Tuesday, 28 July 1936
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Coventry Corporation Bill,
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs why natives are refused licences to work mines in Southern Rhodesia?
Lieut. Colonel SANDEMAN ALLEN: asked the President of the Board of Trade why, under the Anglo-Spanish Payments Agreement insurance premiums are not given equality of treatment with payment for...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to a proposal by the Brighton Corporation to build two collier ships; and whether, in view of the undesirability in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the import duty on a Shetland pony, for which the crofter gets £3 to £5, is £25 into Germany and £22 10s....
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that 57 vessels, ranging from 340 to 20,000 tons, are under construction or on order in German shipyards; and, in view of the fact...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the new French regulations with regard to the selling of coal; whether these regulations will adversely affect...
Mr. VYVYAN ADAMS: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Council for Art and Industry have been approached by any manufacturers for guidance in the design or designers of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many countries impose currency restrictions on their nationals who wish to come to England as bona fide tourists; and whether, in the interests of...
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what is the estimated revenue from foreign tourists staying in Great Britain during each of the last three years?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the master of the steamship "Baron Graham" landed two seamen, Thomas Morris and Robert Jones, at Havana, handing them over to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the status of the committee appointed to advise the Board of Trade on proposals submitted by the three general lighthouse authorities; and what...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to say whether his Department has investigated the possible changes in control of the Gaumont-British Picture...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that a great impetus will be given to recruiting if it were made clear that the services of recruits are required solely for...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Glamorgan County Council through its roads and bridges committee has refused leave of absence to two of its officials who are...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give the House any information in connection with the case of Guardsman R. W. Branch, of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, who was...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many of the general officers commanders-in-chief of commands in the United Kingdom, and how many of the general officers commanding Territorial divisions,...
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of hours each night the military guard are on duty at the Bank of England; what, if any, refreshments are supplied to the officer and men of this...
asked the Secretary of State for War what units of the Territorial Army are given the duty of the defence of London against air attack; what is their total authorised strength; and what is their...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has in contemplation any immediate steps to improve the situation created by the shortage of recruits for the Regular Army?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Civil Service Clerical Association has been waiting for nearly two months for the commencement of negotiations on the position of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that discontent exists in the Civil Service at the slowness with which matters affecting the staff are dealt with by the Treasury and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of ejection orders passed against tenants during the years 1933, 1934, and 1935 in the sheriff courts at Dumbarton, Glasgow, Hamilton,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the approximate number of children entitled to benefit under the milk-in-schools scheme, as adopted for certain areas in Glasgow and, if possible, the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any in formation about the incidence of grass sickness in horses in Germany; and what steps are taken there to deal with the problem?
Duchess of ATHOLL: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many producer-retailers, producer-wholesalers, and certified producers, respectively, are registered under the Scottish milk...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any decision has been made as to the introduction of legislation concerning Scottish public records and, in particular, concerning the return of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the number of boats operating the seine-net from the South side of the Firth of Forth during each of the years 1920, 1925, 1930, and 1936;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that in the process of equalising rents the burgh council of Leslie is increasing the rental of some two-roomed houses from £7...
Mr. McKIE: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any further information with regard to the delay of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland in providing new houses on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will issue instructions to the public assistance committees in Scotland that, when fixing up a scale for any claimant a member of whose family...
asked the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that in summary cases it is the practice of procurators-fiscal to refuse to give the defence the names and addresses of witnesses for the Crown;...
asked the Lord Advocate whether he will consider the provision of a shorthand note of all evidence in all criminal proceedings, as is at present the case in the High Court?
asked the Lord Advocate whether, in view of the serious consequences to the master of a trawler convicted of illegal trawling, he will give instructions for verbatim notes of evidence to be taken...
asked the Lord Advocate whether he has considered the complaint of Mr. T. S. Taylor, Milton Cottage, Burntisland, regarding the treatment he received and the accounts rendered for that treatment...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the advisability of consulting the leaders of parties in this House to endeavour to arrive at an agreed defence policy that can be recommended to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will state the plans of the Government with regard to the conscription of wealth and man-power in the event of the outbreak of war; and whether these two...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the increased cost of paying 15s. per week to all old age pensioners; and what would be the cost of paying a pension of 15s. a week to all...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount of French treasury bills still held by His Majesty's Government; and can he give particulars of how these bills fall due and the amount of...
