Wednesday, 10 July 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
For the County of Kent (Sevenoaks Division), in the room of the right hon. Sir Edward Hilton Young, G.B.E., D.S.O., D.S.C., (Chiltern Hundreds).—[Captain Margesson.]
Gloucester Corporation Bill [Lords],
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the attitude towards the revision of treaties indicated in point four of Herr Hitler's speech of 21st May, he will consider...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will represent to the Italian Government that, in the matter of the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, it is for this country a matter of...
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is the view of His Majesty's Government that a Western air-pact must be accompanied by a system of mutual inspection or supervision?
5. asked the secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on what date he received the French Note making certain representations on the proposed Anglo-German Naval Agreement which was signed on 18th June?
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government has given any assurance to the Government of France with regard to the conclusion of a bilateral agreement...
8. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, having regard to the abnormally high percentage of unemployment in private ship-repair yards, affecting a large variety of trades in Newport and...
11. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Mr. E. C. Grevett, of the Sanatorium, Brighton, who has been refused a pension or assistance on the...
12. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can make a statement on the future status of the Rosyth naval base?
13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will consider the setting up of a labour department in Northern Rhodesia?
15 and 16. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether he will call for a return of the number of visits paid by inspectors or Chinese protectorate officers to muit-sai in their...
18. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give the number of cases of claims by Territorial officers, non-commissioned officers and men for accidents in Royal Air Force flights and...
Mr. JOHN RUTHERFORD: 24. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the danger often caused on decontrolled by-passes and other arterial roads by vehicles standing at both sides of...
Mr. RUTHERFORD: 25. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider the standardisation of notices of road repairs, and if these can be graded according to the amount of the highway not...
26. asked the Minister of Transport whether, having regard to the necessity of reconstructing a number of suitable bridges in the county of Monmouthshire, and to the difficulty of this county,...
28. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the dismissal of a summons against a motorist for failing to pull up at a pedestrian crossing, and his statement that...
29. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider the desirability of recommending to the railway authority concerned the electrification of the railway between Manchester, Oldham and...
30. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the practice of top dressing roads, particularly on bends, with loose stone, grit, or sand; and whether he will take...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in order to allay the dissatisfaction which exists in the country, he will consider setting on foot an inquiry into the whole question of the...
27. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet consulted the West Riding (Yorks) County Council regarding the proposed by-pass road at Thorne; and, if so, will he state the result?
31. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider the desirability of having a clear broad line painted on every minor crossroad at its junction with a main arterial road, in view of...
33. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the traffic dangers at the junction of Whitehorse Road, Grange Road, and the tramway terminus, High Street, Thornton...
24. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the serious inconvenience caused to residents in the Mitcham, West Croydon and Thornton Heath areas, owing to the lack of an omnibus...
35. asked the President of the Board of Education the number of children that are receiving daily rations of milk in the various schools in the county of Yorkshire, and the number that are being...
36. asked the President of the Board of Education the number of children attending the elementary schools at the last convenient date, and the approximate number his Department estimates will...
37. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many cartridge cases have been imported into this country during the pat 12 months without the country of origin being marked upon them; whether...
38. asked the Secretary of State to the Overseas Trade Department whether he can give any information regarding the Russian-German Trade Agreement resulting in an order to Germany amounting to...
39. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department is taking any steps to assist the herring industry to secure payment for goods exported...
40 and 41. asked the Postmaster-General (1) what procedure is being adopted by the Broadcasting Committee in preparation for the new charter; are the proceedings of the Committee public; will the...
42. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the gist of the report of the secretary of the Prison Department as a result of his visit to Perth prison, during the structural alterations...
44. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that Mr. Donald McAllister, of 34, Castle Street, Aberdeen, was knocked down and assaulted on 31st December last in the lobby of...
45. asked the Prime Minister, with reference to the announcement of the First Lord of the Admiralty, on 25th June, that Germany is prepared to adhere to the rules in Part IV of the London Naval...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether, before the end of the present Parliament, the Government will give the House of Commons an opportunity of discussing the report of the Committee on...
Duchess of ATHOLL: 48. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that the Maharajah of Mysore in 1881 assigned free of charge to the exclusive management of the British...
49. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when it is intended to publish the schemes for the protection of the civilian population against gas attack, and what are the reasons for...
53. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will request the Statutory Committee on Unemployment Insurance to report on the working of the Anomalies Act as it affects the claims of married women?
54. asked the Minister of Labour what contributions from women and girl contributors, respectively, would be necessary to provide the present rates of benefit for these contributors; and what...
55. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the approximate amount saved, firstly in Liverpool and secondly in the country, by the action of the Unemployment Assistance Board in making...
14. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations have been made to him by any of the Colonial Governments with regard to the proposals recently made for the conditional...
17. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can now indicate what further progress has been made with reference to the establishment of a central airport for London?
21. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has already inserted a clause in contracts for aircraft supplies by which his officers may examine and verify the costs of production, as well...
22. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether arrangements are now complete for enrolling the additional recruits necessary for the enlarged Royal Air Force; and whether he can indicate the...
32. asked the Minister of Transport how much money is held by corporation electricity undertakings from 5s. deposits from consumers; and what benefit do ratepayers get from the interest on such...
Ordered, That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, a Supplementary Estimate for a New Service may be considered in Committee of Supply, and that Business other than the...
Reported, without Amendment; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Mr. David Reid reported from the Committee on Group J of Private Bills; That the Parties promoting the Halifax Extension Bill [Lords] had stated that the Evidence of Mr. John Henry Garner, the...
That they have agreed to,—
"to declare that there may be two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and that in that case neither Under-Secretary is disqualified for membership of the...
Estimate presented,—of the additional personnel and the further sum required to be voted for Air Services for the year ending 31st March 1936 [by Command]; Referred to the Committee of...
[12TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Message to attend the Lords' Commissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
Considered in Committee.
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Ordered, That Mr. Cadogan be discharged from the Joint Committee on Water Resources and Supplies and that Sir Arthur Michael Samuel be added to the Committee."—[Sir G. Penny.]
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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