Wednesday, 25 July 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill [Lords],
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Acts, 1899 and 1933, relating to Falkirk Electricity," presented by Sir Godfrey Collins; and ordered (under...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scot- land) Acts, 1899 and 1933, relating to Stirlingshire and Falkirk Water," presented by Sir Godfrey Collins; and...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Acts, 1899 and 1933, relating to Alloa and District Gas," presented by Sir Godfrey Collins; and ordered (under...
"to confirm a Scheme made by the Minister of Transport under the Public Works Facilities Act, 1930, relating to the Kingston-upon-Hull Corporation," presented by Mr. Hore-Belisha; and ordered...
In response to a request from certain of my constituents, I beg to present a petition signed by 16,390 persons, mainly resident in my constituency at Newport, protesting against the provisions of...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now able to state whether Italy has receded from her attitude of seeking to maintain existing contracts which has so far...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that various States, members of the League of Nations, have during the past eight years increased their...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government with regard to the ratification of the League of Nations' Convention on traffic in arms?
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make with reference to the reception given to the proposals for an Eastern Mutual Security Pact in Berlin,...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information regarding the signature of a treaty between Persia, Turkey, Iraq and Afghanistan; and whether he can say what...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Whether he has any information as to the proportion of the present Saar inhabitants entitled to vote in the plebiscite?
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will inquire of the Chilean Government if they will not make proposals to implement their undertaking to make good their contractual...
10. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will state the number of cases of mutiny, if any, ascribed to political propaganda or to political influences which have occurred in the Navy,...
12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the proceedings in the Stavsky case, including the judgment in the Supreme Court, have been or will be read by the legal adviser to the...
13. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what steps are being taken to bring the speed of the civil passenger aircraft flying under subsidy agreements with His Majesty's Government up to...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he proposes to give the House an opportunity before the Recess to discuss the Report of the Committee on Control of Private Flying and the Secretary of State...
14. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the approximate number of first-line aircraft that will comprise the 41 new squadrons which the Government have decided to add to the present...
16. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the proposals of motor insurance companies to raise their premiums by amounts approximately equal to the remission he...
15. asked the Minister of Transport whether his Department has any particulars of scientific research in the temperature effects upon the compressive strength of concrete exposed to different...
19. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what is the position of colonels under the new promotion scheme for officers, both as regards establishment arid the period they are permitted...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that large quantities of British goods have been lying in Customs warehouses in Turkey for the last six to 12 months, and that...
22. asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of complete typewriters and of parts of typewriters, respectively, imported in the six months ended 30th June, 1934?
Lieut.-Colonel SANDEMAN ALLEN: 21. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider amending the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1906, with regard to grain...
23. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that in the case of Rabindra Nath Dhar versus the King Emperor, in the Calcutta high court, the appellant's counsel accused the...
24. asked the Secretary for Mines whether, seeing that the quarterly statistics published by his Department are based in whole or in part on figures supplied by the accountants jointly appointed...
DAGGAR: 25. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has received official notification of the French Government's decision to reduce the quota of imported British coal; and whether such...
26. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents, separately, which have occurred at the Bedwas Colliery, Monmouthshire, during the first six months of this year; and...
28. asked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been called to the cancellation of Commander Colmore's pension; when this pension was granted; what it was granted for; how long this...
29. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when this House will be put in possession of the repot of the committee set up to investigate the grievances of the milk producers in the East of...
30. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps were taken by the Commissioners of Crown Lands to secure from the incoming tenant of Spittalhill, Stirling-shire, the same sheep-stock...
32. asked the Minister of Agriculture what immediate emergency action he proposes to take to secure better prices to producers of eggs in this country?
33. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the fact that last year 37,205 metric tons of butter were imported into this country from the Soviet Republic of...
36. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how often the Film Consultative Committee have met during the last 12 months and during the last three months; and whether they are in...
37. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the estimated cost to the Revenue for the current year and a lull year, respectively, of the changes recently made in the silk duties?
39. asked the Minister of Labour the number of insured juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18; and how many of them who were unemployed at the end of June had been so for more than three months?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he will state the present position with regard to the Naval con- versations preparatory to the conference of 1935; and to what date these have now been adjourned?
11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can make any statement on the draft legislation of the Kenya Government instituting a moratorium on agricultural mortgages; and...
38. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he has any statement to give to the House in connection with the Government workers' request for a 40-hour week; and whether the...
40. asked the Minister of Labour whether any officials of his Department have yet been in touch with the management of the Pressed Steel Works, near Cowley, Oxford, in connection with the strike...
Ordered, That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Supplementary Estimates for New Services may be considered in Committee of Supply, and that Business other than the...
That they have agreed to,—
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 183.]
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 184.]
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 185.]
[19TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £458,136, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £4,313,185 (including a Supplementary sum of £206,250), be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £13.960,924 (including a Supplementary sum of £321,000). be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £38,904,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment...
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
"That a sum, not exceeding £1,309,821, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £5,033,526, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £8,638,605, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £29,404,860, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £39,598,819, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £9,125,812, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £3,394,424, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £28,646,855, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £27,954,155, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £47,773,065, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
"That a sum, not exceeding £38,474,300, Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1935, for Expenditure in respect of the Navy Services, namely:
"That a sum, not exceeding £17,689,100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1935, for...
"That a sum, not exceeding £3,943,000, he granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1935, for...
Considered in Committee.
Resolved, That in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act, 1919, this House do direct that the Banns of Marriage Measure, 1934, he presented to His Majesty for Royal Assent.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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