Thursday, 19 November 1931
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Sir Henry Cautley, Mr. Charles Edwards, Sir Patrick Ford, Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker, Colonel Gretton, Mr. Frederick Hall, Mr. George Lambert, Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. David Reid, Sir Samuel...
Edinburgh Corporation (Sheriff Court House, etc.) Order Confirmation Bill,
"to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Health relating to the
1 asked the Minister of Labour (1) the total number of married women who have had their cases reviewed under the Unemployment Insurance (No. 3) Act, 1931, and the total refused benefit; (2) the...
4. asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons registered at the Employment Exchanges in the administrative area of the Monmouthshire County Council at the latest...
5. asked the Minister of Labour if he can state the nature of the instructions given to public assistance committees with regard to the application for transitional benefit by any man who owns a...
6. asked the Minister of Labour what public schemes are at present in operation with the view of providing work for persons who would otherwise be unemployed; whether it is proposed to submit...
8. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is in a position to state the anticipated saving to the Un employment Insurance Fund consequent on the operation of Section 1 (1, b) of the Unemployment...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 9. asked the Minister of Labour whether there are any aliens in this country who are in receipt of unemployment benefit; if so, what is the number; and how many...
11. asked the Minister of Labour if, in view of the increase of unemployment in many agricultural districts, he will consider the necessity of framing a separate scheme of unemployment insurance...
12. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the representations of the National Allotments Society to the effect that in computing the means of those applying for unemployment...
17. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that public assistance committees are engaging temporary clerks at rates of pay which are considerably in excess of those paid to temporary civil...
14. asked the Minister of Labour the number now unemployed at High Wycombe, Slough and Marlow, respectively, and the number who were unemployed at the corresponding date last year?
18. asked the Minister of Labour when it is expected that the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance will issue its final report?
22. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that numbers of men are likely to be added to the unemployment register in the south and west parts of the county of Durham owing to the closing...
23. asked the Minister of Labour the industries in which the numbers of unemployed have decreased during recent weeks?
26. asked the Minister of Labour how many juveniles are at present undergoing instruction in training centres; and whether the numbers are increasing or diminishing?
29. asked the Minister of Labour how many men in the engineering industry are included in the 422,147 extra unemployed over last year?
39. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to make a statement in respect of the disturbance which took place at Salford on 1st October between the police...
Lieut-Colonel Sir VIVIAN HENDERSON: 35 and 36. asked the Home Secretary (1) how much money has been spent on Chelmsford Prison since it was decided to reopen it, inclusive of the cost of erection...
Sir F. HALL: 37. asked the Home Secretary how many aliens have become naturalised British subjects during the two years ended 30th September; and how many of these are engaged in occupations in...
40. asked the Home Secretary if he has considered the representations from the Borough of Hornsey as to the recent municipal election when one candidate forced a contest in seven wards, thus...
41. asked the Home Secretary what articles are produced by convict and prison labour; how these articles are disposed of; and if he can give an undertaking to stop the dumping of these articles...
42. asked the Home Secretary whether he can furnish a statement which will show the hours beyond which it is illegal to offer for sale in retail shops or premises articles of general consumption?
Mr. HUTCHISON: 43. asked the Home Secretary the number of Income Tax defaulters in gaol at the present time and during each month of the current year?
Sir F. HALL: 78. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state what steps the Government intend taking with regard to the discontinuance of the expenditure on the valuation of land under...
79. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount in sterling of recent British borrowing in France and America; and whether any portion of these loans has been repaid?
81. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is able to make any statement as to the prospects of realising the extra revenue anticipated from, the increase of duty on beer as imposed in...
84. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state the total amount of the payments to the United States Government on account of the British War Debt, and the total amount received by...
89. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can state the net savings effected by departmental economies carried out since the introduction of the last Budget; and whether such...
44. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is prepared to approve arrangements whereby the National Association of School masters may be granted representation on the elementary...
45. asked the Prime Minister what is the annual cost of the Economic Advisory Council; and if he proposes to continue it?
46. asked the Prime Minister how long the House will be without the services of an Attorney-General; and to whom questions usually answered by him should be addressed in the interval?
47. asked the Prime Minister when the Bill dealing with agriculture is to be introduced; and if it will be passed through all its stages before the House rises for the Recess?
Captain BALFOUR: 93. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that farmers in East Kent are unable to sell malting barley owing to brewers suffering from loss of trade due to increased...
48. asked the Prime Minister whether instructions will be issued to all representatives of His Majesty's Government proceeding abroad to travel whenever possible by British ships?
49. asked the Minister of Health what is the present position regarding the housing schemes of the Corporation of Manchester; and whether his Department will continue to require the city council...
65. asked the Minister of Health the number of local authorities which have suspended all advances under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts; and whether such action has received his sanction?
56. asked the Minister of Health the number of housing schemes which have been suspended or retarded following the suggestions to local authorities that all expenditure should be reduced to a...
60. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the hardship imposed upon the tenants of the London County Council at the Wakefield and Primrose tenement houses by the method by which the...
63. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that in a large number of instances families are living in one room, often a basement, and paying 17s. 6d. a week rent; and will he consider...
70 and 71. asked the Minister of Health (1) whether he will bring in legislation to reduce rents of working-class houses by 50 per cent., seeing that, owing to the inability of many people to pay...
53. asked the Minister of Health whether, in the interests of national economy, he will postpone the re-valuation of properties for rating purposes in accordance with the provisions of the Rating...
54. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the expense involved to local authorities in the review of county districts under the Local Government Act of 1929, he will suspend for a...
57. asked the Minister of Health the changes proposed in the relationship between doctors and their panel patients; whether any regulations covering those new relationships are to be laid upon...
61. asked the Minister of Health if he is now prepared to make a statement in the House and issue a circular to public assistance committees setting forth the legal rights of destitute applicants...
82. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to be able to announce the decision of the Government on the proposals contained in the report of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service?
64. asked the Minister of Health the present policy of the Government with regard to all borough extension, and to municipal outlay in general, apart from the continuance and normal extension of...
94. asked the Minister for Agriculture if he has considered the resolution of the North Yorkshire and South. Durham branch of the Farmers' Union on the subject of the abolition or remission of...
99. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that during the past three years imports of furniture have averaged nearly £1,000,000, or...
May I ask the Prime Minister what will be the business next week; and also at the same time whether, in view of the fact that the time is approaching for the Government to consider appointments...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 17, after the word "description," to insert the words: (other than articles to be used as raw materials in industry in the United Kingdom). We believe that it is...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 32, at the end, to insert the words: Provided that no articles shall be deemed to be Empire products unless at least seventy-five per cent. of the extent to which...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 11, at the end, to insert the words: (3) All regulations made under this Sec-won shall be laid before the Commons House of Parliament as soon as may be after they...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 26, after the word "department," to insert the words: or a Member of the Commons House of Parliament. I have little doubt that the Government will be able to accept...
I beg to move, in page 4, line 9, at the end, to add the words: Provided that the expiry of this Act shall not affect the previous operation thereof or of any order made thereunder, or any...
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 71A.
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