Monday, 26 November 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
1. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he has considered the circumstances attending the public execution of two dacoits in the presence of an assembly of 10,000 people, at Shahdadkot...
2. asked the Secretary of State for India whether the official or/and nominated members of the legislative assembly will be authorised to vote on the issue of the acceptance of the new federal...
3. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will now allow Pandit Jawaharilal Nehru to be set at liberty?
4. asked the Secretary of State for India whether an official estimate has been made of the destruction of property caused by the earthquake in Northern Bihar, in January, 1934; what was the...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whet/her any reply has yet been received from the Japanese Government with regard to the question of the establishment of an oil monopoly in...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now given further consideration to the case of Mr. C. H. Bucknall, now residing in South Kensington, part of whose property, to...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information as to the intention of the Bulgarian Government as regards default upon the Bulgarian 7 per cent. loan of 1923...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information as to the number of British subjects resident in Buenos Ayres?
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make regarding the defensive alliance between Russia and France?
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the present position in the Burma-Yunnan frontier dispute; and what prospect there is of an early settlement?
13. asked the Minister of Pensions whether Imperial war pensioners in Australia and New Zealand receive payment of their pensions in Australasian and New Zealand currency or in sterling?
Major MILLS: 14. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the fact that the importation of eggs and egg substances in forms other than in shell was so increased during the six months...
15. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the source of infection resulting in an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Devon has been ascertained; and whether the progress of the disease has...
19. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the railway companies charge a higher rate for the conveyance of grain than, for the transport of meal; and whether, as this gives a...
18. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the success of the scheme for stimulating the consumption of milk among schoolchildren, the Government is considering an increase of the...
42. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Denbighshire Education Committee has decided, in spite of a communication on...
20. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the Post Office telegraph ship "Alert" laid a buoy on the drift-net fishing grounds in the Straits of Dover on the night of the 6th-7th...
21. asked the Postmaster-General whether it is the intention of the Post Office to intercept whenever possible single lottery tickets sent from Dublin to individuals in this country; and, if not,...
22. asked the First Commissioner of Works what gifts have been made to the Royal parks during the past year?
23. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether arrangements can be made for Members of both Houses and their friends using the Parliamentary stand on the occasion of the Royal wedding to reach...
24. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it is necessary to retain the present spread-out area for the Nursery Lodge in the Botanic Gardens in Regent's Park; and whether a portion of the...
25. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will re-open Albert Gate to vehicular traffic, in view of the fact that since its closing there has been a great congestion of traffic at Hyde...
44. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will request the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolitan area to give further consideration to the appeal made to him by...
26. asked the Minister of Health the total number of houses built in England and Wales during the six months ended 30th September, 1934, and, for comparison, the figures for the corresponding...
Miss WARD: 27. asked the Minister of Health whether, in confirming the expenditure of money on relief work by local authorities, any instructions are issued as to employing, where practicable,...
40. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the House any information as to whether the Hull Public Assistance Committee are granting transitional benefit in accordance with the rules...
41. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that a number of persons employed in the Glasgow Police Department for a number of years and who have paid unemployment and...
Miss WARD: 28. asked the Minister of Health how many cities, county councils, and county boroughs have included in their public assistance committees members other than members of the council...
29. asked the Minister of Health whether he can give any information to the House relative to the dissatisfaction at the Farnborough Institution Hospital; whether he has received any...
30. asked the Minister of Health the number of deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 births in the following towns: Preston, Oldham, Accrington, Putney, Wandsworth, West Ham, and Poplar?
31. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the greater part of the coal used in the production of iron and steel is that used in the production of the primary forms of...
33. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the retained imports of carpets, in square yards, in the first 10 months of the present year...
Miss WARD: 34. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any trade agreements are in the process of negotiation?
47. asked the Prime Minister upon which day the necessary financial Resolution to enable the Government to give effect to the proposals for the assistance of tramp shipping will be introduced?
35. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can see his way to grant the discharge of Marine J. C. Cockell, D. 7, E Company, Royal Marines, Chatham, as he has the opportunity of a career...
36. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in considering the names to be given to new ships of the Royal Navy, he will bear in mind the possibility of using the names of cities?
37 and 38. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty (1) whether the fair wage clause is being observed by all firms doing Government work; and whether he will cause inquiry to be made of the...
39. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that six of the actual automatic fire-damp detectors which were used in the recent trial in the Mosley Common Pit and adversely reported on...
45. asked the Prime Minister, whether the rule that Ministers of the Government while holding office should not contribute articles on political subjects to the press is still enforced and held...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to an entertainment styled a Beautiful Christmas Play being produced in a West End store, to which admission is...
53. asked the Minister of Transport the number of units, to the nearest million, of electricity generated by authorised undertakings and railway and tramway authorities and non-statutory...
6.(for asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the appeal in the case of the motor-ship "Omar" has yet been heard by the Finnish authorities; and whether any representatives of...
46.for asked the Prime Minister whether the official history of the Great War will continue to be published in sequence or whether the volume covering the events of 1917 is to be delayed and that...
"to provide for the initiation, organisation, prosecution, and assistance of measures designed to facilitate the economic development and social improvement of the depressed areas; for the...
[FIFTH DAY.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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