Monday, 9 July 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
For the County of Nottingham (Rushcliffe Division), in the room of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Bucknall Betterton, Baronet, C.B.E. (Chairman of the Unemployment Assistance...
Stockport Corporation Bill.
Address for "Return of the Budget of the Governor-General of India in Council for 1934–35."—[Sir S. Hoare.]
Duchess of ATHOLL: 1. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can now state the number of terrorist crimes and offences, actual or attempted, murderous or otherwise, committed outside...
Duchess of ATHOLL: 3. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that in March last, in the Tanjore district, an Indian sub-magistrate was beaten to death and a head constable and...
4. asked the Secretary of State for India what is the cause of the recent unrest in the Wa States of Burma?
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is in a position to inform the House of any reports he has received concerning recent events in Germany?
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the names of the British delegation to the Assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva?
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether, in view of his criticism of the Liberian Government as a corrupt and inefficient oligarchy, he will bring before the League of...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Brazilian authorities have yet agreed with the British representatives of the Leopoldina, Terminal and Cantareira, Companies about...
10. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether his attention has been drawn to the declining share of the United Kingdom in the Indian market for footwear, _the imports of which...
25. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the importation so far this year, and for the same period last year, of all articles of apparel in the manufacture of which...
11. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will arrange for the printed documents and reports of marketing boards to be made available for Member of the House of Commons on request?
12. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give the House any further information on the progress of negotiations with the Dominions on the meat question?
13. asked the Minister of Agriculture how the market prices of eggs in June compare with those of a year ago; whether there was an increase or decrease of total imports; and whether he will...
14. asked the Minister of Agriculture what arrangements have been made for the regulation of imports of processed milks after 30th June?
30. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will state the figures, showing the comparative value and the quantities, of butter, cheese, poultry, and live stock exported from...
15. asked the Minister of Agriculture how many local authorities have a sufficient veterinary staff to carry out the clinical inspection of dairy herds that will be necessary under the proposals...
17. asked the Postmaster-General whether telegraph offices on railway stations are instructed to refuse to accept telegrams from people other than passengers about to travel by rail?
19. asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of his recent decision to charge no additional fee for letters sent by air mail routes via Highland Airways, he will arrange to extend this...
22. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether watering of Rotten Row has now ceased; and whether it will accordingly become necessary to close all or part of it to riders until further rain falls?
23. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in view of the small cost involved, he will consider raising by about one foot the existing wooden platforms already fitted with benches and...
26. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the attempt to obtain proxies for the Sanitas Trust capital scheme from shareholders in the company who will...
27. asked the Minister of Health if he will inquire Whether the Fairbourne (North Wales) Guardians Committee have adopted a scale for the administration of relief for destitute persons or...
29. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can yet give the result of the appeal by Jemal el Husseini against the sentence of 10 months' imprisonment for inciting the Jaffa riots?
31. asked the hon. Member for Bosworth (Sir W. Edge) as representing the Charity Commissioners, whether the attention of the commissioners has been called to the grievance of the Littleborough...
32. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the new scale of benefits which are being paid by the Commissioners in the Durham area since 1st July, 1934?
33. asked the Minister of Labour when the Unemployment Assistance Board will take over the responsibility for the unemployed now in receipt of Poor Law relief?
35. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can see his way clear to grant the same authority to the West Ham Borough Council and other Metropolitan boroughs to arrange...
Mr. TEMPLE MORRIS: 36. asked the Home Secretary the number of motorists' licences which have been. suspended in the last 12 months, giving the causes of suspension in each set of cases?
Mr. TEMPLE MORRIS: 40. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the proposed mulcting of a motorist of 12s. ed. for the fee of a doctor when his car has been in collision with anyone,...
37. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will give an assurance that the adoption of the report of Committee F, which, inter alia, recommends that women should be given a fair...
38. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the total amount from national funds invested in Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited; whether Government representatives...
Mr. TEMPLE MORRIS: 41. asked the Prime Minister whether, before the Debate on the shipping proposals of the Government, he will consider the desirability of publishing for general information at...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee D: Mr.McKie; and had appointed in substitution Sir Basil Peto
[13TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £1,174,134, be granted to His 'Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
In Pursuance of Standing Order No. 80 (Deputy-Speaker and Deputy-Chairman), Mr. SPEAKER has nominated Sir Samuel
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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