Wednesday, 6 March 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Coventry Canal Navigation Bill,
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is now the position in the Burma-Yunnan border dispute with China?
6. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give the cost per standard ton of His Majesty's Ships "Nelson" and "Rodney," and all ships due for completion in 1934–35, giving...
9. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is making inquiries into the complaint from Greenock that Messrs. Hamilton and Messrs. Lithgow, contractors to the Admiralty, are not observing...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the question of the treatment of Socialists in Austria was raised by him during the Austrian Chancellor's visit?
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the advisability of proposing that a special meeting of the Council of the League of Nations should be summoned to...
11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he considered the opinion expressed by the following bodies regarding the tin buffer stock scheme; the council of the Federated Malay...
Captain GUEST: 13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state the specific recommendations made by the Joint Select Committee on Closer Union in East Africa, issued in...
14. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the expressed determination of the India Office to raise presently the case of the discriminatory land legislation in...
16. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the large annual wastage of "A" licence pilots because their licences are not renewed, he will adopt an additional method of...
17. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when it is pro-posed to increase the number of stations who transmit weather reports; and where the new stations will be situated?
18. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when it is proposed to increase the number of directional wireless stations in Great Britain; where the new stations will be situated; and whether...
19. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that there now operate in or to the South American continent air lines belonging to France, Holland, Germany, and the United...
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has now received any report from the fresh investigation on the desirability of establishing a new airport in Palestine for use in...
15. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he can now intimate the date upon which the Paris-Brindisi rail journey will be eliminated from the regular Empire services of Imperial Airways?
20. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he can state definitely that a report will be issued on the investigation into the cause of the recent Royal Air Force autogyro fatal...
Captain BALFOUR: 21. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what percentage of young men applying for short-service commissions in the Royal Air Force fail to attain the required medical standard?
22. asked the Minister of Transport whether in view of the legal position in regard to level crossings as it affects the Wormley, Herts, railway accident, which position is stated in the case of...
Mr. WEST: 23. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the case where an Oxford undergraduate who recently ran down and killed a miner riding on a bicycle has been acquitted of a...
24. asked the Minister of Transport what action he is taking to provide proper facilities for the travelling public by the London and North Eastern Railway Company from Liverpool Street to Leyton...
Miss WARD: 26. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in the interest of promoting greater road safety, he will consider the compulsory use of microphone-amplifiers on lorries, the use of...
27. asked the Minister of Transport what steps, if any, he is taking to move the authorities in the City of London to ameliorate the traffic congestion opposite the Mansion House underground...
28. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that extensive advertising is taking place on road surfaces in the Metropolitan area, advertisers using whitewash and other similar...
29. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in redrafting the Highway Code, any steps will be taken to clarify the position with regard to the conduct of those in charge of led horses on the...
30. asked the Minister of Transport how many agreed charges have been referred to the tribunal under Section 37 of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933; and how many have been approved?
34. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has received any communication from the Selby Urban District Council with regard to a toll Tree bridge at or near the site of the present toll...
Mr. HARVEY: 35. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the dangerous conditions prevailing at the Oval gates at the junction of Harleyford Street and Kennington...
36. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has under consideration any proposals for promoting road safety among school children?
37. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give the House an approximate estimate of the number of de-restriction signs which will have to be exhibited on the by-pass roads in and around...
Captain BALFOUR: 40. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the difficulty to motorists in telling whether traffic lights are registering green, amber, or red when, in certain...
41. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will take steps so to amend the regulations with regard to the insurance of motorists against third-party risks that insurance companies in a, state...
42. asked the Minister of Transport whether in any scheme for a road bridge across the Forth at Queens-ferry, steps will be taken to plan the bridge-heads in respect of their approaches pari...
46. asked the Minister of Transport how many miles there are of waterways, canals, etc., that were formerly used for carriage of goods that are no longer used and have fallen into disuse; and...
31. asked the Minister of Transport whether the decision of the railway companies serving East London against electrification on the ground that it would not be a profitable investment is...
32. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider redrafting the regulation issued under the London Traffic Act, 1924, which prevents the use of motor vehicles for the purposes of...
Miss WARD: 25. asked the Minister of Transport what representations he has received from local authorities deprecating their lack of control over the erection or installation of high-tension...
50. asked the Minister of Pensions the number of Scottish war-pension cases which were remitted to an independent medical specialist during the year covered by the last annual report?
53 and 54. asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he is aware that the Italian Government has imposed a quota of 25 per cent. of the normal trade on British motor-cycles and...
55. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will represent to the liquidators of James and Shakespeare, Limited, the desirability of investigating the circumstances under which...
58. asked the Minister of Agriculture the minimum rent, exclusive of rates, being asked for the three-and four-room flats on the Cumberland Market Estate, St. Pancras?
60. asked the Minister of Health why it has been found necessary to associate the Ministry's general inspector for Wales with the engineering inspector appointed to hold the inquiry on the 12th...
Viscountess ASTOR: 61. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether in view of the influx of juveniles into the labour market, he can offer any prospect of legislation to control...
62. asked the Home Secretary whether he will issue a, circular to all benches of magistrates to the effect that, when a child is charged jointly with an adult, the provisions of the Children and...
63. asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the land drainage schemes which have been carried out in the past three years by the Worcestershire County Council for the...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government to take steps, in cases where the employers do not, or cannot, pay the day's wages for the Jubilee day holiday, to...
56. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state the number of junior officers in the employ of the Scottish Fishery Board who possess a master's certificate?
Mr. HASLAM: (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether his attention has been called to the recent announcement by the acting Prime Minister of the Commonwealth...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make as to the postponement of his visit to Berlin?
Considered in Committee. [SEVENTH DAY—Progress 5th March.]
4.3 p.m.
11.3 p.m.
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