Tuesday, 29 September 1931
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Choir.
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Ardrossan Harbour," presented by Sir Archibald Sinclair; and ordered (under Section 7 of...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of police staff of all ranks in the Edinburgh Corporation area and the total amount of their emoluments for the year ended 31st March, 1931?
2. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total number of civil servants of all grades employed in the various Departments in Edinburgh and the total amount of their emoluments for a year?
3. asked the Secretary for Mines if he will state the quantity of Scottish coal imported in the Bristol Channel ports during the last 10 weeks, stating each week separately?
4. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of mine workers in Lancashire at the present time, the figures for 12 months ago, and the number for 19217
5. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of complaints sent in to the mines inspectors in respect of overtime being worked in the mines since the passing into law of the seven and a half hours...
6. asked the Secretary for Mines if he is aware that exporters of coal in Yorkshire are complaining that contracts are being lost to the Yorkshire coalfield owing to lack of supplies of suitable...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his statistical department can draw up a rough estimate of the annual amount spent oversea by British subjects holiday-making on the...
34. asked the Prime Minister whether he will give details of the special conditions of borrowing to which the credit of £80,000,000 was subject?
35. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of capital of War Debt owing by France to Great Britain on the 1st September, 1931; the rate of interest payable on that Debt at the same...
36. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount in English sterling of the transactions between English and German bankers affected by the stand-still agreement, signed by...
37. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider taking steps to make it possible for recorders and other minor judicial officials to agree voluntarily to surrender a part of...
39 asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) the total actual income assessed for income Tax and Surtax in 1922–23 and 1929–30; and the net produce of those taxes and the effective...
42. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the purchase some time ago by a co-operative society of a chain of 100 prosperous shops in and around Liverpool upon...
44. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether arrangements have been made with the Government of any foreign State with a view to the granting of relief from double taxation as mentioned in...
45. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the approximate amount of annual Budget expenditure on stores, material, and foodstuffs that would be affected by an increase in commodity prices?
46. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any penalty is imposed against breaches of the orders already issued by the Treasury under the Gold Standard (Amendment) Act; if so, what is the...
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what amount the capital value in pounds of the National Debt has been diminished in the last seven years ended March, 1931, and by what amount it has...
48. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the most recent figures regarding the gold reserves held by the United States of America and France; what proportion these...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether reports have been received from the two committees that were set up to deal with the draft convention for a tariff truce; and whether he will...
9. asked the President of the Board of Trade if any liquid milk is being imported into this country and, if so, the quantity so imported to the nearest convenient date?
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in the national emergency, he will consider making an order for all retailers to mark clearly on the outside any foreign goods stating that they...
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that an order for 6,250 tons of steel sleepers was offered for tender by the South African railways in August last, and that the order...
Will the right hon. Gentleman investigate the circumstances with regard to this contract and see whether British money was used to finance the German manufacturers?
14. asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the declaration of the Austin Motor Company of a dividend of 100 per cent. on their ordinary shares for the year...
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total existing tonnage of British sailing and mechanically-propelled vessels, respectively, built up to 31st December, 1921, and since that date,...
38. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is now proposed to publish the evidence given before the Macmillan Committee?
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is proposed to issue any special instructions to the Food Council with a view to preventing profiteering: and whether it is intended to...
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the numbers of British subjects and aliens, respectively, who have been signed on at South Shields for ships' crews during the last year for...
18. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office the annual cost to the nation of the ceremonial uniform worn on occasions by certain regiments of His Majesty's Army?
19. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether a decision has now been reached regarding the appointment of a Chief of the Imperial General Staff when (Sir George Milne's tenure of...
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to an inquest at Ilford last week on a young woman who had been employed eight years before at an...
21. asked the Home Secretary whether any decision has been arrived at with regard to the suggestions that have been made by various county and borough authorities that a national criminal...
22. asked the Home Secretary the total cost in respect of women police; whether it is proposed to increase their number; and what will be the cost of the increase?
23. asked the Home Secretary the total cost in respect of the motor police and the necessary cars and motor-cycles; and whether it is proposed to continue or to increase the existing motor police...
25. asked the Attorney-General whether he is aware that the staff of the Public Trustee's office have for some time been pressing for the appointment of a joint committee to review the...
49. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the House an assurance that he will give favourable consideration to the establishment recommendations of the Royal...
26. asked the Postmaster-General whether he will reconsider his decision in regard to contracts made for carrying British mails abroad, and insist on a fair-wage clause in all future contracts?
28. asked the Minister of Labour if he is yet in a position to make a statement as to the hours worked on the unemployment grants scheme at South Shields for which Messrs. Pirelli hold the contract?
27. asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed men, women and juveniles in Bethnal Green at any convenient date in July, August and September, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931, respectively?
29. asked the Minister of Labour how many persons now drawing unemployment benefit in Sunderland will come under the proposed provisions for transitional benefit, separating them into men, women,...
30. asked the Minister of Agriculture what measures he proposes for the encouragement of agriculture, husbandry, and the raising of stock in view of the new economic situation; and, in...
31. asked the Secretary of State for India whether the figures of the recent census are yet available; and whether he can state the numbers of Hindus, Mussulmans, and other religious communities?
32. asked the Minister of Health what investigations have been made into the number and description of occupants of basement dwellings in different parts of London; and will he make a statement...
33. asked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of applicants from Leyton and from West Leyton who applied for relief during the past four weeks; the number granted relief; the total...
"to enable the existing practice as to cinematograph and musical entertainments on Sundays to be continued temporarily and to make temporary provision as to the enforcement of the enactments...
[ALLOTTED DAY.]
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £13,700,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not exceeding £7,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
Considered in Committee.
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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