Wednesday, 24 July 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Nottingham Corporation Bill [Lords],
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the report made to the League of Nations by one of its officials, Mr. Macdonald, on the increasing...
6. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government will invite all other members of the Council of the League of Nations to issue a joint declaration that, in the event of...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the names of all British subjects awarded compensation by the Anglo-Mexican Special Claims Commission for wrongful imprisonment or permanent...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the present position with regard to the proposed dam at Lake Tsana?
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how far the western terminus of the railway in Eritrea is from the Sudan and Abyssinian boundaries?
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the recent pronouncements by Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. William Phillips, he is endeavouring to concert a common policy with...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the plight of non-Maltese British subjects in Smyrna; whether he is aware that these people were...
11. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that, in accordance with Article 18 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, no treaty or international...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state the nature of the information in his possession as to Chinese Communist depredations in Shensi and Szechuan?
19. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is prepared to recommend that fresh consideration should now be given by the Board of Admiralty to the future status of Rosyth naval base?
20. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give any information as to the working of the gold-mining industry in Kenya Colony; and whether he can state the acreage that is...
21. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many aeroplanes have landed at the Nicosia aerodrome in Cyprus during the past 12 months; whether there is now a hangar; and whether the...
22. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the increased duty proposed by the Import Duties Advisory Committee on citrus fruit-juice imported into this country...
23. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that Josephine Faure, who was in Government service in the Seychelles Islands as a midwife, has been discharged on the ground...
24. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the expressed desire of certain foreign countries to expand, he will consider taking special steps to increase the population...
27. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any statement to make as to the acute shortage of tin on the London Metal Exchange and as to what steps he is taking through his...
29. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the facts stated in a return to the Treasury in April, 1917, as to the results obtained in 86 national factories of different types in...
31. asked the Secretary of State for Air the proportion of additional recruits for the enlargement of the Royal Air Force enrolled in Scotland as compared with those enrolled in England and Wales?
32. asked the Secretary of State for Air the approximate value of material and supplies for the Royal Air Farce purchased in Scotland during each of the past three years?
Mr. JOHN RUTHERFORD: 34. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has considered the desirability of the elimination of horse transport from the streets of large towns at as early a date as...
35. asked the Minister of Transport why details of the number of licences granted to railway companies under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, are not kept, in view of the fact that similar...
36. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can state the main causative factors which have resulted in a decrease in the total of fatalities from road accidents and an increase in the total...
37. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that great dissatisfaction has been caused among members of the public wishing to use road-coach services during the holiday season by the...
38. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in arriving at a decision in connection with the application for a licence by a road haulage contractor under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, any...
Captain ARTHUR EVANS: 39. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consult with the county authority concerned on the question of the improvement of Llandough Hill, Glamorgan, as in its...
40. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the serious overcrowding of trains on the London and North-Eastern Railway between Chingford and Liverpool Street during the morning and...
42. asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the number of magistrates appointed for the county of Lancaster during each of the last five years, and the number now holding office?
43. asked the President of the Board of Education whether any plans have been made for the training of school children in gas-mask drill, or whether such plans are contemplated?
Miss WARD: 44. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will arrange to have a survey of school buildings made and a five-year plan prepared for replacement where necessary?
45. asked the Prime Minister Whether he will take steps to avoid the use of British troops and the expenditure of money from the Imperial Exchequer in keeping order in Northern Ireland?
46. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the success that has attended the debates which have been recently initiated between Members of the British Parliament and...
Vice-Admiral CAMPBELL: 48. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for a representative of the various officers' associations to be added to the committee of inquiry...
52. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has beers drawn to the judge's remarks in a case at the recent assizes in Birmingham, in which a widow unsuccessfully claimed...
54. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is aware that the steamship "Oransay" called at Naples on 30th June and took on board 150 Italian migrants bound for Australia;...
55. asked the Minister of Agriculture when sanctions are to be granted to the River Derwent Catchment Board to enable them to cleanse the River Derwent and carry out the other work necessary to...
56. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can now state the result of his conversations with the representative of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in regard to...
57. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the Department of Health refused permission to the Irvine Town Council to proceed with a scheme of 112 houses to relieve overcrowding at a feu...
58. asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in England and Wales on the live register of the Employment Exchanges who are in receipt of public assistance and also the number of persons...
59. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of coal mines being worked in Lancashire and Cheshire on 31st March, 1931, and 31st March, 1935, respectively, and the numbers employed at the said mines?
62. asked the Secretary for Mines the cost of production and the estimated selling price in bulk of fuel oil obtained by the hydrogenation process; and the bulk selling price of fuel oil for...
63. asked the Home Secretary what action he proposes to take as a result of the communication he has received from the chairman of the juvenile court panel in Manchester with respect to the...
71. asked the Home Secretary what was the nature of the reply made by His Majesty's Prison Commissioners to requests during the past 12 months to permit cinematograph films to be shown in...
78. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is now in a position to say whether the report of the Import Duties Advisory Committee for an application for an increase in the...
79. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the respective numbers of men and women civil servants employed in the administrative class, the executive class, and the clerical class during...
May I ask the Prime Minister the business for Friday?
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.
That they have agreed to—
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 123.]
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 122.]
[19TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £105,719, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £478,401, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £137,124, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
"That a sum, not exceeding £38,490,850, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, for...
"That a sum not exceeding £1,287,776, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £4,595,004, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £9,323,455, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £35,579,409, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £101,022,244, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £13,503,545, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31et...
"That a sum, not exceeding £4,358,735, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £28,466,595, be granted to His Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £4,361,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, for...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, That, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act, 1919, this House do direct that the Farnham Castle Measure, 1935, be presented to His Majesty for Royal Assent.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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