Monday, 17 June 1935
The House—after the Adjournment on 7th June for the Whitsuntide Recess—met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Baildon Urban District Council Bill [Lords],
1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has any further information to give the House regarding the earthquake disaster at Quetta?
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement with regard to the position in Abyssinia; and what further steps have been taken by the British Government...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet received a reply from the Japanese Government to the protest by this country against the setting up of an oil monopoly in...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make on the present situation in China?
8. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now indicate the steps which have been taken or are contemplated by His Majesty's Government, in conjunction with the...
Mr. VYVYAN ADAMS: 9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made towards negotiating the limitation of European air armaments and a western air pact of mutual...
11. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now indicate what steps are to be taken by the Government with regard to a long-term policy for sugar-beet, and the issues raised in this...
12. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of people employed in agriculture, and comparable figures for 1934 and 1933, giving separate figures for those engaged in horticulture and market...
13. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of small holdings in England and Wales; the estimated acreage; and the number of people engaged?
14. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will, by regulation or legislation, enable British housewives to distinguish between fresh and imported stored eggs?
15. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now indicate the policy of the Government for ensuring to British livestock producers remunerative prices for their products?
21. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is now prepared to make a statement as to the result of the negotiations with representatives of the Dominion Governments on the...
17. asked the Postmaster-General whether he has any further information to give the House regarding the advancement of television?
18. asked the Postmaster-General whether he will institute an inquiry covering a number of post offices the counter clerks at which are all men and all women, respectively, with a view to...
19. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether a decision has been made as to what form the commemoration of the scene in Westminster Hall on the occasion of the visit of their Majesties to...
22. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether any action has yet been taken to put into effect the principal recommendations of the Inter-departmental Committee on Migration...
24. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what steps he proposes to take to help Native interests and development in the protectorates of Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and Swaziland?
25. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the number of persons employed in Newfoundland on the last available date, the number unemployed, the number of dependants, and comparable...
26. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has any statement to make as to our relations with the Irish Free State?
29. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the proposed legislation for the reduction of the surplus spindleage in the cotton industry will be introduced this Session?
Captain ARTHUR EVANS: 30. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of quota films which have been produced in this country since the operation of the Cinematograph Films Act; and...
32. asked the Minister of Labour the number of juveniles between the ages of 14 to 16 and 16 to 18 years of age now unemployed?
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he is yet in a position to state what action, if any, the Government proposes to take with regard to the proposals for increased expenditure on public works...
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the figures showing the Government's share of the financial burden of the able-bodied unemployed in Liverpool and the proportion left to be borne by the...
33. asked the Minister of Labour whether he has any further information to give the House regarding his discussions with employers of labour on the question of a reduction of working hours?
35. asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of applicants for enlistment into all ranks of the Royal Air Force since the 22nd May, and the number accepted?
37. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is now in a position to state the results of the conversations between His Majesty's Government and the aircraft manufacturers with a view to...
38. asked the Minister of Health the present position of the water supply of the country?
40. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has considered the communication relating to a burning pit heap at the Rose Bridge Colliery, Ince, near Wigan, which is a serious nuisance and menace...
41. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the expenses, including travelling expenses and subsistence allowance, of witnesses of the committee set up by his...
42. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he has any information to give the House regarding the Department's inquiry into the school-leaving age?
43. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office how soon the Army Council are likely to come to a decision on the recommendations of the committee appointed to examine the promotion situation...
47. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the reasons why non-commissioned officers and men of the Territorial Army employed in the prison service have been ordered to withdraw or...
44. asked the Home Secretary whether he has any information as to the number of Irish Sweepstake tickets on the Derby sold in this country?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to give the House an opportunity to discuss the report of the Joint Committee appointed to consider the petition of the State of Western Australia?
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the intention of the Government to extend to Scotland, for the improvement and co-ordination of its transport services, any form of...
(by private Notice) asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give the House the latest information regarding the railway disaster at Welwyn Garden City?
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can furnish an approximate estimate of the amount of the Supplementary Estimates for Defence which at the present time is thought to be necessary?
52. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the electric supply in large areas of South-West England is under the control of an American company now in liquidation and...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information to give the House on the international situation in Europe?
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make regarding affairs in the Near East?
20. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether any decision has been reached to proceed with the building of new Government offices in Whitehall?
(by Private Notice) asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that a fourteen-year-old boy, named Guise, whose parents live at 1 House, 5 Court, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, and who recently...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether, arising out of the reconstruction of the Cabinet, he has any statement to make regarding those Ministers whose public duties are not designated?
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to extend the boundaries of the county borough of Halifax and for purposes incidental thereto." [Halifax Extension Bill [Lords.]
Read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Reported, with Amendments [Costs awarded]; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
[8TH ALLOFFED DAY.]
[Captain BOURNE in the Chair.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £28,056,787, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margessond]
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