Mr. McKIE: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is proposed to take any action to relieve Income Tax payers in this country who are held liable by the Inland Revenue authorities on...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that Stamp Duty on feu writs was charged by the Inland Revenue in excess of that legally due, having regard to the decision in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any decision has yet been taken as to the placing of a contract for the building of a sister ship to the R.M.S. "Queen Mary"?
Mr. JENKINS: asked the Secretary for Mines with regard to the proposal which is under consideration by the Miners' Welfare Fund Central Committee to establish a superannuation fund for their...
asked the Secretary for Mines how many men and boys have died from tetanus resulting from colliery accidents in South Wales and in Great Britain, respectively, during the last five years,...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he can supply for the years 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1935, respectively, the number of ex-service men's widows who applied for a pension and the...
Mr. W. JOSEPH STEWART: asked the Minister of Labour the number of Durham men between the ages of 18 and 21 who have satisfactorily completed a course at an instructional centre since 1934; the...
Mr. JENKINS: asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the actions of officers of the Unemployment Assistance Board in pressing applicants for assistance, whose...
asked the Minister of Labour on what grounds he cannot recognise expenditure on the part of the Barnsley Local Education Authority in respect of unemployed juveniles attending the authority's...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. LANSBURY:
asked the Home Secretary what steps the Government propose to take in relation to the recommendations contained in the report of the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services?
asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to recent cases in which persons have been committed to gaol without bail by virtue of warrants issued without proper inquiries at...
asked the Home Secretary whether any prisoners who have been condemned to death during the last three years have requested that they should be buried according to the rites of their religion; and...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he can say when further railway electrification schemes in the provinces will be decided upon, and in and around Manchester in particular; and will he give...
Mr. McKIE: asked the Minister of Transport whether he can make any statement as to the ferry service at Kylesku, Sutherland; and whether it is being more efficiently and regularly worked than in...
asked Mr. Attorney-General whether his attention has been called to the inequitable terms from the standpoint of the hirer, of the hire-purchase agreements now commonly in use; and whether, in...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can give the House any information regarding the explosion which occurred yesterday at the Knottingley Chemical Works of the Yorkshire Tar Distilleries...
May I ask the Prime Minister when it is proposed that the House should resume after the Summer Adjournment?
I rise to ask your permission, Mr. Speaker, to make a personal statement. During the all-night sitting last week I interjected an observation reflecting in unparliamentary terms upon the...
Special Report from the Committee brought up, and read;
Reported, without Amendment.
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
That they have agreed to,—
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 172.]
[20TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
1. "That a sum, not exceeding £466,702, 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...
3. "That a sum, not exceeding £63,551, 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...
4. "That a sum, not exceeding £117,736, 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...
5. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,428,664, 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...
6. "That a sum, not exceeding £5,959,602, 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...
7. "That a sum, not exceeding £10,722,219, 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...
8. "That a sum, not exceeding £36,094,327, 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...
9. "That a sum, not exceeding £100,612,219, 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...
10. "That a sum, not exceeding £13,801,898, 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...
11. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,837,545, 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...
12. "That a sum, not exceeding £27,960,108, 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...
13. "That a sum, not exceeding £28,224,427, 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...
14. "That a sum, not exceeding £53,185,800, 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...
15. "That a sum, not exceeding £40,782,100, 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, 1937, for...
16. "That a sum, not exceeding £25,486,000, 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, 1937, for...
17. "That a sum, not exceeding £6,631,000, 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, 1937, for...
As amended, considered.
Postponed Proceeding resumed on Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the Resolution, 'That a sum, not exceeding £466,702, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum...
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of Class II of the Civil Estimates.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class III of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of Class IV of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of Class V of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of Class VI of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class VII of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class IX of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of the Navy Estimates,
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of the Air Estimates.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Revenue Departments Estimates. put, and agreed to.
Resolution reported, That towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1937, the sum of £389,071,026 be granted out of...
"to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-seven, and to appropriate the Supplies...
11.16 p.m.
Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Mossley and Saddleworth Gas Company,...
Order for Consideration of Lords Amendments read.
Lords Amendment: In page 2, line 5, at the end, insert: (2) This section shall apply to Scotland subject to the following modifications— (a) 'burgh' shall be substituted for 'borough' and...
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