Wednesday, 14 November 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Ordered, That the Standing Orders relating to Private Business be amended as follows:Standing Order 227, line 16, leave out from 'Bill,' to end of the Standing Order.After Standing Order 227,...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the advisability of proposing to the Council of the League of Nations that an impartial inquiry should be held into...
10. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Christian priests and exiles are suffering cruelty and death in Russia; and whether, in view of the fact that Russia...
2. asked the Secretary- of State for Foreign Affairs whether the agreement, signed on 24th May, between Peru and Colombia, at Rio de Janeiro, has been ratified by the legislative bodies of the...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the position of British subjects in China who have had demands made upon them for the payment of local Chinese taxation: whether such...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make regarding his conversations with Herr von Ribbentrop?
12. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that, at the United States Senate investigation into the munitions industry, evidence was given that an official of the Soley...
Mr. GRAHAM-WHITE: 14. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total value of the work allocated to the Mersey under the naval programmes of 1932–33, 1933–34, and 1934–35?
Miss WARD: 15. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is yet in a position to announce the placing of the contracts for two cruisers for which tenders have been invited?
16. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is intended in the near future to define the boundaries of the Kenya highlands by Order in Council; and, if so, whether he will...
18. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in any new legislation that is contemplated in Kenya Colony dealing with native taxation, he will recommend that alternative methods of...
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action has been taken to give effect to the suggestions made by Sir Roger Gibb in his report on railway rates and finance in Kenya; and, in...
17. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a conference of all parties interested in the clove industry in Zanzibar has yet been called by the British resident to consider the...
19. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether in view of the increase of manufacturing industries in the Colonies and the recent decision reached by him with regard to the importation...
23. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of British representatives on the Comité International Technique d'Experts Juridiques Aériens; the total annual amount of their...
24. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when it is proposed to introduce the legislation necessary to implement those recommendations of the Gorell Committee on Civil Aviation which the...
25. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air, in view of the need for very high fuel economy in the long flights of Empire air services, for which duty the oil engine is a necessity, what steps...
26. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is taking any special steps to secure the best possible type of high-speed mail aeroplane by prize competition or other form of encouragement?
31. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what control is exercised by the Air Ministry over the choice and lay-out of sites in Great Britain to be used as aerodromes for the transport of...
34. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is satisfied that a sufficient number exists of illuminated emergency landing grounds in this country on the London-Paris air route?
35. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is precluded by the existing agreement between His Majesty's Government and Imperial Airways from sending mail by other British aircraft...
29. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the average speed in miles per hour of the machines taking part in the recent air manoeuvres over London?
37. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will publish separately each week the number of accidents, fatal and non-fatal, on the controlled and uncontrolled crossings for pedestrians in the...
38. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider the provision of a safety-crossing in the neighbourhood of the Temple for the protection of members of the public desirous of crossing...
39. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will use the opportunity afforded by the demolition of the old Geo. logical Museum in Jermyn Street of conferring with the local authorities with a...
Lieut.-Colonel C. MacANDREW: 44. asked the Minister of Transport what is the percentage increase or decrease of motor licences for the present quarter as compared to the previous quarter?
Lieut. - Colonel MacANDREW: 45. asked the Minister of Transport how many feet his Department calculate a motor vehicle (average as regards weight, brakes, and tyres) moving at 20 miles per hour...
48. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give any indication of the approximate number of restriction and derestriction signs for 30-mile speed limit areas, as referred to in his...
47 and 59. asked (1) the Minister of Transport whether he has any statement to make on the question of ribbon development; (2) the Minister of Health whether he has any statement to make on the...
51. asked the First Commissioner of Works the present position of the scheme for the construction of the new Sheriff Court at Edinburgh, and the approximate date for the commencement of building...
67. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland with regard to the scheme of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland for providing plots for unemployed miners and others, whether, in view of the...
69. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Scottish Milk Marketing Board has fixed the price of milk at 1s. 3d. per gallon; that the contract price previously was,...
52. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that the premises occupied by His Majesty's inspector of taxes and staff, at 15, Prince's Street, Yeovil, are overcrowded,...
53. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, when examining the position as regards the promotion of officers in the Royal Artillery, he will bear in mind the abnormal number of...
55. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Sheffield licensing magistrates refuse to schedule for compensation or allow removal of licences to other areas of licensed houses...
58. asked the Minister of Health the total amount sanctioned by him for repayment to the Public Works Loan Commissioners in respect of small dwellings advances in each of the last three years?
61. asked the Minister of Health the total number of houses completed and ready for occupation which have been built under the provisions of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1933?
56. asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the introduction of legislation to amend the National Health Insurance Act of 1932, so as to extend the pension rights of unemployed...
57. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the anxiety among unemployed men and women if the right among such people to pay arrears to maintain their health insurance right is...
60. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that 98 per cent. of the ratepayers of Walmer have voted against the amalgamation of Deal and Walmer; and will he give an assurance that, in...
63. asked the Minister of Agriculture by what date he anticipates the negotiations with the representatives of the foreign countries and Dominions importing meat into this country are likely to...
64. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of counties in which the Agricultural Wages Committee has sanctioned either an increase in wages or an improvement in conditions of employment...
65. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that consumption of bacon is going down because of its high price compared with other foodstuffs; and whether he is satisfied that...
That they have agreed to,—
3.45 p.m.
Resolved, That the Special Order made by the Electricity Commissioners under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1933, and confirmed by the Minister of Transport under the Electricity (Supply)...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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