Llun, 31 Gorffennaf 1922
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Clare College, Cambridge (Blythe's Benefaction), Bill [Lords],
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the serious complaints which are being made by applicants for patents and applicants for the registration of trade marks on account...
2 asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether there are any trade agreements in existence between England and Japan which provide for the free importation into this country of...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has received a letter from the National Federation of Paint, Varnish, and Colour Manufacturers containing a statement as to the difference in...
18. asked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of goods, classed as wholly or mainly manufactured, imported into the United Kingdom for the six months ending 30th June; and what...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the Report of a case recently heard in the British Supreme Court in Constantinople, in which one Anthony...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government have any tank storage available to lease to reputable companies desiring to sell petrol motor spirit; and whether, seeing that...
112. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the. Admiralty if he is aware that sub-Lieutenant A. R. F. Purvis, Royal Navy, received an intimation on the 17th July that he had been placed on the...
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade, having regard to the great importance to agriculture, road transport, etc., of good petrol at reasonable prices, whether, if petrol can to-day be...
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government are still owners of any stocks of wheat either in this country, any of the Dominions, or any other foreign countries; and, if...
Mr. FOOT: 14. asked the President of the Board of Trade why a piece of glassware dating from the period of the Crimean war is not exempted from duty by the Order he proposes to make under Part...
Mr. FOOT: 16. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is prepared to instruct the officials of his Department to issue, without further delay, or cause to be handed to His Majesty's...
19. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received an application for the imposing of a duty on imported lead pencils; and, if so, can he give the date of the application and...
20. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that a consignment of sedobrol, containing a percentage of sodium bromide, which is scheduled as a dutiable product under Part I of...
54. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that one of the largest makers of patent food products, employing a considerable number of hands, who are large consumers of sodium...
55. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has yet received the Reports of the Committees under the Safeguarding of Industries Act in respect of any of the following: wire nails,...
Dr. MURRAY: 57. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his atten- tion has been drawn to the fact that the standard price of American vulcanised fibre in this country, and for several...
59. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that at the time. the Safeguarding of Industries Act, 1921, Part I, was being considered by Parliament a definite promise was given...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is able to give any up-to-date information as to the dual value of the mark in connection with its purchasing power of food in Germany as...
25 asked the Prime Minister (1) whether the Government have yet been able to consider the question of the control and provision for the air arm of the Royal Navy; whether the Government are...
26. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the passage into law of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation Bill is required for the purpose, inter alia, of fulfilling obligations entered...
Captain BENN: 27. asked the Prime Minister if he will state what is the attitude of the Government towards the proposal that Germany should be invited to become a member of the Council of the...
42. asked the Prime Minister whether he can now say who are to be the delegates and substitute delegates representing this country at the assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva; and whether...
Major BARNES: 28. asked the Prime Minister if the Report of the Cabinet Committee on Unemployment has been made; and if it is considered that no steps requiring legislative action will require to...
Major MALONE: 106. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that capable unemployed men who are registered on the Tottenham Employment Exchange have been refused employment on the tube...
109. asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the fact that trade unions administering unemployment benefit under Section 17 of the Act of 1920 are more efficient than Employment...
110. asked the Minister of Labour on what grounds the local unemployment committee refuse to allow the ordinary unemployment benefit to men who are out of work, or have been, at Hamsterley and...
Captain BENN: 29. asked the Prime Minister whether he can make any statement relative to the strength of the Army in France on the 9th May, 1918?
Captain BENN: 30. asked the Prime Minister whether he can paw make any statement as to the powers to be conferred upon the Royal Commission on Honours?
31. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has now decided to introduce a Bill during the Autumn Session to remove the embargo on Canadian cattle?
35. asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government to carry out. the definite pledge given on behalf of the Cabinet at the Imperial Conference on 26th April, 1917, and...
Lieut.-Colonel A. MURRAY: 33. asked the Prime Minister whether any decision has yet been arrived at with regard to the granting of a moratorium, temporary or otherwise, to Germany?
Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALL: 2. asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, seeing that under the Peace Treaty German soldiers are required to remain with the Colours 12 years, and that the German Army...
38. asked the Prime Minister whether the memorandum presented by the Russian delegation to the delegates of the other Powers represented at The Hague Conference, containing a list of the...
45. asked the Prime Minister why His Majesty's Government has not yet published the memorandum presented by the Russian Delegation at the Genoa Conference containing the Russian Government's...
