Monday, 15 June 1936
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Gas Light and Coke Company (No. 2) Bill,
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is still satisfied that the Japanese Government are opposed to the establishment of special Customs tariffs by any local authority in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now completed his examination of the report of the inspector-general of the maritime customs as to the causes of the growth of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he can make any statement on the Japanese charges that soldiers of the British Embassy guard at Peking had attacked and killed a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make regarding the outbreak of hostilities in China?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is in a position to make any statement with regard to the recommencement of the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations?
Miss RATHBONE: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that British graduates taking educational service in Egypt for periods of a few years lose these years for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which, if any, of the Governments of the British Dominions has signified its acceptance of the Locarno Treaty of mutual guarantee?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the breach by Italy of her obligations under the Pact of Paris, what effect this will have on the policy of Great Britain and the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations have been made to him by the owners or any persons interested in the trawler "Girl Pat" in asking for the Government's...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
Miss RATHBONE: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Dr. Martin is still the accredited representative of Ethiopia to the Court of St. James?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the cases brought to his notice in which, during the last 12 months, food of any description fit for human consumption has been destroyed,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress is being made with the preparation by the Ordnance Survey of the 25-inch to the mile maps, most of which have become out of date by reason of the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he has taken to invite the observations of the representatives of agricultural interests in England and Wales on the subject of the revision of the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his Department is kept informed of the various crops of foodstuffs grown in this country, the amount that is gathered for use and sale, and the quantity,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the flooding of the market with foreign rabbits has made it impossible for British farmers to sell their own, although it produces no...
asked the Minister of Agriculture when he hopes to be in a position to announce the decision of the Government in respect of the recommendations of the Sea Fish Commission?
asked the Postmaster-General what, if any, special arrangements are made to ensure that wrong telephone numbers are not called at unreasonable hours; whether he is aware that a subscriber on the...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will give particulars of the mobile post office which his Department proposes to introduce in the near future; and whether full telephone and cable service...
asked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the establishment, since 2nd June, of communication with Shetland by two independent air lines, operating on alternate days;...
asked the Postmaster-General whether the Government decisions with regard to the Ullswater Committee on Broadcasting can now be announced; and whether he will arrange for their publication at an...
asked the First Commissioner of Works what proportion of all orders placed by his Department since October, 1934, were allocated to firms in the North-Eastern area; and what steps are being...
asked the First Commissioner of Works in how many cases during the year ended 31st March, 1936, have parkkeepers, in contradistinction to police officers, instituted proceedings against motorists...
asked the Minister of Transport what is the present position as to the restriction of roads under the 30-mile limit in the city of Birmingham?
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has had his attention drawn to the construction of motor-ways in Germany; and will he consider constructing separate motor-ways for high-speed traffic...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to make any statement as to the causes of the recent Arab unrest in Palestine; whether this is in any way due to...
asked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been called to the decision of the divisional court of New York, upholding the recent law passed by the New York legislature, which bans from...
asked the Minister of Labour whether his Department is prepared to sanction the Special Commissioner undertaking a scheme for the construction of a sea-wall or promenade in a Special Area; and...
asked the Minister of Labour the number of cases in which additional allowance has been granted under the discretionary clause in the unemployment assistance regulations in the area covered by...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the decision of the Jarrow Public Assistance Committee that the men working voluntarily on the State-aided scheme for making...
Mr. De La BÈRE: asked the Minister of Health (1) how long must a married woman be resident in a public assistance institution or similar institution before she is regarded as living...
asked the Prime Minister whether an Imperial Conference is to be held next year; what will be the approximate date; and whether the opportunity will be taken to hold a Colonial Conference...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware of the dislocation of traffic and consequent financial loss caused by having State ceremonials, such as the recent Proclamation, on a weekday which is...
asked the Prime Minister what percentage of the applicants to the recruiting offices last year were refused on the grounds that they were not physically fit; and what steps the Government propose...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has any statement to make on the facts, quantitative and qualitative, in relation to the diet of the people, or any proposals to effect changes therein...
(forasked the Under-Secretary of State for India when the report, with recommendations, of the Indian Tariff Board will be made public; and what action His Majesty's Government propose to take...
forasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether a retired officer of the Royal Air Force is in the Royal Air Force or in the Reserve of Air Force Officers; and whether he will consider...
forasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any tests are being carried out by the Admiralty to use coal-dust fuel direct in internal combustion engines to replace the use of imported oil?
asked the Secretary for Mines the total amount of money in each mining disaster fund up to the latest date?
May I ask for your guidance, Mr. Speaker, as to whether I can get this information from you or from the Prime Minister? During the discussion this afternoon it was intimated in conversation that...
Sir Henry Cautley reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee A (added in respect of the Firearms (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: The...
Considered in Committee.—[Progress, 10th June.]
8.26 p.m.
8.35 p.m.
9.2 p.m.
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