Wednesday, 7 November 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Miss WARD: 1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of serving British consuls not of British birth; the proportion drawing remuneration; and the total sum involved?
41. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that the efficiency of the British aircraft industry is being prejudiced by delays in the work of the Aeronautical Inspection...
63. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he has any statement to make with regard to the proposed new Government building in Whitehall?
73. asked the Attorney-General the grades and the wages paid per grade to the staff employed in the Land Registry Office in Lincoln's Inn Fields; and the profits of the Land Registry Office for...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the fact that one of the arrests made in connection with the Marseilles assassination was that of a...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, as the creation of a petroleum monopoly in Manchukuo conflicts with the open-door policy which the Japanese Government has promised to...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the present position with regard to the British ex-officers and naval ratings who joined the Colombian navy on a two-years contract; whether...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make with reference to the evidence given by Mr. Carlton Rich, an agent of the firm of Federal Laboratories...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Spanish customs authorities in Morocco are making a charge upon the personal luggage of British passengers in...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Centrosojus (England), Limited, is included in the register, kept at offices of British consulates in China, of companies incorporated...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that in spite of representations made to the Government of China the postal ban on "Oriental Affairs" continues; and what...
Miss WARD: 13. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total value of the work allocated to the Tyne and Clyde, respectively, under the naval programmes 1932–33, 1933–34, and...
15. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can state, in connection with the recent suspected loss of Admiralty confidential papers in transit from Hebburn-on-Tyne to Portsmouth, for...
17. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what part His Majesty's Navy will take in the Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1935?
19. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the prospects of an early completion of railway communication between Haifa, Bagdad, and Teheran; and whether, in view of the completion...
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many cases of attempted criminal assault on white women by natives of Kenya have been reported in the last 12 months; and whether these...
21. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the sentence of death recently passed upon seven Lumbwa natives, in Kenya, for the murder of Mr. Semini, has been carried out; and, if not,...
25. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has ascertained that a right of appeal against the District Commissioners' Courts in cases of sentence of death exists in Somaliland;...
Captain ARTHUR EVANS: 28. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has yet received considered recommendations on the financial and trading conditions in the Seychelle Islands...
31. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether it is possible to provide faster air services without adding to the cost of transit; and, if not, what steps he proposes to take in...
33. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what are the principal points of difficulty that have arisen in negotiating with the French Government for permission for British aircraft carrying...
34. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the annual amount of the subsidy paid to Imperial Airways, Limited, and the amount paid by the Dutch Government to the K.L.M. line of Holland; and...
35. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether any research work has been done to ascertain the value of variable pitch propellers for aircraft; and if any report has been or is to be...
37. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether his attention has been drawn to the loss of life to air passengers, due to the absence of live-saving devices in passenger air- craft; if he...
40. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he can make any statement upon the recent loss of two British aircraft plying between England and the Continent
42. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he has any information as to the number of members of the German Airsport Association; and what support, if any, the association receives...
36. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the information obtained as a result of the recent combined naval and air exercises, he is satisfied that our air services are...
Mr.McKIE: 38. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he has any further statement to make regarding the proposed aerial bombing station at Luce Bay, Wigtownshire?
39. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he has considered the letter, Elated 3rd November, addressed to the Air Ministry from the University Court of St. Andrews, with reference to...
44. asked the Minister of Transport whether any progress has been made in defining tests to be passed by motor-vehicle drivers; and what bodies are to be responsible for the carrying out of such...
45. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the increasing congestion of London traffic, he will take steps to insti- tute one-way traffic in all London squares and prohibit the...
46. asked the Minister of Transport whether in view of the fact that manufacturers are not able to supply all cyclists with the new whitetail for their machines, he proposes to postpone the date...
47. asked the Minister of Transport whether in view of the dissatisfaction of motor-coach owners with the present procedure of dealing with appeals from the decisions of the Road Traffic...
48. asked the Minister of Transport whether, with a view to furthering the campaign for reducing road accidents, he will take fresh steps to ensure that highway authorities shall do their utmost...
49. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that the receipts for tolls at the new Mersey Tunnel have greatly exceeded expectations, he is now in a position to give more...
50. asked the Minister of Transport whether, with the view of relieving the congestion of traffic in Bond Street, he will consider a project for a tunnel between the Green Park arid Oxford Street...
53. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that at the traffic light signals at Newmains, Lanarkshire, the amber light shines for a period of less than half a second, thus giving...
56. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that persons travelling on the main railway systems of this country with workers' tickets, cheap week-end or summer tickets, have...
57. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the recent tramcar accident in Tottenham in which two persons lost their lives, and subsequent accidents elsewhere in which people have...
58. asked the Minister of Transport if he has yet received the report from his advisers regarding the installation of traffic control signals and the suggested one-way traffic system from and to...
59. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider placing in the Library or in the tea room of the House full-size samples in colour of the proposed restriction and derestriction signs...
62. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has issued, or will issue, a circular to local authorities advising them in what manner glossy roadways can best be made safe; and whether he has...
55. asked the Minister of Transport when the report of the Government Chemists' Committee on the measures adopted for the purification of smoke emitted by the power stations recently erected in...
64. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will, with the assistance of the Minister of Agriculture, cultivate in Hyde Park a demonstration bed of the soya beans acclimatised in...
66. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the list of areas exhibiting a persistently high rate of maternal mortality included by the chief medical officer of the...
68. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the urgency of the housing problem and the difficulties encountered, whether with labour or finance, in the provision of houses built of...
71. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any statement to make on the constitution of the Norfolk Agricultural Wages Committee?
Captain CAZALET: 72. asked the Minister of Agriculture how many and which counties have increased the wages of agricultural workers during the past year, and the approximate number of workers...
75. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what use was made of the gold recovered from the liner "Laurentic," by the Admiralty salvage operations; and in what form this has been dealt with in the...
76. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is proposed to take any steps to ratify the Lausanne Agreement on War Debts; and, if not, whether he can say how the matter of reparations...
May I ask the Prime Minister to state what the business will be to-morrow and on Friday?
(Except CLAUSE 1.)
I beg to move, in page 20, line 18, to leave out from "either," to the end of line 20, and to insert: to the provision of prizes as aforesaid or to purposes which are purposes of the society or,...
9.22 p.m.
9.23 p.m.
(1) A lottery promoted in any area for the purpose of providing funds for charitable objects within such area shall be deemed not to be an unlawful lottery, but the conditions specified in the...
Amendments made: In page 23, line 2, leave out "or sent."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part, of the Bill."
Amendments made:
Amendments made In page 24, line 21, leave out "apply to Scotland," and insert "in its application to Scotland have effect."
11.35 p.m.
Any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the licensing authority, on producing his authority on demand, and any constable, may at all reasonable times enter upon any track for the...
(1) Every person carrying on business as a bookmaker on any track or racecourse shall annually apply for his name to be entered in a register kept for such purpose by the chief officer of police...
3.33 a.m.
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