of the following hard cases due to cuts in the Army pay: where a private soldier who joined before 1925 and draws 3s. 6d. a...
46. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is now able to state the result of his inquiries as to the method of carrying out the declared intention of the Government to secure equality of...
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government will consider the advisability of proposing to the Council of the League of Nations that a conference of countries on the Gold Standard...
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how long it is intended to keep the fiduciary note issue at the figure of £275,000,000?
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider subjecting the income derived from the reserves of co-operative societies, irrespective of the particular mode of investment and...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider, in lieu of a conversion loan, the issue of premium bonds at a low rate of interest in substitution for the 5 per cent. War...
59. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in taking steps to ensure equality of sacrifice, he will consider inviting the Members of this House to surrender one-tenth of their total income...
60. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the suggestion that teachers and other persons liable to Income Tax may be allowed to spread the increased payments over a...
61. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the recent credits given to Britain, any conditions, political or economic, were imposed?
62. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any further steps have been taken by His Majesty's Government to prevent the purchase of foreign currencies by British subjects resident in Great...
64. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he bas taken steps to carry out the recommendations of the Macmillan Committee with regard to ascertaining the amount of foreign balances and...
68. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the amount of the French War Loan raised in this country during the War; and how much of this sum has been cancelled, either as...
24. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether all outstanding claims for payment for certain contracts in conection with houses built in the burgh of Johnstone, in the county of Renfrew,...
25. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any statement to make in connection with trawling by foreign vessels in the Moray Firth?
Lieut.-Colonel MOORE: 29. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can state what is the present position with regard to the recommendations of the Educational Endowments Commission in...
26. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total amount paid out by public assistance committees in Edinburgh and Leith for the year ending on the latest convenient date; and will he give...
27. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of teachers in the Edinburgh Corporation area who will be affected by the contemplated cuts in remuneration; and what is the total amount...
31. asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons within the area of the Kettering Employment Exchange at present in receipt of transitional unemployment benefit who under...
33. asked the Minister of Labour if it is proposed that the new provisions as to a means test apply to all those now on transitional benefit, those on standard benefit who exhaust their present...
35. asked the Lord President of the Council whether the Industrial Research Department carries out investigations on behalf of private firms or companies; if so, under what authority it does so;...
36. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the depression in agricultural areas, he will consider making it compulsory for brewers to use British-grown malting barley in all beer...
37. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is prepared to re-open the question of rupee-sterling parity under present circumstances?
38. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is yet in a position to announce the details of the proposed Round Table Conference on Burma?
40. asked the Cinder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement as to the policy pursued with regard to education in the Sudan; whether this is directed towards...
41. asked the Minister of Health whether he is continuing the negotiations commenced by his predecessor on the subject of a national maternity service; and, if so, when he expects to complete them?
42. asked the Prime Minister what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the resolution submitted to the present assembly of the League of Nations by the delegations of Denmark,...
43. asked the Prime Minister if the sub-committee of the Economic Advisory Council set up to deal with the fishing industry is still in existence; and if it has finished its inquiries?
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will cause inquiry to he made as to the probability of this country having to meet all the interest on the loan for the Zambesi Bridge as well...
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will inquire whether the annual report of the Bank for International Settlements is being considered at the present time by the appropriate League...
63. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider the advisability of imposing a tax, during the continuance of the financial crisis, on all British subjects who go abroad for...
66. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can assure the House, pending Government consideration of and decision on the recommendations of the Tomlin Commission in regard to...
67. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the number of industrial and non-industrial male and female workers employed in the various Departments of the State whose...
69. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that cases have recently occurred in which the negotiating machinery set up within the Civil Service for the discussion and...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on the Motion relating to Finance (No. 2) Bill, National Economy Bill, and Supply and Ways and Means (Allocation of Time) he exempted, at this...
I beg to move, That— (a) the proceedings on the Second Reading, Committee stage, Report stage, and Third Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill;(b) the proceedings on the Committee stage,...
(1) SECOND READING. One allotted day shall be given to the Second Reading of the Bill, and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion he brought to a conclusion at...
(1) COMMITTEE STAGE. Three allotted days shall be given to the Committee stage of the Bill, and the proceedings in Committee on each allotted day shall be as shown in the second column of Table...
(1) The proceedings in Committee of Supply necessary to dispose of any Supplementary Estimates shall be taken immediately after the conclusion of the proceedings on the Third Reading of the...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 8, to leave out from the word "Act" to the word "make" in line 11. This Amendment will have this effect of omitting the reference in the Clause to the remuneration...
Whereupon Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order of the House of the 9th September, proposed the Question, "That this House do now adjourn."
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