Mr. MACLEAN: 49. asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that properties owned by foreigners in Rumania and Czecho-Slovakia were nationalised by the Governments of those countries, and that...
40. asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information to the effect that the United States Government have expressed a desire to stop and search British shipping on the high seas outside...
63. asked the President of the Board of Education if, before the House rises for the Recess, he will indicate what further measures of economy in the administration of his Department he has in...
64. asked the President of the Board of Education whether any scheme or arrangement is at the present time in force in respect of the interchange of school teachers between this country and the...
65. asked the President of the Board of Education the number of elementary, secondary and other higher educational institutions that have been built and opened in this country for each of the...
67. asked the President of the Board of Education the number of senior girls' and senior boys' departments in elementary schools for the years 1919, 1920, and 1921, respectively?
Mr. MALONE: 69. asked the President of the Board of Education how many children under five there are attending the London County Council elementary schools; what is the academic qualification...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir P. RICHARDSON: 70. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport. whether, in the interests of the electrical industry, he will take steps to reduce the time...
Mr. MALONE: 71. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport if he will consider the question of diverting heavy horse-drawn vehicles from the main omnibus routes of London...
Sir F. HALL: 72. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether his attention has been called to the decision of the railway companies that no reduction in fares is...
Mr. DOYLE: 74. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the terms of compensation to dismissed and resigning British officials in the Egyptian government services, as announced...
78. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the fact that the substantial cause of unrest in Egypt is due. to the Egyptian Cabinet refusing to have a general...
75. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is able to say how many, and which, nations abroad permit a British citizen, born in one of the lands in question but...
Mr. G. MURRAY: 81. asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he has observed that the annunciator in the Strangers' Dining...
82. asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he will state the formula of the narcotic mixture which has been used for...
101. asked the hon. Member for Cheltenham, as Chairman of the Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms Committee, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the electric fans as now placed in the...
83. asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether, in view of the Report of the Select Committee on Estimates in regard to the...
100. asked the Postmaster-General if he has decided to refuse to grant a licence for the use of any wireless apparatus manufactured by a British firm in Great Britain unless the firm in question...
88. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the Circular D. 131 from his Department, dated 16th December, 1919, in which the Department states that extra...
90. asked the Minister of Health whether he has received a resolution from Huddersfield ratepayers protesting against the action of the board of guardians in compelling men to work at the rate of...
102. asked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware that boards of guardians are passing resolutions of protest against the manner in which the disability pensions of ex-service men, still unfit...
103. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has received resolutions from boards of guardians protesting against the Regulations that deprive war widows and orphans of the pensions that the...
104. asked the. Minister of Pensions if he is aware that Mrs. Kirkup, of Langley Park, County Durham, widow of the late Sergeant G. W. Kirkup, No. 13867, East Yorkshire Regiment, has been refused...
87. asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been called to the suggestion of one of His Majesty's judges that poisons in the form of powder, such as arsenic and strychnine, should be...
94. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will place in the Library the Charters granted to the gun-proof houses of London and Birmingham, or copies thereof, and of any...
95. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many units of the sea scouts branch of the Boy Scouts movement have been recognised; and if any obstacles are being placed to the recognition...
105. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that, in their Report on the appointment of ex-service men to posts in the Civil Service, the Lytton Committee considered that the work of...
108. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the effects in particular cases of the reduction of allowances made in respect of attendance at Trade Board meetings: whether cases have...
Mr. G. MURRAY: 115. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now able to lay upon the Table of the House his communication to the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State...
116. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the Federal Council of the Malay States recently curt down the railway Estimates from 21,000,000 dollars to 14,000,000...
(by Private Notice): I beg to ask the Prime Minister whether there is any official confirmation of the report that the Greek Government intend to advance upon Constantinople without obtaining the...
Fifth Report from the Select Committee, with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices, brought up, and read.
"to repeal Section five, Sub-section (1) (b), of the Locomotives Act, 1899," presented by Mr. HUGH EDWARDS; supported by Mr. Kiley, Lieut.-Colonel Jackson, and Sir Park Goff; to be read a Second...
Sir SAMUEL ROBERTS reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee D: Commander Bellairs and Mr. Gould.
Third Report from the Select Committee, with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices, brought up, and read.
That they have agreed to,—
Lords Amendments to be considered To-morrow.
Lords Amendment to be considered To-morrow.
I beg to move, That the draft of the Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the safeguarding of Industries Act, 1921, which was laid before this House on the 19th day of June,...
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