Llun, 17 Mawrth 1919
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Reigate Corporation Bill (by Order),
Copy presented of Statement of Proposed Expenditure out of the Vote of Credit on New Works, etc., of a permanent character amounting to £2,000 and upwards for the year ending 31st March,...
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, considering that no steps have been taken to prevent the import of wild birds' plumage, the export of which is prohibited in various portions...
2. asked what is exactly the existing rate sanctioned for the import of cotton hosiery into the United Kingdom?
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has any information as. to the number of miners who were eligible to vote in the recent decision to strike and the number who voted for the...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that Japanese cotton operatives are em- ployed twelve hours per day for an average pay throughout the mill of 1s. 6¼d. per day per...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the position in which superannuated members of the various railway funds have been placed by the increase in...
7. asked what was the value of imported manufactured goods during January and February of this year on which no import duties were paid?
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having regard to the importance of improving the health of many thousands of workers, he will reconsider the question of cheaper travelling...
9. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that, owing to the removal of all restrictions upon the exportation of Scandinavian paper, several British mills are closing down,...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the North Staffordshire Railway Com- pany have given, or have been asked by the Board of Trade to give, any date by which they hope to resume...
11. asked if the proposed Committee on industrial insurance will include in its terms of reference the conditions of service of all grades of the outdoor staffs of life insurance offices?
BRITISH EXPORTS TO ALLIED COUNTRIES.
Mr. G. DOYLE: 13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether His Majesty's Government will undertake that, in those cases where British manufacturers invest additional capital in the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade who is the present Coal Controller; what is the number of staff employed in this department; what buildings they occupy for offices; and what is the...
17. asked if any coal was imported into London from Canada or the North American Colonies during the years 1912, 1913, and 1914; and if he will give the quantities in tons for each year, and who...
62. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller whether any rebate on freight has been conceded to Norwegian coal importers; and, if so, what was the total value of such...
18. asked whether licences granted for the importation of lighting glassware are transferrable; if they are not, is he aware that the attention of the Board has been called to such an offer...
Sir J. D. REES: 19. asked when restrictions upon the export of butter from Ireland will be removed?
34. asked what arrangements are in progress for the continued and most advantageous use on the land of the agricultural machinery of war agricultural committees as they become available for...
35. asked what will be the guaranteed prices of cereals of the 1919 crop?
Captain SHAW: 36. asked under what Act or Order the importation of Canadian store cattle into this country is prohibited; and if, with a view to reducing the price of beef, he will take steps to...
39. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the difficulty of British farmers in disposing of their wheat in competition with...
40. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether consideration can be given to the establishment by the Government of demonstration dairy farms managed on purely...
41. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether a very large acreage of blue peas was grown last season, and that, owing to the purchase by the Government of largo...
Sir J. D. REES: 63. asked the Food Controller whether he has seen resolutions passed by the National Federation of Dairymen's Associations at Liverpool on 19th February; and, if so, whether he...
64. asked the Food Controller whether, having in view the necessity of ensuring a certain supply of milk, he will announce without delay the fixed maximum prices for milk and cheese, based on the...
65. asked the Food Controller whether he is aware that hardly any cheese can be obtained in London; and will he make such arrangements as will mitigate the shortage?
20. asked why the No-Returns Order governing newspapers and periodicals is maintained in spite of the renewed supply of paper, and what special reasons exist against its abrogation?
21. asked the Secretary of State for India on what terms will licences to carry arms be issued under the new Regulations in India; and will the carrying of revolvers be permitted?
Lieutenant-Colonel MURRAY: 22. asked whether the opinions of the provincial governments in India on the Report of the Secretary of State and Viceroy have been officially received from the...
Sir J. D. REES: 23. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will consider the propriety of suggesting to the Government of India that the title of the Indian Famine Relief Code should...
24. asked whether the Rowlatt Bills provide for indefinite imprisonment without trial; and whether the Indian members of council have unanimously opposed these Bills?
85. asked the Secretary of State for War what gratuities are to be paid to the Regular officers of the Indian Army and the Royal Indian Marine and when such gratuities are likely to be given; and...
26. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been called to the fact that while both the French and Italian plenipotentiary representatives to the Czecho-Slovakia...
29. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether a reply has yet been received from the Treasury in reference to the scheme of reorganisation of the Board of Agriculture?
30. asked the Parliamentary Secretary if he will obtain from the county councils of England and Wales information which will enable him to lay upon the Table a statement showing the number of...
42. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether it is intended to act upon the recommendations made in the Report of the Committee presided over by Lord Moulton by...
43. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions for what purpose he is still retaining about seventeen acres of Clapham Common for his Department; if the London County Council...
44. asked the First Commissioner of Works if any contracts were placed by his Department during the War without a break clause; and, if so, will he state, approximately, the number of such...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the return to civil life of a number of men who have served in the forces of the Crown and have enjoyed during their period of service the social...
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
Captain COOTE: 47. asked the Prime Minister what is the position with regard to the draft Bill to restore the right to strike and keep up wages for six months, stated to have been submitted to a...
48. asked the Prime Minister what Department is responsible for the accumulation of Government motor cars at Kempton Park and other depots; what percentage of these cars has been disposed of...
49. asked the Prime Minister if he will consider the advisability of appointing a Commission to collect information and evidence concerning the aims and objects of the Bolsheviks, with special...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has any objection to now publishing the Report of the inquiry which was held into the loss of the "Hampshire?"
