Major Lawrence Kimball: 9. (for Mr. LYONS) asked the Minister of Labour what reply he gave to the deputation of the British Actors' Equity Association with reference to the engagement in this country of foreign actors and artistes; and what is his present policy in reference thereto?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 28. (for Mr. LYONS) asked the Home Secretary the reason for the recent changes in the governorships of His Majesty's prisons at Cardiff and Dartmoor, respectively?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 42. asked the Minister of Health whether any action has been taken to discover if fresh milk imported from abroad, which has been pasteurised once before exportation and a second time after importation, has been sold in this country as pasteurised milk?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 22. (for Mr. SMITHERS) asked the Home Secretary what is the position with regard to Maidstone gaol; and if he can announce what decision has been arrived at as to its future use?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 35.(for asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that where omnibus services are withdrawn at short notice by order of the traffic commissioners, the public have no opportunity of using the return halves of their tickets; and whether he will instruct the commissioners that reasonable notice should be given to the public before services are withdrawn?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the success of the conversion of Government loans to a 3½ per cent. basis, he will consider revising the conditions and interest charges upon loans raised for public purposes from the Public Works Loan Commissioners by local authorities?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 24. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that his delay in giving a decision on the Salter Report is causing delay in the placing of contracts already tendered for and is resulting in unemployment in certain brandies of the engineering industry; and whether he will expedite the announcement of his decision on this matter?
Major Lawrence Kimball: May we hope for an early decision, in view of the fact that the report was presented in August and that it is now the last day of November?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 13. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is able to make any statement as to the probable date when the Royal Commission on Betting will issue their report?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 46. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the Derby Customs and Excise Office have refused to exempt from Entertainments Duty the proceeds of a concert given in aid of the Loughborough centre for the unemployed; and whether he will take steps to extend the existing exemption in favour of charitable and philanthropic purposes to entertainments in aid of recognised...
Major Lawrence Kimball: May I draw attention to the fact that in 1920 the Royal Commission on Income Tax made certain recommendations in regard to the taxation of co-operative societies which can be fairly summarised into the short statement that a co-operative society should be treated exactly as a limited company trading in similar circumstances and in similar conditions. Those recommendations were not carried...
Major Lawrence Kimball: 19. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the present market price of fat cattle in the Midlands is from 17s. to 35s. per live hundredweight and that this price represents a loss to the producers; and will he state what further action he intends to take in this matter?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 58. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of live fat cattle imported into the United Kingdom from Canada during the years ending 30th June, 1932, and 30th June, 1933, respectively?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 59. asked the Minister of Agriculture the market price per live cwt. for fat cattle at the most convenient date, and the price on the same date in 1932?
Major Lawrence Kimball: Can the hon. Gentleman give any indication when the Government will take action to restore the prices to something like the 1932 level?
Major Lawrence Kimball: 34 and 35. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he is aware that, since in many of the Midland districts the former local assessors of Income Tax have been pensioned, the general commissioners of taxes are finding it difficult to get these assessors to serve again because their remuneration will now be deducted from their pension and, in view of the fact that their past...
Major Lawrence Kimball: 36. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give an assurance that there is no intention to abolish the office of general commissioners of taxes, as these commissioners represent a safeguard between the taxpayers and the tax collectors?
Major Lawrence Kimball: I had intended to bring two points before the attention of the Committee. The first was with regard to the recommendations of the Poisons Board, but that has already been dealt with by previous speakers. I had intended to put more or less the same case to the Home Secretary and to ask him to give careful consideration to that point before he passes regulations which will limit to the members...
Major Lawrence Kimball: asked the Secretary of State for War the names of the members of the advisory committee set up last year for the purpose of keeping the War Office in close touch with current Territorial Army problems; and how often that committee has met?
Major Lawrence Kimball: I desire to support the Amendment of my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford (Mr. Crossley). I propose to deal only with three points concerning the Territorial Army. I speak as a Territorial and as a member of my county Territorial association. The Amendment deals with recruiting and there is one paragraph in the White Paper which has not been referred to yet, but which is of real importance...