Thursday, 29 April 1937
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland Act, 1936, relating to Glasgow Corporation," presented by Mr. Elliot; and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to the London Midland and Scottish Railway," presented by Mr. Elliot; and ordered (under...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Labour the number of able-bodied unemployed in the administrative county of Durham and the boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields taken over by the...
asked the Minister of Labour what rate of interest is now being paid on the interest of the funded debt of the Unemployment Fund; what rate of interest is being obtained on the current balance of...
asked the Minister of Labour the cause of the continued high level of unemployment which was 42.7 per cent. at the end of March of persons recorded, belonging to the public works contracting industry?
asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed at the last convenient date; the number of persons who were directly or indirectly employed at that date on any schemes...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider a scheme for training unemployed men in the South Wales Special Area in order that they may be fitted for work in the new industries which...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the rivet-heaters who are at present unemployed through the strike at Greenock and Port Glasgow and elsewhere on the Clyde have received no...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many unemployed persons have been found work in connection with the new munition works at Euxton, Chorley, through the employment exchanges at Aspull,...
asked the Minister of Labour which countries have ratified the convention adopted by the International Labour Conference, 1935, laying down the principle of a 40-hour week?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has received from the Scottish Bankers' Association details in support of the charges made by the association against the Union Bank of Scotland of the use...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present position regarding the inhabitants of the island of Soay; and whether he has any statement to make regarding the requests put forward...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether it is proposed to hold any parades of ex-service men in connection with the Royal visit to Scotland in July?
asked the Lord Advocate whether he has considered the charges for transcripts of shorthand notes taken in the Supreme Court of England, namely, 10d. a folio for the first copy and 2d. a folio for...
asked the Lord Advocate whether he will set up a committee of inquiry into the many illegal and terroristic acts of debt recovery agents in Glasgow?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the provocative character of the speeches made at a Fascist meeting held in Glasshouse Street,...
Mr. Rostron Duckworth: asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to state whether the proposed Bill for controlling bogus clubs is to be introduced during the current Session; and...
asked the Home Secretary upon whom the responsibility rests for deciding in the case of death by accident or other misadventure where the body shall be deposited and where any post-mortem...
asked the Home Secretary the number of persons who have died of capital punishment in Wales during 1920 and each year to date?
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that a further six boys were ordered to be birched by the West Riding juvenile court, Doncaster, on 21st April; whether the sentences have been...
asked the Home Secretary whether there are any persons in Great Britain who have been committed to prison for contempt of court and have been so imprisoned for a period of more than three months?
asked the Home Secretary what, if any, changes are contemplated in the near future in the uniform or dress of mobile police in the Metropolitan police area?
asked the Home Secretary the attitude of the Metropolitan police towards the holding of open-air street tea parties to celebrate the Coronation; and whether instructions will be issued to the...
asked the Home Secretary when he intends seeing a deputation of the Association of Municipal Corporations in connection with the municipal elections being held on the first Monday in May instead...
Captain Arthur Evans: asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to make information available regarding the question of air-raid shelters affording protection against gas and...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will call for a report from the Hull inspector of factories as to the conditions of labour and pay of young girls working on piece rates at woodwork factories...
asked the Home Secretary whether he has made any further inquiries concerning the disturbances at Harworth during the last weekend; and whether he will make investigations into the repeated...
asked the Home Secretary whether he has considered the communication from the National Association of Retired Police Officers as regards police pensions; and what action he proposes to take to...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to take criminal proceedings against the Silkburn Coal Company for ordering their drivers to take out lorries when in an unfit condition,...
asked the Minister of Transport whether it is his intention to make it compulsory for pedal cyclists to use the special cycle tracks now provided on the Great West Road and other similar roads...
Mr. Harvey: asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will seek information concerning what regulations as to the size of classes are now in operation in elementary schools in...
Mr. Harvey: asked the President of the Board of Education whether he can state the number of empty class-rooms in the elementary schools of the county of London?
asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will invite the National Advisory Council under the Physical Training and Recreation Act to state the occupations which in their view are...
asked the Minister of Health when the promised Circular regarding the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1936, which relate to the regulation of the conditions in offices will be issued?
asked the President of the Board of Education how many schools in the city and county of Lincoln possess facilities for listening-in to broadcasts?
asked the Minister of Health the percentage of babies vaccinated for the past 10 years; the number of cases of smallpox recorded in such period; and the numbers proving fatal?
asked the Minister of Health the present position with regard to the protests against the arrangements made by the Staffordshire County Council in Wednesfield, Willenhall, and other districts...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will request the Economic Advisory Council to consider the cost over the coming year to taxpayers, producers, and consumers of a five points rise...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether expenditure by owners of factories and works on air raid precaution schemes in respect of such premises is now treated as an allowable expense for...
