Wednesday, 4 July 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Newport Corporation (General Powers) Bill [Lords].
I beg leave to present a Petition protesting against the infringement of the rights of free speech and calling for the withdrawal of prosecutions that are taking place against Mr. Tom Mann and...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Italy has now withdrawn from her position of insistence on the execution of existing arms contracts in connection with the embargo on...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in the view of the Government, any international convention is still possible as a result of the Disarmament Conference; and, if not,...
3. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what visits have been exchanged between the British and foreign navies during the last five years similar to those now in progress with the Germany navy?
4. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the total fuel reserves available in the United Kingdom for the use of the Royal Navy in an emergency; and will he consider the advisability of...
6. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give the figures for the total number of convictions for crime in Ceylon in the year prior to the introduction of the present...
7. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the number of Jews who have been convicted of murdering Jews in Palestine during the last 10 years or any convenient period?
8. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there is to be any revision in the Palestine immigration rules applying to deposits that have to be made by prospective tourists to...
9. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the increase of the number of licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Tel-Aviv from 175 in 1930 to 265 in 1933 has led to an...
Viscountess ASTOR: 10. asked the Minister of Transport how many of the fatal accidents in the latest year for which he has records occurred in consequence of the riding of push bicycles in towns?
11. asked the Minister of Transport if he is now in a position to make a statement with regard to a grant from public funds towards the construction of the by-pass road at Church Stretton?
12. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in the interests of public safety he will make it compulsory for all public vehicles to be equipped throughout with safety glass?
19. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state that negotiations have, since 20th June last, progressed towards a new Anglo-Spanish trade agreement, in...
15. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total imports, by quantities, of cotton piece goods for each year from 1929 to 1933, inclusive, into British India, Australia, South Africa,...
13. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he will give a list, with value, of the exports to Soviet Russia since the trade agreement came into operation; and will he state how...
14. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the arrangements to provide the necessary credit to finance the Russian herring contract have been completed?
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade how long the Craighall Milling Company, Glasgow, has been closed; whether he can state what was its productive capacity of flour; and how many...
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of flour, stated in number of sacks, arriving coastwise in Glasgow from Liverpool in each of the following years, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933?
18. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the log books of the passenger steamers run by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, which carry passengers from Wemyss Bay,...
21. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the special commercial envelopes permitted by the Post Office bear marks of identification as to the source of origin and that complete...
22. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is now in a position to make any statement with regard to the outcome of the Anglo-German negotiations regarding German loans?
23. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many persons have been found employment by the present Government on advisory committees, commissions and other bodies, including the Customs...
24. asked the Prime Minister whether the House will have an opportunity of discussing before the Recess the reports of the commissioners regarding the distressed areas?
25. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that evidence exists that experiments are being made and secret German plans perfected by the Luft-gas-angriff department for the destruction of...
"to authorise the use of electric lines for the transmission of electric signals; and for other purposes connected there-with," presented by Mr. Liddall; supported by Mr. Robinson, Mr. Hannon,...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; that they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee D: the Duchess of Atholl, Lord Scone, and Mrs. Tate; and had...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from the Select Committee on the National Maritime Museum Bill: Captain Crookshank;...
That they have agreed to,—
Read the First time; to be read a Second time To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 166.]
[12TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £187,227, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Hudson.]
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