Wednesday, 13 March 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
"to extend the boundaries of the county borough of Sunderland and for purposes incidental thereto; to authorise the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said county borough to construct street...
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make with reference to the dispute between Turkey and Bulgaria; and whether the matter has been reported to the...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action is being taken by the Council of the League of Nations in view of the fact that on 24th February Paraguay committed an act of war...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why Mrs. Corbett Ashby, the substitute delegate for the British Government to the Disarmament Conference, resigned her position?
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the amount of the international loan which it is suggested would be given to China; whether this sum will be provided or guaranteed by the...
6. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the amount of money approved for naval purposes for the years from 1929 to date, giving each year separately, for each of the following countries, United...
8. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it is proposed to mobilise any of the units of the Reserve Fleet or officers and men on the reserve and emergency lists of His Majesty's Navy in...
9. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the pro posed legislation establishing a local Asian civil service in Kenya Colony has been submitted to him; and whether he will...
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the quarantine regulations in the Gambia have yet been relaxed; whether, in particular, attendance at schools and at church services is...
11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether in view of the detrimental effect of the Clove Growers' Association upon British trade with Zanzibar, he will re consider the legislation...
13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he can give any information regarding the results of the reforms in language and procedure of the Maltese courts which were carried...
15. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether the construction of a fighter-monoplane capable of a speed of 275 miles an hour is in contemplation; and when such machines will be available?
16. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether the recommendation of the Gorell Committee on Civil Aviation has been considered to the effect that the United Kingdom representative on the...
17. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what percentage of foreign aircraft in service on European air lines were fitted with engines of British design in June, 1934?
18. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the figures of British aeronautical exports for the years 1927, 1929, 1931 and 1934, respectively?
19. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of passenger-miles flown by British domestic and foreign transport lines in the year 1934, and the number of passenger fatalities on...
20. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he can make any statement regarding the recent conferences in Australia on the subject of the Government's air mail policy?
21. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that on the Anglo-Swiss air service between London and Bale, the Imperial Airways aircraft, owing to their comparative slowness,...
Mr. WEST: 23. asked the Minister of Transport how many cyclists are killed annually; what proportion are killed during daylight hours; and how many of those killed during the hours of darkness...
24. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that an official circular issued by the Ministry refers to the Government as "the National Government" and refers to the Minister by name;...
27. asked the Minister of Transport what number of the 263 examiners chosen for motor tests came from Lancashire; and can he say if other appointments will be made?
30. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will circulate for the information of Members of the House a list of road casualties where death has resulted, and the verdict given by coroners in...
31 and 32. asked the Minister of Transport (1) whether he will consider the issue of instructions to all responsible authorities that all traffic notices and signs shall be displayed at a height...
35. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that many of the local authorities will be unable, on or before the 18th March, to erect the traffic signs required by Section 1 of the...
55. asked the Home Secretary whether he will, in order to restore Old Quebec Street and Bryanston Street as public highways for driving and foot traffic, request the police to direct vehicles...
36. asked the First Commissioner of Works the reason for the unsightly iron pipes which have for many years projected above the stone balustrade at the western end of the ornamental water in St....
37. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education how many authorities in England and Wales are not yet supplying milk in schools, and which are they?
Miss CAZALET: 38. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education how many employers have established compulsory continuation classes for their juvenile employés?
39. asked the Attorney-General when it is intended to restore the cuts imposed on the uniformed staff in the Royal Courts of Justice and upon the ushers attached to the High Court of Justice and...
40. asked the Attorney-General if any decision has yet been taken as to the appointment of official shorthand writers for the King's Bench Division; and, if so, whether the scheme will be limited...
41. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can now inform the House as to the nature of the fundamental objections expressed by the Princes of India against certain of the provisions...
42. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the petition of the in habitants of Brechin protesting at the lack of suitable accommodation for cases of scarlet fever and...
43. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the programme of house building for slum clearance is being retarded in Dundee owing to a shortage of bricklayers; and what...
44. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any decision has yet been made as to the number of new fishery cruisers that will be built for patrolling the Scottish fishery areas; and, if...
47. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that a claim for £16 by an officer at Perth Prison for lodging allowance and damage to furniture, during the alterations to...
60. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the Greenock Provident Bank have an accumulating number of balances which have been dormant for a number of years, in...
48. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when legislation will be introduced to enable accommodation to be provided for criminal lunatics in substitution for the criminal lunatic department...
45. asked the Lord President of the Council whether the Water Pollution Research Board of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research has now discovered a remedy for river pollution by...
49. asked the President of the Board of Trade how the revised duties on 200 articles exported from the United Kingdom to Poland under the recently concluded trade agreement with that country...
50. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that imports into the United Kingdom from countries with which trade agreements have been concluded have been 50 per cent. more...
51. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the amount and value of the imports of manufactured granite for the last available six months and for the corresponding six...
52. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the amount and value of the imports of kerbstones from Mysore for the last available 12 months and for the corresponding 12...
53. asked the President of the Board of Trade the net favourable or unfavourable balance of trade for the latest year for which figures are readily available between the United Kingdom and...
54. asked the Minister of Health whether he has received a report from his inspector in connection with the scarlet fever outbreak at Den- ham, Bucks; if he can state the number of children...
56. asked the Home Secretary why there is no apparent compliance with the requirements of the legislation directing that seats should be provided for young women assistants employed in the large...
57. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the report of Colonel Allan, inspector of constabulary in the western division, to the effect that more liberal use of the...
58. asked the Home Secretary whether he has received a report from his factory inspector in connection with the crane accident at Emsworth, Hants, when one man was killed and another had his hand...
61 asked the Minister of Labour (1) what procedure has to be followed by the commissioner for special areas in considering schemes put forward by local authorities; and what is the extent of the...
64. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to state what will be the approximate date of the second appointed day in connection with the work of the Unemployment Assistance...
12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what report he has received from the acting Governor of British Guiana on corruption in recent elections in the colony; and what action he...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings in Committee on the Cattle Industry (Emergency Provisions) Bill and on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Herring Industry Bill be...
Considered in Committee [NINTH DAY—Progress, 12th March],
The following Amendments stood upon the Order Paper:
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
5.43 p.m.
6.44 p.m.
6.56 p.m.
7.33 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
10.0 p.m.
The following Amendment stood upon the Order Paper:
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made, and Question put, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
The remaining Orders were read, and postponed.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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