53. asked the Prime Minister whether he can now make any further announcement in regard to the construction of the Channel Tunnel?
54. asked the Prime Minister whether he can announce the day on which the thanks of the House of Commons shall be given to the Navy, Army, and Auxiliary Services, including the Mercantile Marine,...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the fact that in numerous cases soldiers or their wives or dependants write to different Government Departments for...
70 asked the Postmaster-General (1) whether he is aware that in 1914 and 1915, owing to the need of men in the Army who possessed the ability to administer large telegraph and telephone offices,...
78. asked the Minister of Pensions whether disability pensions equally with wound pensions are to be free of Income Tax?
Major NEWMAN: 56. asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to a recent decision in the Law Courts restraining owners of large and empty houses in London from turning them...
57. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received a resolution from, the Joint Industrial Council for the Road Transport Industry expressing the opinion that the departmental responsibility...
58. asked the Prime Minister it, in view of the fact that controllers and other officials temporarily or otherwise engaged during the War in Government Departments are now transferring their...
84. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the hardships inflicted on a number of men serving with the Salonika Forces, who have been away from home for over three years without...
92. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give an assurance that no officer or man in the British battalion of the Khartoum garrison, who joined the Army before 1st January, 1916,...
59. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will receive a deputation of women on the question of the Income Tax on married women?
60. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in view of the fact that Armament Buildings, when completed, were intended for occupation by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, he will...
61. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been called to the present condition of the War Memorial in Hyde Park; and if he will state if he proposes to take any action...
69. asked the President of the Board of Education whether the provisions of the School Teachers' Superannuation Act, in regard to teachers' superannuation allowances and gratuities, can be...
79. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that Mr. W. Taylor is Secretary of the Londonderry Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers; that he is not a member of any...
80. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he is aware that the Irish Transport Union, a Sinn Fein organisation, recently started a branch of their union in Caledon, county Tyrone, recruiting...
81. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he will state what are the facts with regard to the conditions of health of the Sinn Fein prisoners in Belfast Gaol?
77. asked the Chairman of the Kitchen Committee if the restrictions on the sale of spirits, beer, and wines applicable to clubs and licensed houses are applied and enforced in the House of Commons?
73. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the inconvenience experienced in Scotland by reason of the late morning deliveries of letters from the South; whether, in view of the...
Colonel THORNE: 74. asked the Post master General whether he will grant at least one month's clear notice to all temporary postal workers as recommended by the Civil War Workers' Committee set up...
76. asked the Postmaster General if many of the submarine cables are interrupted or out of repair at the present time; if the delay in delivery of cable messages is attributable to this cause; if...
68. asked the President of the Local Government Board if his attention has been called to the shortage of white lead in the country, and the impossibility of getting good paint for house...
WEDNESBURY TOWN COUNCIL.
67. asked the President of the Local Government Board whether the officers employed by the Poplar Board of Guardians applied for a war bonus of 35s. per week; whether the board of guardians...
83. asked the Secretary of State for "War whether he can now announce the composition and terms of reference of the Committee on Courts-martial?
93. asked the Secretary of State for War why flight cadets who have risen from the ranks are being sent home from Egypt with third-class passages, while cadets who have not so risen are given...
96. asked the Home Secretary whether, with a view to minimise the pre- sent shortage of taxi-cabs, he will arrange that a more ample issue of petrol is made to such vehicles?
Sir J. D. REES (by Private Notice): asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that while the Leicester and Derby Chambers of Commerce have nominated Mr. Frank Moore to...
95. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will state the number and names of the men whose certificates of naturalisation have been revoked under the recent Act, and...
Major NEWMAN: 98. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware of the communication that is still maintained between the shop stewards and workmen's committees' movement in this country and the...
100. asked the Home Secretary whether the Government has made any arrangement with the representatives of the railway interest as to a modification of the Ways and Communications Bill, and, if...
86. asked the Secretary of State for War when it is proposed to issue the new scale of pensions for officers of the Regular Army; whether he is aware that until such scale is published there is...
87. asked the Secretary of State for War with regard to the Government works now being erected at Cippenham, Slough, what is the total expenditure up to date and the total expenditure...
88. asked the Secretary of State for War whether men in the Royal Garrison Artillery holding the temporary rank of wheeler-sergeant during the War will be confirmed in their rank, or whether they...
89. asked the Secretary of State for War whether soldiers in the Regular Army who have served abroad a number of years before the War, and were transferred to France, are to be sent abroad again;...
91. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the filling in of the trenches made for the defence of London, which was ordered in November, 1918, is still very far from...
103. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now prepared to state the terms and effects of the new regulation with regard to capital issues?
104. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that naval pensions are taxed for Income Tax purposes as unearned; and if he will consider this matter with a view of treating such...
asked the Leader of the House whether a hitch has occurred in the presentation to Germany of the draft terms of peace, owing to a divergence of opinion on the subject of the League of Nations;...
asked the Secretary of State for War to state what are the official arrangements in connection with the forthcoming entry of the Household Troops into London on Saturday next?
Alfred Ernest Newbould, esquire, for the Borough of Leyton (West Division).
SIR SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection: That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee A: Major Birchall; and had appointed in substitution: Sir Robert...
Ordered,
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended, considered.
Whereupon Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order of the House of the 12th February, proposed the Question, "That this House do now adjourn."
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