Mr Henry Lorimer: 16. asked the Secretary of State for War when the Committee which is inquiring into the effect on the staff concerned of Woolwich dockyard will present its final Report; and if the condition of Chilwell depot has been considered by the Committee?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Does that mean that ex-service men at Chilwell will be thrown out on to the streets while the country is over-run with aliens?
Mr Henry Lorimer: 47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will indicate on what basis his statement was made that it would cost the Exchequer £1,000,000 per annum to allow a rebate of one-half of the Excise Duty at present charged on spirit used in the manufacture of perfumery articles; and whether he is aware that the customs and excise authorities have stated that they have no figures upon which...
Mr Henry Lorimer: Can the right hon. Gentleman say if the Material required will be of British manufacture?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Would it not be better to have British employed instead of aliens, and would it not, therefore, be of great advantage to have these details?
Mr Henry Lorimer: 60. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can give the number of people convicted of methylated spirit drinking since the addition of pyridine was made compul- sory; and if he can give comparative figures of convictions before the new order was brought into force?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Is it not possible to have figures for a month, three months, or six months?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the chairman of the Liverpool Licensing Bench said that the increase in the consumption of methylated spirits was enormous and, that being so, will the hon. Gentleman not withdraw the Order that pyridine must be mixed with methylated spirits: it is very injurious to the industries which use methylated spirits?
Mr Henry Lorimer: 71. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, as methylated spirit is extensively used in surgery, and is one of the best sterilisers of the skin and of instruments, it has been brought to his notice that the addition of the new denaturant, pyridine, has a harmful effect upon the skin of the hands of surgeons and the skin of patients: and, if so, will he, in the interests oil surgeons and...
Mr Henry Lorimer: In view of the lengthy reply, may I, Mr. Speaker, point out that I have an important question on the Paper, No. 71, to which I should like to have a reply.
Mr Henry Lorimer: Does the right hon. Gentleman consider that the Prime Minister has kept his election promises on this question?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Can the hon. and gallant Gentleman say how many have been transferred?
Mr Henry Lorimer: I beg to move, in page 1, lines 22 and 23, to leave out the words or such portion thereof as the authority may determine. There is no doubt that the Bill in Committee has grown to a gigantic size and is almost unrecognisable. So much so, that the Association of Poor Law Authorities, although agreeing to all the other Amendments made in Committee, take exception to the Amendment which I wish...
Mr Henry Lorimer: As the opinion of the House is evidently in favour of the Bill as a whole, perhaps we might come to a decision on this Amendment now, so that we may have a chance of getting the Bill through.
Mr Henry Lorimer: Can the right hon. Gentleman say what is the smallest amount which has been offered to one individual firm?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Was this invention offered to the British Government?
Mr Henry Lorimer: 45. asked the Prime Minister if he will give the names of any employers of labour in South Derbyshire who have had petitions against the removal of the McKenna Duties signed under duress?
Mr Henry Lorimer: 39. asked the Minister of Labour the nature of the scheme to absorb the workmen in Long Eaton and district who will be rendered out of work by the abolition of the McKenna Duties?
Mr Henry Lorimer: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that, had I been allowed to take part in the Debate yesterday, I should have dealt with the points raised in the question, but that there was no time because the Debate was prolonged by the interminable length of the speech of his right hon. Friend?
Mr Henry Lorimer: 40. asked the Minister of Labour if, when the unanimous recommendation of the Committee on the lace industry was turned down, the Government took into consideration the shorter hours worked, and the superior conditions under which the British worker labours, as against his foreign competitor?
