Wednesday, 23 September 1931
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs particulars of the most recent report he has received on the conditions in China?
2. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether instructions have been given to the United Kingdom delegation to the League of Nations Assembly to support the proposed...
3. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the financial situation in all countries, it is proposed to cut down the expenditure and salaries of the secretariat...
53. asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government have instructed the British delegation to Geneva to support Signor Grandi's proposal for a truce in armaments and to put forward...
4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government proposes to proceed with the guarantee of £120,000 per annum to the International Agricultural Credits Company?
5. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any reductions in the flag list of admirals, vice-admirals and rear-admirals are contemplated in view of the financial situation?
Sir ROBERT YOUNG: 6. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he can explain the reason for the defects in His Majesty's Ship "Fowey" which were discovered during its trials, when the temperature...
7. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what saving has been effected in the Navy Estimates by the abandonment of the summer exercises and training of the Atlantic Fleet?
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government intend to take any steps, either by way of restriction of production, limitation of shipments, export duty, or otherwise...
11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many officials in the education service in Kenya, in addition to the Director of Education, are not required by the conditions of their...
14. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what effect the grant of £25,000 for locust relief in the Kavirondo country is having upon the number of natives who come forward from that...
23. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the growing importance of road traffic relatively to railroad traffic, he will take steps to appoint a committee to consider...
12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will ask the Government of Tanganyika to forward to him a copy of the agreement governing lighterage rates at Tanga concluded between the...
15. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for what reasons official action has been taken in Palestine to change the spelling of places named in the Old Testament from that familiar to...
16. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can inform the House as to the circumstances connected with the departure of Mr. Norman Bentwich from the post of Attorney-General in...
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the placing of sealed armouries in various parts of Palestine has created a tense situation in Palestine, leading to a...
21. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he will state the size and composition of the forces, including police, now maintained for the purpose of defence in Palestine and...
26. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is still proposed to ask Parliament to guarantee a loan of £2,500,000 for the relief of agriculture in Palestine; and, if so, who...
17. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total amount of loans raised for public works in and by Nigeria during the last 10 years for which His Majesty's Government has...
19. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the grants or loans, made or approved, towards technical education, the training of African dispensers, sanitary inspectors, etc., will...
22. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can now make a further statement with regard to the recent cyclone disaster at Belize, British Honduras; and will he say what measures are...
24. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the annual report on Mauritius is now available for Members of this House?
27. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider the desirability of asking Parliament for powers to prohibit the purchase of foreign road stone by local authorities in view of the...
28. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the present state of national finance, any decision has been reached to withhold or vary any grant-in-aid of the proposed Elephant and...
29. asked the Minister of Transport what policy is being pursued with regard to the proposed Forth road-bridge, near Queensferry; and what is the present position?
30. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is taking any steps to secure greater safety for road traffic on the Great West Road?
32. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that certain transport companies in South Yorkshire are compelling omnibus drivers to work on and off for periods as long as 14 hours per day;...
33. asked the Minister of Transport how many appeal cases have been heard against the decision of traffic commissioners since the passage of the Road Traffic Bill; and how many appeals have been...
31. asked the Minister of Transport what are the reasons for which the Electricity Commissioners have revoked the Fringe Orders of the Chester Corporation under Section 6 of the Electricity...
34. asked the Postmaster-General the total amount paid by the British Government to the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company, Limited, and its subsidiary lines for the carriage of mails for 1930?
40. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the competition with Milford Haven trawlers by Spanish boats fishing in pairs with one long seine between the two, and that 60 such...
41. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that internal drainage boards are unable to levy rates or meet. precepts levied upon them by catchment boards on account of the Land...
42. asked the Lord President of the Council if he can make a statement with regard to the research schemes into the hydrogenation of tar oils and coal decided upon by the late Government?
43. asked the President of the Board of Education what is the total amount paid annually by teachers to the superannuation fund; what amount is paid annually in pensions from the fund; and what...
44. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will state the amount of gold held by the Government in India and the measures proposed for maintaining the value of the rupee?
45. asked the Prime Minister if he is now in a position to make a statement regarding the promised inquiry into Scottish local and National Government?
46. asked the Prime Minister whether any and, if so, what proposals are under consideration to prevent further increases in the unemployment figures?
48. asked the Prime Minister to what amount the £70,032,000 of economies in the financial year 1932 will be reduced by the concessions to be made to teachers, police and members of the...
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what statutory powers the costs of the £50,000,000 credit obtained by the Bank of England in July for the support of the exchange are being...
49. asked the Prime Minister if he is now prepared to give facilities for the passage into law of the Consumers' Council Bill?
50. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the need for tariffs to redress the present trade balance and of the interest widely felt in the country and of the urgency of the situation, he...
Lieut.-Colonel MOORE: 51. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the need for individual and national economy, he will consider introducing legislation to limit the expenditure that may be...
52. asked the Prime Minister if he will state the Government's intention with regard to the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Bill?
54. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is prepared, in the interest of public economy, to consider the suggestion that the termination of summer time should be...
56. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the respective cost to the Exchequer of the concession granted to the Stock Exchange firms for obtaining transfer deed stamps since it became operative...
[ALLOTTED DAY.]
Whereupon 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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