Wednesday, 27 February 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Clacton-on-Sea Pier Bill,
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the success achieved in the preservation of peace by the presence of an international force in the Saar, he will ask the...
Commander OLIVER LOCKERLAMPSON: 5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make any visit to the Soviet Government con- ditional upon its agreement to discuss the debts...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is proposed to negotiate the air pact on the lines of the British Draft Disarmament Convention, permitting 500 aeroplanes to the...
8. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number and location of graving docks and floating docks, respectively, capable of taking ships of the following classes: Hood, Nelson, Royal...
10. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that on 1st September last four Maltese were signed on at Malta for the R.F.A. "War Diwan"; that upon reaching Devonport on 14th...
9. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether arrangements will be made to enable Members of Parliament and their wives to witness the Naval Review to be held at Spithead in July; and, if so,...
Captain GUEST: 12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that there has been a large deficit on the budget of Kenya Colony for six successive years, and that the...
13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will publish or otherwise make available the conclusions arrived at by the recent East African Governors' Conference?
15. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies under what law persons are retained in prison in Palestine after their sentence has expired; and whether any applications under the Habeas Corpus...
21. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the facilities provided at the new port of Haifa are already proving inadequate, especially during the season of citrus...
23. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the trunk road through the Palestine maritime plain, which at present leads from Jaffa and Tel-Aviv to the vicinity of Raananah, _will be...
16. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Zanzibar decrees against Indians acquiring land are now in operation; and, if so, was the approval of the India Office obtained...
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can make any statement with regard to the gift to His Majesty's Government in Great Britain by the Straits Settlements of $500,000 for...
24. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any discussions have taken place between the Colonial Office and the Malayan and Nigerian Governments in regard to renewing the tin...
36. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether the Air Ministry have considered the recommendation of the Gorell Committee on Civil Aviation that, in case of accidents to aircraft, the...
38. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether the Air Ministry have taken steps to encourage any British shipping lines to use flying boats?
39. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether His Majesty's Government have yet considered the proposals placed before them for the appointment of a National Airways Board?
37. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether consideration has been given to the advisability of an early investigation of the possibilities of countering air attacks by utilising the...
44. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state his intention in connection with the report recently issued on simultaneous shot-firing in coal mines; and whether he is aware of a large...
47. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give any information relating to the Hucknall (No. 1) pit, on 11th February, when a collier, named Wiggerton, fell from the cage for 50 feet into...
Lieut.-Colonel SANDEMAN ALLEN: 50. asked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been drawn to the series of lectures in the programmes of the British Broadcasting Corporation by...
52. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that on 28th January, 1935, over 20,000 persons registered for employment in the hosiery trade were unemployed, and that during...
55. asked the President of the Board of Trade what information he can give as to the new restrictions placed by the Italian Government upon the import of pilchards into that country; and whether...
53. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will represent to the official receiver appointed to investigate the affairs of James and Shakespeare, Limited, the desirability of...
56. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has now been able further to consider the representations in regard to the heavy land drainage rates now being levied by the Lower Medway Drainage...
57. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether the Dominions have been consulted with regard to the situation in the Far East with a view to ascertaining what action can usefully...
Mr. WEST: 58. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office the object of the visits of General Sir A. Montgomery-Massingberd, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, to Egypt, the Sudan and...
Miss CAZALET: 59. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education when the examination by the Board of Education and other Departments on the question of the school-leaving age will...
Miss WARD: 61. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the report of the Royal Commission on the University of Durham will be available for Members of Parliament?
60. asked the Home Secretary the number of cases of anthrax from infection of imported goats' hair for the years ended 1932, 1933, and 1934?
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information as to the withdrawal of Paraguay from the League of Nations; and what reason has been assigned for this action?
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the new agreement between China and Japan affects the economic or other interests of Great Britain; and whether it in any way modifies...
62. asked the Home Secretary what was the total number of people who did not exercise their vote at the last general election; and, approximately, what proportion of that number were aged or...
63. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of cases referred to the Umpire under the Unemployment Insurance Acts during 1934, the number still awaiting decision, and the...
64. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the smallest number of persons registered for em ployment in the hosiery industry recorded as unemployed during any part of 1934, and the...
66. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the chairman of Stratford (West Ham) court of referees on 29th January last suggested to Richard Lancelot Lester, Case No. 2,516, an...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can make any statement regarding the sugar-beet factory at Cupar?
May I ask the Lord President the business for Friday?
Copy presented, of Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Air to accompany the Air Estimates, 1935 [by Command]; to lie upon the Table.
Estimate presented, of the further Sum required to be voted for the Navy for the year ending 31st March, 1935 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed.
Considered in Committee [FOURTH DAY—Progress 26th, February].
Amendment proposed [26th February]: In page 3, line 19, to leave out "a declaration made, "and insert "an Instrument of Accession executed."—[The Solicitor-General.]
Motion made and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
10.29 p.m.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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