Major Abraham Lyons: Although my Question asks for the name of the officer concerned, it is entirely with the right hon. Gentleman whether he gives the name or not, and, as far as I am concerned, I do hot press for it. May I say that I think the statement that has been made by the right hon. Gentleman will allay public anxiety on this grave matter?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the changed and intensified conditions, he will consider the appointment of an inspector-general of man-power for each of the three Services, so as to ensure the more effective substitution, transference, and utilisation of man-power and economy of personnel?
Major Abraham Lyons: May I ask the right hon. Gentleman to bear in mind the great wastage of man-power existing now, in the fourth year of the war, and whether he will take some action for each of these Services to deal with their particular problems? The wastage is enormous.
Major Abraham Lyons: Can the right hon. Gentleman say briefly what, if anything, has been done in regard to the three great Fighting Services?
Major Abraham Lyons: In the few minutes remaining before the House adjourns I want to raise a matter notice of which I have given to my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport. It concerns the cessation of tram services in Leicester on Sunday mornings, a position which has reflected harshly on the religious life of the city and which has prevented many from attending to worship at...
Major Abraham Lyons: And the local authority.
Major Abraham Lyons: I know the difficulty of the time, but could my hon. Friend say why some curtailment ought not to be made at night so that church-goers in the morning could have a reasonable skeleton service?
Major Abraham Lyons: Were these gentlemen taken from the register of the Ministry of Labour or appointed direct?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he has yet decided to suspend the Order prohibiting a service of tramcars on Sunday mornings in the city of Leicester; and whether, in view of the representations made and the interests involved, he will order the maintenance of such a service and a discontinuance so far as may be necessary, of omnibus and tramcar...
Major Abraham Lyons: In view of the number of times this matter has already been discussed with the hon. Gentleman's Department can he now say that the trams will run next Sunday morning, because the difficulties which he has envisaged never existed until the transport controller came down with this Order?
Major Abraham Lyons: Owing to the unsatisfactory nature of that reply, and the complete reversal of the programme of the Ministry, and the fact that rubber and petrol do not enter into the consideration of this matter, I beg to give him notice that if the trams do not run shortly I shall raise this matter on the Adjournment at an early date.
Major Abraham Lyons: Are not these hoardings very valuable for displaying Government announcements, encouraging war savings and other Government purposes?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Minister of Supply whether he has considered an advertisement, of which he has been informed, whereby guaranteed unregistered eight horse-power ex-War Department motor-cars are offered for unrestricted sale to the public; and why, when Government Departments are buying for State use large quantities of motorcars and these small motor-cars are urgently needed for economy, private...
Major Abraham Lyons: Are not these small-powered motor-cars that were sold now wanted by the Ministry of War Transport for national purposes, and will they go back to the Government at a higher price than the Government sold them for to the ring?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to a case at Maidenhead, on nth September, when a charge of false pretences was preferred against the warden of the local authority's hostel for boys and to his previous record as then disclosed; when, and by whom, and upon what investigation or reference this appointment as warden was made; and what steps are proposed to...
Major Abraham Lyons: In view of what must have been the spurious representations made on behalf of this candidate, which were accepted, have appropriate steps been taken for the future?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport (1) whether, in the course of the investigation made, or being made, into the working of the Government Road Haulage Scheme, Sir Frederick Heaton has met, or taken evidence from, the Advisory Committee as representative of the Hauliers National Pool; (2) when the report of the investigation into the working of the Government...
Major Abraham Lyons: Is it not a fact that when the statement first appeared in the Press that this inquiry would be held, a report had been completed by Sir Frederick Heaton? What was the point of making this sham inquiry?
Major Abraham Lyons: Will the hon. Gentleman say whether Sir Frederick Heaton will consider any evidence that the Committee bring forward so that he can make another report in order to make his first report into some resemblance to a proper report?
Major Abraham Lyons: Is there no truth in a similar allegation made in connection with the City of Leicester?