Llun, 28 Gorffennaf 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
London County Council (Lambeth Bridge) Bill [Lords],
I have the honour to present a petition from the National Union of Manufacturers. I do not propose to read it in full, but I crave leave to read one paragraph. Your petitioners submit that the...
1. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he has received a communication from the Bengal Chamber of Commerce on the currency situation; and, if so, what does he propose doing in the matter?
2. asked the Undersecretary of State for India if normal conditions of public order have now been restored in Delhi; it British troops have been relieved from street duty; and what was the total...
Lieut. - Colonel Sir PHILIP RICHARDSON: 4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what steps, if any, have been taken to secure an immediate and general improvement in the whole standard,...
6. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has anything to add with regard to the Sirajganj resolution passed by the Swarajist party; and whether the Government adhere to their...
8. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, now that the Viceroy has called a conference of the provincial governors at Simla at the end of this month to discuss the administration...
9. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he can now give the particulars regarding the murder of Mr. Whitten by coolies on a tea estate in Assam; whether he is aware that this murder...
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give any approximate estimate of the trading results of the British Phosphate Commission for the year ended 30th June, 1924?
12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies who are to form the Parliamentary Commission that is to visit East Africa; which territories they propose to visit, and in what order; when they...
13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proportion of the original grant of £1,600,000 for the Takoradi Harbour works has in fact been absorbed under the Stewart and...
15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will reconsider the composition of the British delegation to the forthcoming assembly of the League of Nations, in order that he...
25. asked the Prime Minister whether the conference upon disarmament, which he has suggested to the League of Nations, will be summoned directly by His Majesty's Government, or whether he...
28. asked the Prime Minister whether any other Powers affiliated to the League of Nations have as yet decided on their attitude towards the proposed Treaty of Mutual Assistance; and, if so, what...
33. asked the Prime Minister whether the representatives of His Majesty's Government at the Assembly of the League of Nations will be instructed to raise the question of the private manufacture...
16 and 17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether the draft Commercial Treaty with Russia now completed; and is it proposed to submit it for signature by the Russian...
19. asked the Prime Minister whether he will grant time for the discussion of the Motion standing in the name of the hon. Member for Melton, or what action he proposes to take in this...
20. asked the Prime Minister whether, with a view to binding the Empire more closely together, he will favourably consider inviting the Dominions to appoint representatives to a conference to be...
21. asked the Prime Minister whether the answers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to the questions submitted to it regarding the Irish Boundary Commission will, when given, be...
22. asked the Prime Minister why the Government has permitted the sale of Government houses and other property at Gretna?
24. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the increased cost of living which has been taken into consideration in the salaries paid to civil servants and others, His Majesty's Government...
27. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the desirability of introducing legislation to enable the creation of peerages for life?
29. asked the Prime Minister whether, as an outcome of the recent court of inquiry into the building dispute, the Government has taken any steps, and, if so, with what result, to bring about a...
51. asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the present position concerning the demand of the workers in the electricity supply industry for a wages increase; how many men are involved;...
53. asked the Minister of Labour, whether he has made any inquiry concerning the recent. dispute at the Foulshiels colliery, Stoneyburn, West Lothian, where certain firemen, members of the...
55. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the trade dispute in Messrs. Alfred Hickman's iron and steel works at Bilston, by which nearly 3,000 men are thrown out of employment; that...
20. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government is preparing a Bill to give Old Age Pensions at 65 years; and, if so, when that Bill will be introduced?
34. asked the prime Minister whether the Committee to inquire into the withheld retired pay of naval officers has yet reported; and whether he can make any statement?
35. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that in many cases the Irish Free State Government has claimed payment of Income Tax on the awards made for damages by the...
37. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if any representations or requests for the release of Mr. Art O'Brien and Mr. Sean M`Grath have been made to any Departments or any Ministers of...
36. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies under what circumstances and for what reasons he proposes to leave this country to visit South Africa; whether the cost of this visit will be...
38. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what are the emigration figures for men, women and children since 1st January, 1924; and what percentage went to the...
39. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the number of orders for British ships placed abroad since the beginning of the year, and the names of the different...
40. asked the Minister of Agriculture what are the esti- mated world's consumption and world's production of wheat for the year 1924?
42. asked the Minister of Agriculture in what districts is labour imported from France to be utilised for fruit picking; what number of foreign labourers will be employed; and whether he can find...
43. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is able to state the number of men employed on the land now and on 21st July, 1023, and 21st July, 1924, respectively?
44. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware of the serious loss to farmers in the County of Dorset due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease; that the compensation paid for...
46. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the closing down of the West Mersea shell-grit factory, with a loss to the taxpayer of £3,336, was due to the competition of American grit; how...
47. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will take any steps within his power to facilitate the repair of the towpath between Kingston Bridge and Hampton Court, so as to make its...
Mr. FOOT MITCHELL: 48 and 49. asked the First Commissioner of Works (1) the number of applications made in Tientsin for renewal of the leases held under the grant of 1860; the number of...
50. asked the First Commissioner of Works how long the Geological Museum will be closed for repairs, in view of the importance of the museum to the nation; and will he state why the structural...
58. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that 4¾ per cent. interest has been charged to the West Ham Board of Guardians for the loan of the last £400,000; what is the total...
63. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the continued serious depression in the entertainment industry, as a result of which a large number of the members of the...
65. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many shorthand typists have been dismissed from the Registry of Friendly Societies, m consequence of a battery of dictating machines being...
"to facilitate the acquisition and maintenance of permanent allotments and to make further provision for the security of tenure of tenants of allotments," presented by Sir KINGSLEY WOOD;...
"to provide for the continuance of charging powers in respect of canal or inland navigation undertakings of which possession was retained or taken by the Minister of Transport under the Ministry...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Chairmen's Panel; That they had appointed Sir George McCrae to act as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills (in respect of the Local...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added the following Ten Members to the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills (in respect of the Local Authorities...
That they have agreed to,—
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I have handed in a manuscript Amendment, in page 1, line 10, after the word "Wales," to insert the words "and for the Scilly Isles." Can I move that here?
I beg to move, in page 2, line 21, at the end, to insert the words In the exercise of their powers under this Sub-section a Committee shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, secure a weekly...
I beg to move in page 4, line 34, after the word "fix," to insert the words, "and notify to the Agricultural Wages Board." This is an Amendment to secure the purpose of the Clause. We are dealing...
Amendments made: in page 6, line 41, leave out the word "four" and insert instead thereof the word "two."—[Mr. Buxton.]
Amendments made: In page 7, line 29, after the word "committees," insert the words "by order."
COUNTIES AND COMBINED COUNTIES FOR WHICH THE FIRST AGRICULTURAL WAGES COMMITTEES ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED.
Considered in Committee, under Standing Order No. 71A
Considered in Committee.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Parkinson.]
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