Major Abraham Lyons: Are there any figures or reports which will give any information on this matter?
Major Abraham Lyons: Is that right?
Major Abraham Lyons: Why?
Major Abraham Lyons: It is not because of letters that I have received from my constituency that I oppose the Bill. The letters that I get come not so much from private individuals as from organisations. These cyclists are mainly of the working classes. If I thought they were wrong, I should not hesitate to say so. The hon. Member says we ought to get on with the Clause to-day and not defer it. Why not? The...
Major Abraham Lyons: I stand corrected, but the Minister still has the power that I refer to without the Clause, a power which exists as long as the Emergency Regulations exist, and I hope that the Minister of Transport will remain all the time a Member of the Government. There is one thing that is important. The House has never been put in possession of the facts on which two representative bodies are against...
Major Abraham Lyons: I understand that it is not contradicted that the council which was dealing with this matter set up a subcommittee which, by a small majority, made a representation against this pro- posal which the Government have thought fit to keep from Members of the House. We have not been able to see the decisions that they reached, nor the evidence on which they based them. We were told that four or...
Major Abraham Lyons: We heard of this to-day for the first time from my hon. Friend the Member for South Croydon, who made these very points and was never challenged by the Minister. Before we discuss the Clause it would be much better to give us the findings and the evidence upon which they based their decisions. 5.0 p.m. The lighting of rear lamps has been required under the Defence Regulations for a long...
Major Abraham Lyons: And all controls.
Major Abraham Lyons: When the Minister spoke just now of using the services of the motor trade, did he mean that the motor trade acquired from the public and then—[HON. MEMBERS: "Speak up."]—and if so—
Major Abraham Lyons: May I put it again? I asked whether the motor trade acquired from the public and then supplied the cars to the Department. If so, what is the difference in the price paid by the trade to the public and the price paid by the Department to the trade?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to a shark-repellent invention in the U.S.A.; and whether this invention has been tested, approved and adopted for use in shark-infested waters by the R.N., R.A.F. and Mercantile Marine.
Major Abraham Lyons: Before the right hon. and gallant Gentleman replies to the questions which have been put to him, may I raise this point? We know that climates and conditions generally differ widely, and that what applies to the social and economic progress of one place, may not necessarily apply to another. But, I believe there is a field where there is a good deal of common ground, and in which progress...
Major Abraham Lyons: I should like to make one or two comments upon this Bill and at the same time to thank the learned Attorney-General for introducing it. There must be, of course, a limitation—we all know that—but this Bill will prevent the limitation operating unjustly against those who may be affected and I therefore welcome it. The learned Attorney-General said that he would consider issuing in pamphlet...
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Minister of Education whether, with a view to progressive improvement and to assist school authorities with practical advice, he will consider arranging for systematic inspection by travelling experts, serving under his Department, of the arrangements in force for the feeding of schoolchildren throughout the country.
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will particularise the functions of the newly-established regional offices of his Department; who are the head officers of each region, their salaries and the qualifications they, respectively, possess which selected them for these positions; and what will be the staff and estimated cost of the office controlling the region covering the city of...
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Secretary of State for India what steps are being taken to give home leave to married and single officers and other ranks belonging to, or attached to, the Indian Army; and with what success.
Major Abraham Lyons: Will my right hon. Friend do his best to see that, after a reasonable period, the opportunity of home leave is given to every rank, and every man serving in India?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what steps have been taken to organise rest compounds for migratory labour along the main routes of the outlying parts of the African protectorates.
Major Abraham Lyons: Can my hon. Friend tell me whether the permissive legislation has ever brought about any result, and, if so, what?
Major Abraham Lyons: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can indicate the progress that has been made in erecting and organising rest compounds for migratory labour along the main routes in the outlying parts of the African Colonies.
