Mercher, 3 Mai 1922
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Land Drainage Provisional Order (No. 2) Bill,
14. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that before the War a major of the Royal Marines ranked with a lieutenant-commander of the Royal Navy, and received similar...
15. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether there are any British ships of war at Batum; and how many there are, how long they have been there, and what purpose they are serving?
18. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the nature of the work in the dockyard at Bermuda which necessitates a staff nearly double that which existed before the War; whether it is...
19. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any statement can yet be made as to what is proposed with reference to officers surplus to requirements, in view of the deep anxiety...
20. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the total number of the staff now employed at Pembroke dockyard; what is the monthly cost of the dockyard; what work is now being...
21. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether H.M.S. "Harebell," now on service in Murmansk waters, is fast enough for the work and is able to deal effectively with an opposition...
22. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if it is the intention of the Board to compulsorily retire lieutenants and lieutenant-commanders, Royal Navy, who have risen from the lower...
27. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of naval reductions, it is proposed to reduce the number of boy artificers now accepted annually for Navy service; if so,...
28. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of the proposed reductions in the Navy, his Department are still recruiting boys and youths for Navy services, and if any...
1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Brazilian Government is about to invite the British public to lend it a large sum of money; that the...
Sir J. D. REES: 2. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Commission to examine and report on the laws of war contemplated by the Washington agreement has actually...
Mr. L. MALONE: 3. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the possibility of commuting the remainder of the Boxer indemnity, and, with the object of...
4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British Government is putting into practice the recommendations as to passports and visas made in the London Memorandum of...
5. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information was in the possession of the Foreign Office on 17th April last relative to the German-Russian Treaty concluded at Genoa?
7. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made with the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Eastern Siberia and the Maritime Province, in accordance with the...
Captain TERRELL: 9. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state the cost of our foreign diplomatic and consular services in the first half of 1914 and the cost now;...
11. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Coptic population of Egypt abandoned the Easter feast this year as a protest against Zaghloul Pasha's...
40. asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been called to the case, of C. W. Outwin, an ex-service man, who up to recently occupied a house at 119, Tivoli Street, West Norwood, erected...
Mr. DOYLE: 42. asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made for fixing a standard for condensed milk, whether sweetened or unsweetened, full-cream or skimmed; whether the Report of...
44. asked the Minister of Health whether he has received any communications from the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Monmouthshire, and similar institutions, protesting against the decision of the...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the great historical value of the 25 volumes of Peace handbooks which were prepared and issued by the Foreign Office for elucidating the problems...
30. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the reason why cleaners in public buildings have been ruled out of benefit under the unemployment scheme; and whether those contributions...
Mr. MACLEAN: 31. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of prosecutions for fraud on the unemployment fund for the six months ending 31st March, 1922; and the number of frauds by direct...
32. asked the Minister of Labour if he can give the full legal findings of the High Court on the question of unemployed insurance affecting persons who were previously paying into and receiving...
37. asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that uncovenanted benefit has been refused to men working short time, alternative weeks, in the St. Helens glass industry on the grounds that they...
53. asked the Minister of Health whether members of county nursing associations, whose employment is permanent, and who have their own pension scheme, will be exempted from contributing to...
Captain TERRELL: 46. asked the Prime Minister whether, to stimulate national economy, he will consider the desirability of a reduction in all Ministerial salaries, and especially those which were...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether, before it is decided to annex Southern Rhodesia, a full opportunity will be given to the House to discuss and vote upon the question?
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 48. asked the Prime Minister what steps the Government propose to take to provide for the feeding of those school children who, in the current year, will be deprived of the...
49. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he is now in a position to announce any appointment of a Government whip in place of the hon. Member for Argyllshire?
Mr. PERCY: 51. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he is aware of the strong feeling of dissatisfaction on the part of many public administrative bodies throughout the country at the excessive cost...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 54. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the reports made by clergymen and others of the big falling off in the number of marriages...
55. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Cor- poration of Kingston-upon-Thames have intimated that the houses erected by them, with financial assistance from the State, are...
56. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the suffering and inconvenience caused to the members of the National Catholic and Thrift Society, at Ashbourne and many other districts,...
Mr. DOYLE: 57. asked the Minister of Health if any, and, if so, what system of analysis of milk offered for public consumption is practised by the Ministry of Health; if such analysis has been in...
59. asked the Minister of Health whether his Department approved the action of an eastern county town council, who have allowed local rates to be paid by slips containing postal stamps which...
61. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the speech by Sir Humphrey Leggatt, at the meeting of the British East Africa Corporation, in which he...
63. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will publish the conditions of service under which ex-members of the Royal Irish Constabulary have entered the British gendarmerie in Palestine?
Colonel NEWMAN: 64. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Commission to investigate the claims awarded under the Criminal and Malicious Injuries (Ireland) Act has been...
Colonel NEWMAN: 65. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to a statement by the leader of the Provisional Government of Southern Ireland that he had...
Colonel NEWMAN: 66. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that ex-members of the Royal Irish Constabulary resident at Carrick-on-Shannon have been under threat of...
68. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government have paid, or promised to pay, any and what sum to the British South Africa Company in respect to Rhodesia?
71. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether Sir Ross Smith was wearing any form of parachute on the occasion of his fatal accident; and what steps the Air Ministry is taking to investigate...
73. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the recent conviction at Nottingham of two men, who were described in the Police Court us officials of the Ministry...
With reference to the criticisms in Press alleging cruelty in slaughter on above premises.
(by Private Notice) asked the Leader of the House whether it is a fact that a Treaty has been made between Italy and Turkey; whether the British Government knew that such a Treaty was going to be...
50. asked the Lord Privy Seal, with regard to the refusal of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to grant a passport to the hon. Member for the Wrekin (Sir C. Townshend) to visit Turkey,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to subordinate the three fighting Services to a Ministry of Defence. It is with very great diffidence that, as a comparatively new Member, I...
"to subordinate the three fighting services to a Ministry of Defence," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings in Committee on Empire Settlement [Money] be exempted at this day's Sitting from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the...
On this day four weeks, to call attention to the necessity for industrial reform, and to move a Resolution.—[Mr. Mosley.]
On this day four weeks, to call attention to the question of mothers' pensions, and to move a Resolution.—[Mr. Kennedy.]
On this day four weeks, to call attention to the conduct of our foreign affairs, and to move a Resolution.—[Mr. A. Herbert.]
On this day four weeks, to call attention to the sale of honours and the increase of such sale, and to move a Resolution.—[Lieut.-Colonel Croft.]
Resolutions reported from the Select Committee: 1. "That, in the ease of the London County Council (General Powers) Bill, Petition for additional Provision, the Standing Orders ought to be...
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the County Borough of Bolton to construct additional waterworks and tramways and to run services...
Read the Frist Time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Pilotage Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill,
Considered in Committee.—[Progress, 2nd May.]
Question again proposed, That it is expedient to amend the law relating to the National Debt, Customs, and Inland Revenue (including Excise), and to make further provision in connection with Finance.
I beg to move, That, in view of the unsatisfactory state of the law relating to Workmen's Compensation, and of the fact that the War Addition Acts expire at the end of this year, this House is of...
Order for Committee read.
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