Tuesday, 11 December 1934
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
"to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Health relating to the Guisborough Joint Small-pox Hospital District," presented by Sir Hilton Young; read the First time; and referred to the...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the difficulty which many of the harbour authorities at Scottish fishing ports are experiencing in meeting...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps are being taken to rehouse those persons at present living in condemned houses at Whiterigg, Lanarkshire?
5. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities in Scotland have reiterated their appeals to him during the last six months for further regulations to deal with the growing...
8. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the fact that children have been found to pay great attention to lectures delivered by uniformed police officers on road safety,...
37. asked the President of the Board of Trade the emigration figures for Scotland for the years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1929 to 1933, and the immigration figures for 1932 and 1933?
Mrs. SHAW: 9. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider having the flag-pole on the Scottish Office removed from its present position to a more prominent place above the...
11. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can now make a statement as to the terms of the agreement arrived at between the British and Polish coalowners?
12. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that complaints are being made by workers in the mines respecting the harmful effects on health through inhaling the incombustible dust that...
13. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is in a position to make a statement regarding the Coal Mines National Industrial Board, seeing that in a recent industrial dispute the coalowners...
14. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the name of the colliery where the ascertained depth is 3,800 feet and the temperature 103 degrees dry bulb and 80 degrees wet bulb; and...
15. asked the Secretary for Mines whether it is the intention of his Department to introduce a new Mines Bill, or regulations to make provision for increasing the safety of the mine workers, in...
16. asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been drawn to the danger of water accumulation resulting from the closing down of collieries in the South Wales coalfield; and whether...
17. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of mine-workers employed in South and West Yorkshire, respectively, on the latest date available, and the comparable figures for 1929, 1930, and 1931?
18. asked the Secretary for Mines whether the Government have considered the question of the introduction of legislation, as recommended by the Royal Commission on Mining Subsidence in June,...
19. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is in a position to make any statement as to the policy of His Majesty's Government in connection with the appeal of the...
20. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can give any information of the details of recent trading agreements made between the Union of South Africa and Germany; to what...
24. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Anglo-German trade agreement is working satisfactorily; and whether he is aware that exporters are finding it difficult to do export...
25. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any reason to believe that satisfactory arrangements can be made for a resumption of normal trade relations with Turkey and a...
26. asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of debts frozen in Rumania owing to traders in this country for which no exchange is being provided; and if the Government intends to take...
27. asked the President of the Board of Trade the imports of granite kerbs and setts from Mysore for the years 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934?
28. asked the President of the Board of Trade the imports of iron ore into the ports of Newport, Cardiff, Port Talbot and other Welsh ports, during the years 1932, 1933 and the nine months ended...
30. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that since the imposition at Ottawa of a 10 per cent. tax on Argentine linseed, which enables India to charge nearly 10 per cent....
32. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will endeavour to obtain a withdrawal by Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland of their enforcement of licence fees which are now levied...
33. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total amount of exports from this country to the Irish Free State during 1934 and for a period during 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933; and the value of...
34. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish a statement giving particulars of the arms and munitions and naval and military stores, not including sporting arms and...
35. asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps have been taken in regard to the operation of the Anglo-German payments agreement so far as relates to the liquidation of frozen debts?
31. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the imports of carpets from Belgium for the 10 months ended 31st October have increased by about 60 per cent. since 1932 and...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the issue of further invitations to the public to subscribe to fixed trusts in which all the names of...
29. asked the President of the Board of Trade how soon he expects the inquiry into the Hearts of Oak Assurance case will be concluded; and whether he can yet state what action his Department...
38. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will give an assurance that the new officers' employment bureau at the War Office will not include amongst its duties the offering...
39. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he has made further inquiries into the matter of the correspondence of 20th, 26th and 30th June, 1931, relating to the appointment of...
40. asked the Postmaster-General when he proposes to provide a daily delivery of letters for all rural districts in the county of Merioneth?
41. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, how many local education authorities have based their income limits in regard to special places in secondary schools on family...
42. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what is the scale of maintenance allowances made where children are exempt from special place fees; how many local education...
43. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will set up a committee to inquire into the prevalence and incidence of compulsory homework for scholars in secondary...
44. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he is satisfied that the present regulations of the Staffordshire County Council with reference to the summer school...
45. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the total amount owing by Northern Ireland for land annuities?
46. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he proposes to take any steps to facilitate the conversion of Colonial loans to a more equitable basis, in view of existing and potential money rates?
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the policy of His Majesty's Government to maintain cheap money?
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intends to sanction the proposed loan by the Bank of England to Germany.
Mr. WEST: 49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of granting pensions at the rate of£1 per week when single and £1 10s. for married couples on retirement after...
50. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the total number of separate persons who during 1933 registered at Employment Exchanges, respectively, in England and Wales and in Scotland;...
Mr. WEST: 51. asked the Minister of Labour how many persons over 60 years of age are employed in insurable occupations; and how many persons of that category are now unemployed?
53. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is proposed again to approach the French Government with a request for information as to what kind of guarantees for the execution...
54. asked the Minister of Health whether he has, with the help of the medical profession, obtained data to enable him to ascertain whether the use of swimming baths enclosed or open, or otherwise...
55. asked the Minister of Health whether, in order to avoid malnutrition in children of school age, he will consider the drawing up and publication of model diet schedules to serve as a guide to...
56. asked the Minister of Health whether he can give a report as to the conditions under which hop pickers in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been carrying out their labours during the...
57. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government of Palestine has yet been able to consider the expert views with regard, to new aerodrome sites in Palestine; and by what...
58. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action he proposes to take with a view to giving effect to the recommendations contained in the recently issued report of the commission of...
59. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in order to improve the present appearance of the Broad Walk with the Biblical fountain in Regent's Park and to tidy up the derelict spaces in...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any communication has been received from the United States Government on the subject of the British War Debt?
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the House any information as to the Yugoslav-Hungarian dispute?
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Sir G. Penny.]
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