Mawrth, 13 Mai 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
PRIVATE BILLS [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),
Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof, the Standing...
I desire to present a petition on behalf of the electors of the Henley Parliamentary Division as fol- lows: "To the honourable Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in...
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the great inconvenience caused to merchant seamen by the withdrawal of the services of Boad of Trade officials...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a large number of dead birds can at any time be seen on the foreshores of the Wirral Division of...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any information with regard to the loss of the s.s. "River Dare" off St. Vincent while on a voyage from Huelva to Liverpool...
14. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to say what progress has been made with the consideration of the new regulations respecting the Plimsoll line...
15. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is now possible to lay before the House the new rules dealing with the alteration in the existing law to comply with the recommendations...
21. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, before effect is given to any of the recommendations of the Load-Line Zones Committee, he will lay the Report of that Committee upon the...
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can now make any statement as to the steps which are being taken to secure a more rapid settlement of cases by the Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade what the values of German reparation dyestuffs received by this country were for the years ending April, 1923 and 1924; and whether the terms of...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of our total exports to the Colonies in the year 1913; and what proportion this amount bears to our total exports?
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that British goods imported into Poland are subjected to higher import duties than French and Belgian goods; and whether His...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade the values of the exports from India in 1913, and the proportion of such exports to Russia and Australia, respectively, and the corresponding figures...
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imposition of a tonnage tax on goods carried by ships between Spain and the rest of the world; whether the tax...
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can inform the House why it is considered necessary to maintain a staff of 214 persons, whose salaries amount to £850 a week, in the...
55. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any established posts have recently been filled in the Department of the National War Savings Committee; whether he will state the numbers of...
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total amount involved by the House of Lords judgment in the milk licence charges; where these moneys are; and to what firms of licensees...
19. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of reparation claims against the £5,000,000 which are still unsettled, and the number of belated claims so far received against the...
24. asked the Secretary of State for War whether leave can now be given for officers, non-commissioned officers, and men quartered in Iraq to I have facilities granted for their wives to be with...
25. asked the Secretary of State for War whether the arbitration proceedings in connection with the purchase of the Deptford Cattle Market area have been concluded; and, if so, will he state the...
27. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that officers on the active list who have lost a limb in the Great War have personally to bear the cost of repairs to and replacements...
28. asked the Secretary of State for War if, in the consideration of the proposed reduction of 5½ per cent. in the pay and pensions of officers, attention was given to the rise in rents,...
30. asked the Secretary of State for War if it is his intention to make considerable alterations at the Didcot depot; and, if so, can he give the approximate cost?
Captain TUDOR REES: 31. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, if it is not contrary to public interests, he will state the number of officers and men on the strength of the Territorial...
32. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to a speech delivered by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, delivered at the Royal Academy banquet, on 3rd...
34. asked the Secretary for Scotland how much money has been received from the smallholders for the purchase of seed oats and potatoes under the scheme of the Board of Agriculture for Scotland;...
35. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in view of the importance of launching his scheme for assistance to fishermen in the replacement of lost and damaged gear in time to enable the...
36. asked the Secretary of Scotland whether he has now given further consideration to the application received from Benbecula, in the Western Isles, for the provision of lights at the approach to...
37. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether the Board of Agriculture for Scotland provided for distribution in the Island of Barra the class of potatoes ordered by the local committees; and...
38. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is disposed to consider favourably the completion of the Tolsta-Ness road in the Island of Lewis; and in view of the benefits this project, if...
39. asked the Secretary for Scotland when he proposes to introduce his Bill dealing with the resumption of small holdings?
40. asked the Secretary for Scotland what was the annual cost for superannuation allowances to Scottish teachers in 1921–22, 1922–23, and 1923–24; what were the total payments...
41. asked the Secretary for Scotland the number of houses that the eastern district of Berwickshire County Council decided should be built to meet the requirements of the district, the number...
42. asked the Secretary for Scotland the result of his investigations regarding the failure of the local education authority to provide intermediate education in the Island of Arran; and what...
43. asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health what action, if any, he proposes to take to get the local health authority to enforce the colliery company, the owner of the houses...
49. asked the Prime Minister if he is aware that the house occupied by Mr. Gilmour in Factory Place, Raise Street, Saltcoats, had the door taken off and the windows taken out by order of the...
29. asked the Secretary of State for War whether any of the locomotives built at Woolwich have yet been disposed of; and, if so, what was the amount realised by the sale and what percentage of...
44. asked the Secretary for Mines what was the output of coal from the mines in Monmouthshire for the year 1923?
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 45. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government will give facilities for the further proceedings of the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts (1920 and 1923)...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the Dutch and German Governments have given up the attempt to negotiate a trade agreement with the Russian Soviet representatives,...
47. asked the Prime Minister if, before the Government comes to a decision regarding the Empire wireless chain, the House will be given an opportunity of discussing the question?
50. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the widespread alarm which has been aroused by the Government's decision to repeal the McKenna duties on 1st August and the impossibility of...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount collected in the last financial year in respect of the Tea Duty; and the proportions so collected at full rate of the duty and at the...
61. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how many points the cost of living figure will be lowered by reason of the reductions in taxation made by the Budget?
62. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total quantity of dutiable sugar materials used by the brewing trade for the year 1923–24, and the amount of duty paid thereon; and whether it...
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the full amount of 5 per cent. War Loan converted into 4½ per cent. Conversion Loan; and of this amount how much was converted by Government Departments?
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the original cost to the Government of the £330,319,038 of material sold by the Disposal Board to 31st March, 1924?
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider favourably a proposal to transfer, at an early date, to the Bank of England the management of the currency (Treasury) Note...
57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Italy has given any indication as to what she proposes doing in the way of paying either her debt to us or the interest thereon?
Lieut.-Colonel WATTS-MORGAN: 59. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the practice adopted by certain pension officers in the Rhondda urban district in...
60. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the amount paid off the National Debt since the Armistice exceeds the sums realised by the sale of surplus War assets?
63. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated sum payable by the Irish Free State towards the service of the public debt of the United Kingdom and of War pensions as provided by...
May I ask you a personal question, Sir?
You will remember, Sir, that yesterday a matter of privilege was raised in this House, and it was referred, after a Motion had been made, to the Committee on Privileges. In to-day's issue of a...
I have to ask the attention of the House for a moment. A Private Notice question relating to my conduct in the Chair during last Friday's Sitting was sent to me on Saturday. On Monday morning I...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to secure to the public the right of access to mountains and moorlands. This is not a new Bill. It was introduced in very similar form in...
"to secure to the public the right of access to mountains and moorlands," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Thursday, and to be printed. [Bill 127.]
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Chairmen's Panel; That they had appointed him to act as Chairman of Standing Committee C (in respect of the Pacific Cable Board Bill) and Sir Cyril Cobb...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Committee of Selection: That they had added the following Ten Members to Standing Committee C (in respect of the Pacific Cable Board Bill): Sir John...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON further reported from the Committee: That they had nominated the following Members to serve on Standing Committee D: Lord Apsley, Mr. Banton, Mr. Barker, Lord Henry...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON further reported from the Committee: That they had added the following Ten Members to the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills (in respect of the Small Debt (Scotland) Bill...
Order for Second Reading upon Friday read, and discharged: Bill withdrawn.
I beg to move, That it is inexpedient, in the midst of the present distresses, to remove the new Import Duties imposed by the Finance Act of 1915, by which much employment has been preserved. 4.0...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kennedy.]
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