Wednesday, 23 February 1938
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that no Customs control operates on the wharves at Shanghai except at a few in the French concession; that this has led to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Salamanca authorities have replied to the British note of protest against attacks on British shipping?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the estimated number of British subjects at present resident in Kabul, Afghanistan; and whether His Majesty's representative is now permanently...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the total number of valid British passports now in existence, issued either in the United Kingdom or at British consulates abroad?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the advisability, in connection with the negotiations for a general settlement with Italy, of suggesting that the Emperor...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps His Majesty's Government propose to take to determine whether the recent Austro-German agreement conforms to the provisions of the...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the estimated cost of Dartmouth College this year; the number of cadets under training; the number of staff; the number of cadets whose parents are paying...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of writer and supply ratings, respectively, who have passed the higher educational test for officer rank; and the number of each branch between...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he proposes now to give instructions that the additional troops stationed in Trinidad since the departure of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will lay upon the Table of the House the final report of the Commission of inquiry appointed in 1937 in the island of St. Lucia?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made in acquiring land for the land settlement in St. Kitts.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is taking steps to set up the Royal Commission on emigration to and settlement in the West Indies recommended by the commission on labour...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will publish or otherwise make available to Members recent reports on nutrition in Barbados and Jamaica?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what measures, if any, have been adopted during the past seven years to ameliorate the low wages and bad social conditions in His Majesty's West...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the quota of Jewish immigrants into Palestine authorised in the years 1935, 1936, and 1937; and an estimate of the number of Jews who entered the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Jewish persons of German nationality have been deported from Palestine to Germany since March, 1933; how many such deportations have been...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the position of Jewish inhabitants resident in those suburbs of Tel Aviv which come under the municipal...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the applications for the post of clerk interpreter for service in Zomba, Nyasaland, are confined to Europeans, in view of the fact that African...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the wages of labourers employed on works financed by the Colonial Development Fund in British Honduras; and whether there has been any...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the terms of the settlement of the land dispute with the Belize Estate and Produce Company have yet been published in the colony of British...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, arising out of his reply to a petition of over 2,000 signatories in Belize, who complained of the heavy indebtedness of the Colony of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to announce the membership of the commission that is to inquire into the cocoa position in West Africa?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the tonnage and value of iron ore exported from Malaya in 1936 and 1937, and its principal destinations?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that the Air Ministry instructions directing pilots to fly during bad visibility at specified heights for specified courses, with a...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what action he is taking in regard to the complaints as to the treatment of officers serving at the Air Ministry in the Department of Civil Aviation?
The following question stood upon the Order Paper:
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air how many squadrons are equipped with the Hawker Hurricane aircraft; and whether the delivery is in every way satisfactory?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when the new Spitfire aircraft will be delivered into regular service?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will make a statement on the use of British bombing aeroplanes in Southern Arabia during the past 12 months; and whether, during such period,...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) whether he will call a conference of representatives of the local authorities within an approximate 50-mile radius of Manchester, the London Midland and...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consult with the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, the President of the Board of Trade, and other interested people on the desirability of...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will make inquiries of the London Passenger Transport Board as to whether they propose to extend the superannuation scheme which is now in operation for...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is prepared to give an increased grant to the Durham County Council to enable urgent alterations and repairs to roads and bridges in Weardale and...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will make representations to the railway companies of this country to run cheap excursions from all over the country to Glasgow when the Empire...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has recently made inquiry as to whether the abolition of tramway-car services and replacement by trolley omnibuses, is likely to be approved by...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has considered the latest representations from the Forth Road Bridge Promotion Committee urging that a decision on the project should now be announced...
asked the Minister of Transport what reports he has received upon the working of the electrically-controlled traffic signals at present being operated in Piccadilly Circus; is he satisfied that...
asked the Minister of Transport how many railway level-crossings still exist on the trunk roads under the control of his Department; what would be the approximate cost of their removal; and by...
asked the Minister of Transport what mileage of the trunk roads under his control, other than the mileage in built-up areas, is provided both with footpaths and grass margins suitable for ridden...
asked the Minister of Transport whether any road construction is in progress under the five-year road plan in the Island of Barra?
asked the Prime Minister what steps it is proposed to take to give effect to the Resolution of this House with respect to pensions disabilities of certain unmarried women?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange to publish all the recent relevant communications between the British and Italian Governments concerning the proposed negotiations?
asked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence whether he is aware that there are in the town of Dumfries large works lying idle, formerly owned by the Arrol-Johnston and Aster Engineering...
asked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence (1) whether he has any information as to the means by which the terms of the Falmouth Report were in the hands of the German Government prior...
asked the Attorney-General whether, in the absence of surveys, further Orders have been made since October, 1936, under Section 120 of the Land Registration Act, 1925; and, if the staffing of the...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that in the advertisement inviting applications for nominations to compete for posts as estate surveyors in his Department, it is stated...
asked the Attorney-General, (1) whether the High Court reports annulments of marriages to the Registrar-General; and whether in view of the fact that, after the High Court has declared a marriage...
Mr. Edmund Harvey: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether the accommodation in public elementary schools is still based on the assessment made over 30 years ago;...
Mr. Harvey: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the number of classes containing more than 40 pupils in State-aided secondary schools at the latest date for which figures...
asked the Minister of Health whether he can furnish a detailed list of the local authorities in England and Wales which have completed community centres or buildings of similar type on their...
asked the Minister of Health the total number of dwellings of suitable types erected by local authorities for elderly persons under the various Housing Acts; and whether it is his intention to...
asked the Minister of Health the average prices of non-parlour houses, excluding flats and houses specially erected for aged persons, provided by local authorities in England and Wales, for each...
May I ask the Prime Minister two questions: first, for what purpose does he wish to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule to-night, and how far does he propose that we should go; and secondly, when...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require an indication of origin in the case of certain goods imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries. The Bill which I ask...
"to require an indication of origin in the case of certain goods imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second...
Reported, without Amendment, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
Reported, without Amendment, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills with Report on the Bill.
Copy presented, of Report by the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons, under Section 2 of the Private Legislation Procedure...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
If, upon any application for the registration of a film under Part III of this Act, being an application in connection with which it is material to ascertain— (a) the labour costs of the...
(1) With a view to the better organisation and development of the film industry in the United Kingdom, there shall be constituted a Commission to be called the "Films Commission," hereinafter...
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Amendment made: In page 4, line 42, leave out "may count in relation to any renters' quota period," and insert: is to be deemed to have acquired in any renters' quota period for distribution in...
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Amendment made: In page 6, line 10, leave out "year," and insert "period." —[Captain Wallace.]
I beg to move, in page 6, line 21, to leave out from "determine," to "a," in line 22, and to insert "what films." This is purely a drafting Amendment. The renters' quota is based on the number...
I beg to move, in page 7, line 42, at the end, to insert: (4) For the purpose of determining whether any conditions imposed by Subsection (1) of this Section have been fulfilled as respects any...
I beg to move, in page 9, line 1, to leave out "at a particular theatre." This is purely a drafting Amendment. The words "at a particular theatre" are not only unnecessary but are inconsistent...
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Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the law with respect to the making of contributions out of the Exchequer and by local authorities in respect...
Resolution reported. That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the National Health Insurance Act, 1936, in relation to persons who are, or who since the first day of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Captain Margesson.]
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