Wednesday, 20 February 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Harrogate Corporation Bill (by Order),
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Chaco Committee of the Assembly of the League of Nations has obtained, or will obtain, information from the South American...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether an agreement or understanding between the Governments of the United Kingdom, Italy and France, or between the administrations of...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now make a statement regarding the compensation to be paid to Mr. William Maxwell Bickerton in respect to his ill-treatment by...
8. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is now in a position to make any further statement with regard to the extent of the damage done to His Majesty's Ship "Hood" in the recent...
9. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will obtain from the High Commissioner for Palestine a report on the division of functions between the Arab Mayor and the Jewish...
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the failure of the alternative schemes to raise sufficient revenue from the non-native population in Kenya, it is now...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir ARNOLD WILSON: 11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is satisfied that the Governments which attended the third international locust conference in 1933...
12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now make any further statement with regard to the views of the various Colonies upon the recommendations contained in the recent...
14. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether it is proposed to form an auxiliary Air Force squadron in Northumberland and, if so, at what date; and whether applications for service will...
15. asked the Minister of Transport when he will be able to make an announcement in connection with resuming work on the Lower Thames Tunnel as approved by Parliament?
17. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in order to save loss of life and prevent accidents, he will consider the advisability of issuing an order compelling pedestrians to keep to the left...
18. asked the Minister of Transport whether, with a view to encouraging the provision of overhead central lighting for roads in built-up areas, he will consider giving local authorities a grant...
19. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has consulted any motoring organisations as to the advisability or not of experimenting with silence zones over the whole 24 hours before he came to...
21. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will ascertain from the Middlesex County Council what approximate proportion of the grants made by his Department in respect of the maintenance of...
22. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give any information regarding the proposed amendment of the regulations relating to the keeping of records by small traders?
24. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in considering the extension eastward of Western Avenue, he will consult the local authorities as to what measures can be taken to ensure the safety...
Lieut.-Colonel SANDEMAN ALLEN: 27. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to road accidents which have happened at night in the neighbourhood of the Mersey Docks by...
50. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that the Metropolitan Police take action when danger or actual obstruction is caused by vehicles standing in the...
23. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that a 17-years-old farmer's son has purchased the toll rights of Boroughbridge, Somerset, for £1,430; in what manner the auction was...
25. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has been in communication with the Warrington Town Council in connection with removing the Wilderspool level crossing, which is situated in the...
31. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether arrangements will he made for those British troops which formed part of the international force in the Saar to take a prominent part in...
32. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the proposed cutting down of the number of licensed premises in Glasgow; and, if it is to be carried out,...
34. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and which of the local authorities in the larger cities have put into operation Section 30 of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, with regard...
35. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the committee of investigation for Scotland have reported on the complaints by the Association of Certified and Grade A (T.T.) Milk Producers...
36. asked the Minister of Health whether he has issued to any and, if so, which local authorities in North Wales or elsewhere in the United Kingdom instructions that a fixed proportion of steel...
37. asked the Minister of Health whether he will state the reasons why it has not been possible to comply with the request of the Lleyn Rural District Council that an inspector conversant with...
39. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether, in view of the fact that under the constitution of Southern Rhodesia he may withhold his assent to any legislation which enforces...
40. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that over 3,500,000 dozens of hosiery and underwear were imported into this country during 1934; and whether he can give any...
41. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that exporters of herring at Anstruther are experiencing great difficulty in obtaining currency transfers from Germany; that...
42. asked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Mary McLahaney, of 13, Lyon Street, Hebburn-on-Tyne, whose father, the late A/Corporal, No. 21,270, Durham...
43. asked the Postmaster-General whether he proposes to use any part of the increasing surplus of the Post Office to provide better pay and improved conditions of service to sub-postmasters,...
45. asked the Postmaster-General whether he can state the number of telegrams referring to lotteries that have been held up during the past 12 months?
46. asked the Solicitor-General whether he has now caused an investigation to be made into the relationships between Sir Charles Craven, of Vickers-Armstrongs, Limited, and Mr. Spear, of the...
47. asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider, with a view to the prevention of anthrax in this country, making it compulsory to disinfect all imported goats' hair at the Government...
49. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the existing procedure under the Indictable Offences Act has not been modified since 1848, at which time illiteracy was common, and that it...
52. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider amending the regulations, issued wader the Unemployment Acts, to provide that a married man separated from his wife and family, with an...
53. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the representations from the Stocksbridge Urban District Council regarding the provision of a shelter outside the Employment Exchange;...
54. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will communicate with the Unemployment Assistance Board with a view to arranging that Members of Parliament may obtain from their local. office any...
55. asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered for employment in the hosiery and underwear trades who were, respectively, wholly and partially unemployed at the end of January,...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any steps and, if so, of what nature, have been taken by his Department to give effect to the desire of the Persian authorities that...
38. asked the Minister of Health why he refuses to allow the Sutton-in-Ashfield Urban District Council, Nottinghamshire, to carry out a closet-conversion scheme?
Mr. William. Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee B: Lieut.-Colonel Sandeman Allen; and had appointed in...
Estimates presented,—for the Navy for the financial year 1935 [by Command]; Referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed.
Considered in Committee [SECOND DAY].
Amendment proposed [19th February], in page 2, line 33, to leave out from "Majesty," to the end of the Sub-section, and to insert: to declare by proclamation that as and from the day therein...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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