Thursday, 28 March 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKES in the Chair.
For the County of Perth and Kinross (Perth Division), in the room of Mungo David Malcolm Murray, Esquire, commonly called Lord Scone (now Earl of Mansfield and Viscount Stormont in the Kingdom of...
Reading Corporation Bill,
"to confirm a Scheme under the Metropolitan Commons Acts, 1866 to 1898, with respect to Palewell Common, in the county of Surrey," presented by Mr. Elliot; read the First time; and referred to...
Miss WARD: 1. asked the Minister of Labour what progress he has made with his discussions with the employers of labour on the question of the reduction of hours?
Miss WARD: 2. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to inform the House what action the special commissioner intends to take with regard to the building of houses?
3 and 4. asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he is aware that at Stanningly Exchange, on or about 10th January, 1935, a claimant to standard benefit named Simpson, who claimed through the...
Mr. D. G. SOMERVILL: 6. asked the Minister of Labour the present average
8. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the employment exchange at Partick, Glasgow, sent Francis Leahy, of 657, Dumbarton Road, to employment as a shipyard labourer for which...
7. asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed, at the latest available date, at Barnsley, Wakefield, and South Kirkby, and the corresponding figures for the same...
5. asked the Minister of Labour the numbers on the staff of the unemployment assistance board in West Ham, the number of cases which have been dealt with, and the number where determinations have...
9. asked the Minister of Labour whether reports of his factory inspectors on visits made to milk firms in Liverpool have disclosed any breaches of the Trade Board regulations; and, if so, of what...
Mr. WEST: 11. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the case of Mr. S. Kilner, of Beauclere Road, Hammersmith, who was charged at the West...
Mr. WEST: 12. asked the Home Secretary whether, in cases where one party in a road accident has sustained injuries so that he is unable to collect information himself, he will arrange that such...
16. asked the Home Secretary whether he will ascertain from the police whether the unconditional enforcement of the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit in the centre of London has caused any congestion...
18. asked the Home Secretary whether sympathetic consideration will be given to applications for extended hours of sale of intoxicants in the Metropolitan area in connection with the forthcoming...
19. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that on Sunday, 24th March, at about 7.30 p.m., an anti-Fascist procession walking from Hyde Park Corner in the direction of the Albert Hall was...
13. asked the Home Secretary what percentage of police pensions is paid by the State to local police authorities; what percentage is paid by the local authority out of rates; and what is the...
14 and 15. asked the Home Secretary (1) what was the percentage of men rejected on medical grounds who applied to join the police forces in England and Wales for the years, 1932, 1933, and 1934;...
20. asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the fact that the British Board of Film Censors recently refused to license a film on the ground that while the film in no way infringed their...
21. asked the Home Secretary what steps are being taken by Scotland Yard to assist the public prosecutor of Basel who is inquiring into the recent disappearance of Herr Jacob?
Lieut.-Colonel Sir ARNOLD WILSON: 25. asked the Minister of Health whether he will draw the attention of medical officers of health to the statement in the report of the cattle diseases committee...
27. asked the Minister of Health whether, arising out of the Manchester case of Mollie Taylor, in which it was found that the porter of the hospital took all bookings for maternity cases, and...
32. asked the Minister of Health whether he can make a further statement regarding the recent outbreaks of scarlet fever at Denham and Iver, Bucks, the number of cases and deaths involved, the...
33. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the necessity of special local study of the causal factors of the continuing maternal mortality; and what action he has...
Mr. TOUCHE (for Sir ISIDORE SALMON): 30. asked the Minister of Health whether he will take steps to ensure an adequate supply of water in the northern, Horsenden, district of Greenford,...
31. asked the Minister of Health whether a decision has yet been reached as to the action to be taken on the recommendation of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Cmd. 4728, paragraph 48) that the...
34. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the fact that a contract has been secured by the Red Star Line with General Motors, Limited, for the carriage of...
36. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the substantial increased importation of foreign lager beer into this country; and whether he is prepared to take steps with a...
Mr. WILLIAM ALLEN: 37. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that a number of foreign companies are being formed by Surtax payers for the purpose of avoiding the tax; whether...
40. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether it is within his knowledge that some of the cheapest grades of foreign butter, including Siberian, are being sold to the public in the North of...
47. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether his Department has put forward any requests for an increase in the annual grant now devoted to popularising tourist travel in this...
51. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Danish Government are refusing licences for the import of British goods by certain Danish...
35. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the distress and depression of trade, both internally and externally, affecting adversely our foreign trade which is taking place in...
39. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether arrangements are contemplated for the conversion of existing loans issued by the Public Works Loans Board for housing by small local...
43. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is satisfied that the recent reductions in the telephone rates have been passed on to tenants in those large blocks of flats in the London area where...
44. asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the number of ex-service men who are still dissatisfied with their pensionable assessment, he will arrange for more frequent re-boarding of...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he is is in a position to intimate the name of the person to be the new chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation?
Captain ARTHUR EVANS: 52. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware that objection has been taken by certain authorities to a Welsh site for the Arsenal on the grounds...
Lieut.-Colonel WINDSOR-CLIV: 53. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he can give the House any information respecting the provision of accommodation for troops at Singapore?
28. asked the Minister of Health the numbers of municipal areas which have introduced schemes of financial assistance to the blind persons in their area under the provisions of the Blind Persons...
48. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the feeling shown at the attempted auction mart at Tranent last week of cows that had been poinded for payment of the milk levy,...
54. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any further action is being taken by the Powers belonging to the League of Nations to enforce effectively the recommendations of the...
Mr. E. YOUNG (for Mr. MANDER): 55. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the present position with regard to the re-introduction of compulsory military service in Austria; and whether...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is in a position to make any statement to the House with regard to his visit to Berlin?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the position created when notices of Motions are taken on going into Committee Supply; that they cause a breach in the...
Mr. BUCHANA: I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, the action of the Minister of Labour...
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That they have agreed to,—
Sir Henry Jackson reported from the Committee on Group C of Private Bills; That Mr. Stephen Davies, one of the Members of the said Committee, was not present during the sitting of the Committee...
Considered in Committee [THIRTEENTH DAY—Progress, 27 th March],
Amendment proposed [27th March]: In page 70, line 30, to leave out Subsection (2).—[Duchess of Atholl.]
Amendments made: In page 71, line 13, leave out "Indian subjects of His Majesty," and insert "British subjects."
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Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 75, line 7, to leave out "Governor," and to insert "Government."
Amendments made: In page 75, line 33, leave out "entrusting to the Ruler or to his officers," and insert: "the exercise by the Ruler or his officers of."
Amendment made: In page 76, line 6, after "appear" insert "to the Federal Government."—[Sir S. Hoare.]
I beg to move, in page 77, line 2, at the end, to insert: so far as it is exercisable in the State. This is a drafting Amendment.
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Amendment made: In page 78, line 32, leave out "no action should be taken by him in the matter," and insert: the issues involved are not of sufficient importance to warrant such...
I beg to move, in page 80, line 23, to leave out from "under," to "by," in line 24, and to insert: any of the three last preceding Sections. The object of this Amendment is to confine the...
I beg to move, in page 80, line 28, to leave out from "of," to "that," in line 30, arid to insert: representations addressed to him by the Governor-General. The point is that it would be...
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
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Amendment made:
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Amendment made:
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Blindell.]
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