Mawrth, 20 Mai 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Hastings Corporation Bill [Lords],
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount and value of steel ship-plates imported into this country from Germany during the first four months of 1924, and the comparative prices of...
Mr. SANDEMAN: 13. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that licences are required from the German Government to import certain classes of British machinery into Germany; that...
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the s.s. "Nunnington" sailed from Swansea on or about the 11th April, 1024, and from that date nothing has been heard of her;...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having regard to the recent case of the overloading of the coasting vessel "Jenny," he will take steps to ensure that, when a vessel obtains...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can now state the result of his investigations into the excessive hours of labour worked by engineers upon the Clyde passenger steamers; if he...
16. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of alien seamen and firemen employed in British vessels in each of the years 1921, 1922 and 1923?
17. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that a Committee appointed by the International Shipping Conference has unanimously agreed that it...
5. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the latest figures showing the amount paid by employers for insurance under the various Workmen's Compensation Acts, and the...
9. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many commercial counsellors, secretaries, and other commercial representatives are employed, either by his Department alone or in conjunction with...
48. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of Civil Service pensioners who retired between the 4th August, 1914, and thy 11th November, 1920; and the additional cost that would be...
Captain TUDOR REES: 36. asked the Secretary of State for War how many persons were on the staff of the War Office in May, 1914, and the number of the staff to-day; whether any reduction has taken...
58. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether it is the intention of the Treasury to reduce the working hours of temporary civil servants now employed; if so, what is the object of...
19. asked the Secretary of State for War if his Department is fully acquainted with the development of poison gas for war purposes by foreign countries; in view of the great dangers to which our...
20. asked the Secretary of State for War whether it is intended to replace the Peerless armoured car at present issued to Yeomanry armoured car units by a type of a more modern and efficacious design?
22. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, instead of the proposed reduction of 5½ per cent. in the whole pay and pensions of officers, he will have the reduction calculated solely on...
24. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now state how many temporary officers are still employed in the Royal Corps of Signals and also in the Array of the Rhine; and how many...
25. asked the Secretary of State for War in how many courts-martial were Judge Advocates employed during 1923; and in how many of these cases were the findings or sentences not confirmed or quashed?
26. asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that Sergeant John Hoy, No. 318021, served in the Army for 24 years; and why his pension is assessed on 19 years' service?
28. asked the Secretary of State for War on what grounds the decision was made that serving disabled officers should be required to pay for repairs to and replacements of their artificial limbs;...
32. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the statutory right of an officer in any inquiry affecting his character or military reputation to have full opportunity to be present...
35. asked the Secretary of State for War if there are any private firms doing contract work for his Department who have not fulfilled the conditions of membership of the King's Roll?
27. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, having regard to the importance to parents and candidates of the earliest possible intimation of the conditions which are to govern the entry to...
37. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is now in a position to make a statement as to the provision of nets and fishing gear for the Scottish drift-net fishermen; and, if so, whether he...
39. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that large numbers of sea-birds, including several rare species, nest on Ailsa Craig; whether he has seen statements to the effect that numbers...
40. asked the Secretary for Scotland why the rolls of electors for the county of Stirling differ from the rolls of other Scotch counties, inasmuch as there has been no insertion of the words Mrs....
41. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he will make inquiry into the condition of houses and overcrowding in uninhabitable houses in Millerston Village, in North Lanark?
42. asked the Secretary for Scotland the number and names of leaseholders of salmon-fishing rights on the mouth of the River Tweed, Berwickshire, and the amount of revenue received for the same...
44. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution of the Nairn Town Council, addressed to the Fishery Board for Scotland, relating to the present...
45. asked the Prime Minister if any terms for favourable treatment for the British goods imported into Germany were negotiated by the British Government when the Reparations Import Tax on German...
49. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the general return to internal prosperity of Rumania, any steps are being taken by the Rumanian authorities towards the repayment of...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the proceedings in the Australian Parliament, during which the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, is stated to have said...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can see his way to introduce into the Finance Bill a new Clause designed to modify for the future the effect of Subsection (5) of Section 27...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that a considerable number of workers in the motor industry have already been dismissed, and that others are now working a short week...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are being sold at the British Empire Exhibition official fac-similes of the London silver...
56. 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?
Captain T. REES: 57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total cost of the League of Nations for the past year; how much of that cost was borne by this country; and what proportion was...
60. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he has submitted to the Irish Joint Exchequer Board any report on the nett Imperial contribution of Northern Ireland for the year...
61. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has decided what legislative and/or administrative action he can take to mitigate the grievances of the domestic consumer of coal with regard to the...
62. asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been drawn to the low wages paid to the miners in the South Staffordshire district; what are the causes of these low wages; and what...
64. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that in many cases the owners of motor cars do not insure their cars nor themselves against third-party risks, with the result that, should...
65. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the remarks of the Lambeth coroner at a recent inquest, when he expressed the view that carrier tricycles should be...
66. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the urgent need of improving the existing roads in Scotland, particularly those from Edinburgh to Inverness and from Glasgow to Inverness,...
68. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that there are many districts and villages in Great Britain not served by a railway line or by a road capable of supporting a regular...
69. asked the Minister of Transport why, in view of the growth of the Road Fund, it has only been found possible to allocate £1,250,000 in 1924–25 towards the cost of improvement of...
70. asked the Minister of Transport in respect of each of the electrical undertakings purchasable in 1931 by the London County Council, if and when since 1918 any increase was made in their power...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Government have considered the Report of the Committee on the Claims of Professional Ex-ranker Officers, and, if so, what...
(by Private Notice) asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will give an early opportunity of discussing the Motion on the Paper in the name of the hon. Member for Pontypridd (Mr. Mardy Jones)...
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee C.
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee B: Mr. Barnes, Sir Henry Cowan, Mr. Franklin, Mr. James...
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to provide for the transfer of the Brockhall Institution, at Langho, of the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board to the Lancashire Asylums Board; to...
Read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Order for Second Reading read.
Resolution reported, That it is expedient, in pursuance of any Act of the present Session, to amend the Education (Scotland) (Superannuation) Act, 1922, to authorise the payment, into the...
Read a Second time, and committed to a Standing Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. F. Hall.]
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