Tuesday, 13 November 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
1. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give the number of pits in the county of Durham which have closed down completely (i.e., machinery removed) in the last five years; the numbers...
2. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that the pithead baths at Aitken Colliery, West Fife, are not yet provided with a canteen; that this adversely affects the health and comfort...
Mrs. WARD: 5. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has any information regarding the proposed amalgamation of collieries in the Cannock Chase coalfields?
3. asked the Secretary for Mines the last day on which an inspector of mines visited the Ross Colliery, Hamilton; whether, on the occasion of his visit, he made any inquiry into the ventilation...
9. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the present large imports of foreign-made hosiery and stockings, he will introduce a Measure for the prohibition of all such...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the number of bricks imported from Belgium during the past 12 months to the nearest convenient date, and during the previous year?
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any treaties or agreements exist between Great Britain and foreign or Dominion countries which preclude countervailing duties being imposed...
15. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the cause of the delay in announcing the completion of a scheme for subsidising tramp shipping; and by what date he expects that agreement...
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether a list can be prepared and circulated of imports into this country which can readily be manufactured at home?
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any action is contemplated with relation to frozen remittances from Rumania?
61. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state the action which has been taken or is contemplated by the Government with reference to the prohibition of the export of...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has given consideration to the resolution of the joint industrial council for the silk industry on the question of Japanese competition;...
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any inquiry is to be held into the loss of the s.s. "Millpool"?
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of people who have been dismissed to date by the White Star Line as a result of the merger with the Cunard Company; whether any compensation...
18. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware that none of the members of the Barnes Committee, appointed in 1924 to consider the grievances of ex-service ranker...
21. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners can be lodged in the Glasgow Prison, Duke Street, Glasgow; how many prisoners are there at the present time; and what is the...
23. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Scottish Milk Marketing Board imposes a charge upon all registered milk producers for transport, based upon presumed...
26. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the County of Dumfries has received over £49,000 of the £137,500 provided for the improvement of Scottish rural water supplies; and...
28. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the objections to the Harbours, Piers, and Ferries (Scotland) Bill, as stated by the Fife County Council in their...
29. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that in the recent municipal elections in Glasgow several vans were going round the city broadcasting election matter before and...
35. asked the Minister of Agriculture how far the Commissioners of Crown Lands have proceeded in their negotiations to let the Montrose sheep farm called the Binns?
24. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is in a position to state the policy of His Majesty's Government with regard to the herring fishing industry?
Lieut.-Colonel Sir ARNOLD WILSON: 32. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the producers of sugar in the British Colonies and Dominions have been consulted regarding the sugar marketing...
36. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, seeing that the English Milk Marketing Board is paying to the Scottish Milk Marketing Board a subsidy of £182,000 a year for the purpose of...
37. asked the Minister of Agriculture what proportion of the total food consumed in Great Britain is imported, and what is this amount in tons?
38. asked the Minister of Agriculture if the Milk, Pigs, and Bacon Boards intend to publish reports on their first year's working similar to the report recently published by the Potato Marketing...
39. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the terms of reference of the Summary Courts (Social Services) Departmental Committee cover consideration of the reform of the...
41. asked the Home Secretary when his Department purchased motor cars for the use of the police from the Ford Motor Company and the number bought; and whether he has made inquiry as to those...
42. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will circularise local education authorities with a view to ensuring that they shall purchase, for use in their schools,...
43 and 44. asked the Minister of Transport (1) whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Goods Vehicles (Keeping of Records) Regulations a retail trader who drives a motor...
56. asked the Minister of Transport whether examination of the problem of deafness caused by pneumatic drills is included in the terms of reference of the anti-noise committee?
57. asked the Minister of Transport whether any steps have been taken to obtain the voluntary cooperation of the Society of Motor Manufacturers with a view to preventing the manufacture of motor...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government will take over Messrs. Beardmore's marine engineering works at Dalmuir, which are being closed by the firm, with a view to the...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether in view of the declaration in No. 1 of the further documents relating to the settlement reached at the Lausanne Conference, Lausanne, 16th June to 9th July,...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether Sir Maurice Hankey's visit to the Dominions of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand has any political object; and if it is possible to make any statement...
48. asked the Prime Minister whether the material contained in Appendices I, III, V and VI to the Commissioners' Report on Depressed Areas in Scotland is to be considered of a confidential...
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the treatment by local and national authorities inflicted upon British investments in Brazil, Argentina, China, Germany, Greece,...
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether agreement has been reached between the Treasury and the beneficiaries under the £5,000,000 will of Sir James Knott for the payment of the...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, as Christmas day this year falls on a Tuesday and the following day is a bank holiday, he will consider the possibility of declaring Monday,...
54. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the importance of the report to be issued by the Indian Joint Select Committee, he will arrange for it to be issued at a...
55. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that under present conditions governing appointments it is impossible for any person qualified as a chartered or incorporated...
58. asked the Attorney-General whether he is aware that a conspiracy has been made to take possession of the British Broadcasting Corporation; and whether steps are being taken to prosecute the...
60. asked the Minister of Health whether he will state the present position with regard to the steps that are being taken in connection with the pollution of the River Tame in its passage through...
62. asked the First Commissioner of Works when it is proposed to commence building a new Employment Exchange for Jarrow; and whether local labour is to be employed on the building?
6. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on what date the Dominion Governments were invited for their observations on the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Migration Policy?
Is the Prime Minister aware that the 11 o'clock rule has been suspended every night since the House resumed and that last night the House was forced to sit till nearly 6 o'clock?
Fifth Report from the Committee on Public Petitions brought up, and read;
That they have agreed to,—
Order for further Consideration of the Bill, as amended, read.
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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.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
