Iau, 27 Gorffennaf 1922
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Bristol Tramways Bill,
Address for "Return showing the number of Experiments on Living Animals during the year 1921 under licences granted under the Act 39 and 40 Vic., c. 77, distinguishing the nature of the...
1. asked the Minister of Pensions whether, under Article 21 (1) (a) and Article 21 (1) (c) of the Royal Warrant, it has always been possible where a parent has been in receipt of a pension in...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 2. asked the Minister of Pensions whether, notwithstanding the undertaking given in Parliament in 1916 that no temporary grant from a local fund should be taken into...
Mr. THOMSON: 3. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is satisfied that the words "removal from duty" in the Royal Warrant are rightly interpreted when applied to the first time when a man...
4. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that James McFarlane, care of Reid, 31, White Street, Govan, Glasgow, had the degree of his disability assessed at 6 to 14 per cent. for more...
Mr. MACLEAN: 5. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that Thomas Ryding, who served four years seventeen days in the War, has been refused treatment allowance by the medical...
6. asked the Minister of Pensions whether it is proposed to close the Lonsdale House, Poynders Road, Clapham; whether he is aware that this home provides for the care of 32 permanently paralysed...
Mr. MALONE: 11. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that cases of hardship resulting from the time limit prescribed in Article 11 of the Royal Warrant are now beginning to arise,...
7. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that employés at the new issue office at Acton are finding the greatest difficulty in obtaining living accommodation in the...
20. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it has been found possible to dispense with the services of the extra 25 temporary higher division clerks and junior assistants,...
35. asked the Prime Minister what is the reason for the appointment of an additional Assistant Under-Secretary in the. Irish Office for the year 1922–23; is he directed by the Colonial...
Captain TERRELL: 68. asked the President of the Board of Education whether his attention has been called to the statement of a high official of his Department, quoted in the Report of the Select...
12. asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can state when the actuarial Report on the Constabulary Force Fund Benefit Branch, which was promised some time since, will be ready; and...
56. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies who is now in possession of the shot-guns and rifles which were taken charge of by the Royal Irish Constabulary in Southern Ireland; whether the...
Captain BENN: 50. asked the Home Secretary under what statutory power he orders the deportation of Irishmen to Ireland, and directs that they shall reside within the area under the jurisdiction...
51. asked the Home Secretary whether the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act is still being carried out; and whether it is being used to deport Irishmen from Great Britain?
Colonel NEWMAN: 54. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information with regard to the appointment of investigators to carry on the work of Lord Shaw's Commission...
57. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the circumstances under which three young men, John Gore, James McAllister, and John Hill, were killed...
14. asked the Secretary of State for Air if any naval officers have been seconded to the Air Force during the last 12 months for training as pilots; and whether any difficulty has been...
16. asked the Secretary for State for Air whether the Air Ministry have under construction a super flying boat; whether he can give any details with reference to it; and, under present...
17. asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the number of marine craft maintained by the Air Ministry; where are they built and where are they repaired; how many men are required to man...
18. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give any details as to the new Air Force Reserve; whether it is intended to provide out of this Reserve for the requirements of the Navy;...
19. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, seeing that the House is to adjourn for three months, he can state if his Department will have the necessary funds to enable it to give orders to...
Mr. MALONE: 39. asked the Prime Minister whether representations have recently been made to him concerning the state of the Air Force and of civil aviation; and what action His Majesty's...
Mr. GIDEON MURRAY: 21. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the commercial convention which has recently been concluded between France...
22. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the present martial law in Egypt is under the Proclamation of the 2nd November, 1914; and whether there is any precedent for the...
44. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a number of members of the Wafd (Egyptian delegation) have been recently arrested; whether this arrest was made under British...
24. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any progress has been made in the settlement of claims for reparation made by British subjects against the Turkish Government on...
29. asked the Prime Minister whether he is now in a position to make any statement on the subject of German reparation and the heavy fall in the German exchange; and when the next meeting of the...
Captain BENN: 25. asked the Prime Minister what steps the Cabinet are taking to consider the question of employment during the winter months?
26. asked the Prime Minister whether, pending the issue of the Report of the proposed Royal Corn-mission on the Distribution of Honours, there will be no further recommendations?
Mr. G. MURRAY: 27. asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government is at present in negotiation with the French Government for the conclusion of a commercial treaty; and, if so, whether...
Mr. PERCY: 30. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the vote of the House upon the Canadian cattle embargo, the Government will take immediate steps to remove such embargo?
38. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government intends to appoint a woman as delegate, alternative delegate, or technical adviser to the Assembly of the League of Nations?
Captain TERRELL: 41. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the importance of the Measure to agricultural interests, he will afford the short time necessary for the further consideration...
43. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the machine-gur belt invented by Mr. W. de C. Prideaux was almost exclusively used by our Air Force and that of our Allies in...
45. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether the list of His Majesty's trade commissioners and Imperial trade correspondents, as published in the Board of Trade...
47. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Wild Birds' Protection Bill, which it was hoped would be introduced soon after Whitsuntide, will be introduced before the House...
Colonel BURN: 49. asked the Home Secretary whether there is any power to correct a register in which the cause of a woman's death is given by a coroner's court as due to hæmorrhage from a...
53. asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, if he can give a date when the temporary buildings in St. James's Park will be...
60. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it has been decided to submit to the Legislative Council of Kenya Colony an ordinance repealing the allocation of unclaimed balances of...
64. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the cost of a gallon of refined motor spirit at the refineries in the United States of America in New York and in London to the consumer;...
65. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the price received for the Ministry of Munitions aircraft, factory, Heaton Chapel, and the name of the purchaser?
66. asked the Secretary for Scotland when the Report of the Scottish Land Court for 1921 will be published?
Major WOOD: 67. asked the Secretary for Scotland how many applicants for holdings settled by the Board of Agriculture since 1st January, 1919, were given only yearly tenancies; how many of these...
69. asked the President of the Board of Education when it is proposed to proceed with the building of the secondary school for girls at Sheerness?
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether it is to be understood from the declarations made On behalf of the Government in the Debate yesterday that if the Russian Government returns...
61. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether the Ministry is formulating information to enable the Railway Rates Tribunal to efficiently carry out the requirements...
(by Private Notice) asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he can now announce the decision of his Department as regards an inquiry into the present fares of the...
May I ask the Leader of the House if he will state the business with which it is intended to conclude the sittings next week, and also how far it is intended to take the business to-night?
THOMAS ISAAC MARDY JONES, Esquire, for County of Glamorgan (Pontypridd Division).
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee D.
Reported, with an Amendment, from Standing Committee A.
"to provide for the legitimation of illegitimate persons by the subsequent marriage of their parents," presented by Mr. SHORTT; supported by Sir Leslie Scott and Sir John Baird; to be read a...
That they have agreed to,
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 218.]
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 220.]
[21ST ALLOTTED DAY.]
1. "That a sum, not exceeding £188,643, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
2. That a sum, not exceeding £751,943, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
3. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,953,624, he granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
4. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,730,009, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
5. "That a sum, not exceeding £6,825,152, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
6. "That a sum, not exceeding £32,545,207, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
7. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,298,596, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
8. "That a sum, not exceeding £71,194,498, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
9. "That a sum, not exceeding £25,831,796, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
10. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,040,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
11. "That a sum, not exceeding £10,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
12. "That a sum, not exceeding £900,000 (including a Supplementary sum of £500,000), be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in...
13. "That a sum, not exceeding £300,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
14. "That a sum, not exceeding £27,010, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
15. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,300,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
16. "That a sum, not exceeding £3,750,000 (including a Supplementary sum of £2,750,000), be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the...
17. "That a sum, not exceeding £2,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
18. "That a sum, not exceeding £2,085,900, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
19. "That a sum, not exceeding £31,485,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
20. "That a sum, not exceeding £600, be he granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
21, "That a sum, not exceeding £2,000.000, he granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
22. "That a sum, not exceeding £20,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
23. "That a sum, not exceeding £3,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
24. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,400,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
25. "That a sum, not exceeding £10,000, be granted to His Majesty to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1923, for grants...
26. "That a sum, not exceeding £6,674,781, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
27. "That a sum, not exceeding £19,102,200, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1923, for...
28. "That a sum, not exceeding £34,300,100, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charges for Army Services, including Army (Ordnance Factories), which will...
29. "That a sum, not exceeding £2,463,000, be granted to His Majesty to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1923, for...
Resolutions reported,
1. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,499,600. be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expenses of Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine), Men, which will come in course of payment during the...
Resolution reported, That a sum, not exceeding £198,956, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolution reported, That a sum, not exceeding £33,579, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolution reported, That a sum, not exceeding £75,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolutions reported, 1. "That a suns, not exceeding £4,363,100, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the...
2. "That a sum, not exceeding £307,637, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
Resolution reported, That a sum, not exceeding £30,571, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the suns necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolution reported, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £575,000, be granted to His Majesty to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
Resolution reported, That a sum, not exceeding £29,822,000, he granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolutions reported, 1. "That a sum, not exceeding £155,953. be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the...
2. "That a sum, not exceeding £812,422, he granted to His Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
Resolution reported, That, towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1923, the sum of £333,266,574 be granted out of...
"to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and to appropriate the Supplies...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered, read the Third time, and passed.
Order for Second Reading read.
Resolved, That the Ministry of Health (Rats and Mice Destruction, Transfer of Powers) Draft Order, 1922 (presented 19th June, 1922), be approved."—[Sir A. Mond.]
Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under Section 10 of the Gas Regulation Act, 1920, on the application of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of...
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