House of Commons debates

Monday, 22 May 1933

  • Preamble

    The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.

  • Private Business.

    Great Western Railway Bill,

  • Oral Answers to Questions — India.

    • British Officials (Pensions Insurance).

      6 speeches

      2. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will consider the possibility of the Government arranging a scheme of insurance for the pensions of British officers and officials who have...

    • Family Pensions.

      7 speeches

      3. asked the Secretary of State for India for what reasons the subscribers to Indian family pension funds have been asked to decide whether they would prefer their various funds to be withdrawn...

      Congress (Arrests).

      9 speeches

      4. asked the Secretary of State for India whether the Government of Bengal have yet reported to the Government of India on the representations made to them by members of the Legislative Assembly...

      Foreign Capttal.

      2 speeches

      5. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will give instructions to the Government of India to consider the advisability of preparing and issuing an annual statement of the foreign...

      Aden.

      2 speeches

      6. asked the Secretary of State for India if any decision can yet be announced with regard to the question of the transference of the administration of the Settlement of Aden from the Government...

      Gold Exports.

      8 speeches

      7. asked the Secretary of State for India what action the Government of India propose to take with regard to the representations made to them by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce...

      Tariff Board.

      2 speeches

      Mr. CHORITON: 9. asked the Secretary of State for India if he will inform the House of the amount of the duties lately recommended by the Indian Tariff Board, showing increases or decreases,...

      Constitutional Proposals.

      2 speeches

      10. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can inform the House as to the terms of the Resolution passed by the Indian Legislative Assembly in relation to the terms of the White Paper...

      China and Japan.

      13 speeches

      12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to the proposals for negotiating a commercial agreement with Japan, whether he will give assurances that this country will not...

      World Economic Conference.

      12 speeches

      15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether representatives of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics have been invited to attend the World Economic Conference?

      Disarmament Conference.

      2 speeches

      16. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement as to the progress of the Disarmament Conference?

      Manchukuo (British Subjects).

      2 speeches

      17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the authorities of Manchukuo have ordered a British subject, Mr. E. Lenox Simpson, editor of the Harbin "Herald," to...

      Colombia and Peru (Dispute).

      2 speeches

      18. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the report adopted by the Council of the League of Nations on 18th March, 1933, concerning the dispute between Peru...

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce.

    • Scottish Trade Mission.

      2 speeches

      23. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what measures of assistance it is proposed to give to the scheme of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce to send a trade-mission ship to...

    • Tariff Truce.

      8 speeches

      34. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, during the continuance of the proposed tariff truce, His Majesty's Government will be debarred from taking any special action to meet...

      Lace.

      2 speeches

      37. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has received any report with regard to the applications made to the Import Duties Advisory Committee by the lace trade for protection?

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture.

    • Livestock (Imports).

      2 speeches

      25. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he has considered the memorandum sent to him from the Live stock Emergency Committee, composed of all the main cattle auctioneers in the United Kingdom,...

    • Meat Import Restrictions (Beef).

      5 speeches

      26. asked the Minister of Agriculture the reason for the fact that, despite the restriction scheme, the imports of beef in April, 1933, were 12,399 cwts. higher than in April, 1932?

      Milk Products (Imports).

      9 speeches

      27. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he can give information as to the regulation of milk products from Dominion and foreign sources into this country?

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Post Office.

    • Facilities, Aberdeen and Alford,

      2 speeches

      29. asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that, owing to the discontinuance of the morning passenger train service from Aberdeen to Alford and the consequent carriage of the mails by goods...

    • Applications Foe Work (Regulations).

      4 speeches

      30. asked the Postmaster-General if he will waive the regulation which requires that applications for work sent under the halfpenny post shall have printed or rubber-stamped letter headings, in...

      Covent Garden Opera House.

      4 speeches

      Captain CAZALET: 31. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he can give the House any information about the representations he has received as regards the future of Covent Garden Opera...

      Ceylon (Prison Discipline).

      4 speeches

      32. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that convicts responsible for recent disturbances at Mahara Convict Prison, Ceylon, have, on the decision of two prison...

      Malaya.

      8 speeches

      33. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can give the House any information as to the action the Government proposes to take on Sir Samuel Wilson's report on his visit to Malaya?

      Flying Regulations.

      2 speeches

      38. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the fact that there were only two persons prosecuted for low flying in the Metropolitan district in 1932, and that there...

      Germany (Jews).

      5 speeches

      39. asked the Home Secretary what action he proposes to take in view of the resolution he has received from the League of Nations Union urging that we should show practical sympathy with the...

      Prison Administration.

      4 speeches

      Captain CAZALET: 40. asked the Home Secretary whether he can make a statement with regard to the proposals of the Prison Commission relative to an alteration of statutory rules governing prison...

      Police College.

      2 speeches

      44. asked the Home Secretary whether other Departments of State were consulted with a view to ascertaining whether redundant buildings were available which were suitable for adoption for the...

      President Roosevelt's Message.

      2 speeches

      45. asked the Prime Minister if he is able to state what reply His Majesty's Government will send on behalf of His Majesty to President Roosevelt's message.

      Government Publications (Price).

      4 speeches

      46. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that an instalment, extending to about 160 pages, of the minutes of evidence submitted to the Royal Commission on Income Tax...

      London Passenger Transport Board.

      8 speeches

      47. asked the Minister of Transport the salaries and conditions of the engagement of the chairman and members of the London Passenger Transport Board under the London Passenger Transport Act?

      Liquor Traffic (State Management).

      4 speeches

      42. asked the Home Secretary whether the State breweries at Carlisle are brewing light ale for sale at 4d. per pint; and, if so, if he can state the gravity of the beer?

  • Business of the House.

    2 speeches

    May I ask the Prime Minister the business for Friday?

  • Orders of the Day — Ways and Means.

    Considered in Committee.

  • Adjournment.

    Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]

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Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

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