Captain A. Evans: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether having regard to the uncertainty which must continue while fundamental questions concerning the scope and application of the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of Surtax payers who are in arrears with the tax which was due on 1st January, 1937; and what is the total amount of tax involved?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, with a view to the expansion of the television service, he will favourably consider the issue of a loan for such purpose by the British Broadcasting...
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will make a statement of the results obtained up to date at the International Sugar Conference?
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of impending legislation on the subject of mining royalties, he proposes to publish the evidence given before the Special Tribunal on Mining Royalties?
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he is aware that many sections of the Geological Survey are nearly 100 years old or more since the last revision; and whether the Government will...
Mr. Liddell: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the recent adjustment of quotations has disclosed heavy speculation in commodities with no economic justification;...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the satisfactory results arising out of the currency agreement made some months ago between the United States of America, France and...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he has considered the copy sent to him of a resolution of the Eastbourne Pensions Committee, and supported by other committees, asking for a...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps are being taken by the Ministry to ensure the efficient equipping of farms with machinery in order to maintain and improve...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give the House an assurance that the pig industry will not be allowed to go for another season without some concrete plan...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what is the estimated output of butter by the Milk Marketing Board during the next three years; and what has been the effect of the increased butter production...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many times the Poultry Advisory Committee has met within the last 12 months; and what were the subjects discussed on each occasion?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether methods for preventing the formation of ice on aeroplanes by chemical means are being investigated; and, if so, whether such means appear to be...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is in a position to state what is the intention of the owners of Westleigh collieries regarding the opening of the collieries which have been stopped...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give any information regarding the claim made by the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that recent researches made by the institute have resulted in...
asked the Secretary for Mines the gross receipts for coal royalties for each of the last five years, and the net receipts after payments of statutory levies and other charges against royalties,...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the amount per head of the population paid towards the Defence Services of the Empire, both local and Imperial, by residents in each Dominion as...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many competitors there have been, at each Army entrance examination during the last three years, for entrance only to either or both of the Royal Military...
asked the Secretary of State for War what limits, if any, are imposed upon the daily messing fee levied upon officers by an officers' mess; and what is the average amount of this fee in the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give the House any information in connection with the death of Guardsman Alexander Montgomery at Pirbright rifle ranges on 13th April?
asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements, if any, he has made with the railway companies for cheap transit to London for Sunday, 27th June, on the occasion of His Majesty's review...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the sale of 25 surplus Army horses to be held at Reading on Saturday, 1st May; and, if so, will he place a reserve...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Nazi senate of Danzig has decided to introduce into the Free State the racial legislation that is in force in...
asked the Minister of Labour what number of foreign boxers he has recommended the Home Office to enter this country in the last five years; and what organisations or societies are consulted...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the German Government has made any communication to His Majesty's Government as to the possibility of a unilateral declaration on the part...
May I ask the Prime Minister what business it is proposed to take in the event of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being suspended, and what will be the business of the House next week?
Resolutions reported from the Select Committee; 1. "That, in the case of the Hastings Pier [Lords], Petition for Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be...
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee A.
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee C.
Report from the Joint Committee, with Minutes of Evidence, in respect of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Bill [Lords] (pending in the Lords), brought up, and read.
Revised Estimate presented,—of the sum required in the year ending 31st March, 1938, for Public Education, Scotland [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed.
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills.
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments (with Report on the Bill), from the Committee on Group H of Private Bills.
That they have agreed to,—
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow.
Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee D (added in respect of the Public Records (Scotland) Bill [Lords]):...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 28th April.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
4.43 p.m.
7.1 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
10.53 p.m.
11.10 p.m.
11.18 p.m.
Amendment made: in page 9, line 23, at the end, insert: The Air Force Constitution Act, 1917 (7 & 8 Geo. 5, c. 51). In subsection (2) of section nine, after the words 'Air Council,'...
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
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