Mawrth, 30 Mehefin 1925
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).
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade what quantities of French pig-iron and other Continental pig-iron, respectively, have been imported into this country during the months of January,...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 2. asked the President of the Board of Trade how soon he will be in a position to make any statement as to whether or not an application has been submitted by the iron and...
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his Department will publish information showing, in the light of dividends paid, the relative prosperity of limited liability companies now...
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his Department has any recent information indicating dumping by foreign countries into this country; and, if so, of what nature?
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many spindles are actually employed in the cotton trade in Great Britain; and what is the number actually employed in the United States of...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress is being made in dealing with claims made through the Clearing Office (Enemy Debts) by British merchant seamen in respect of the...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Bahamas Trust Company, Limited, 14, Regent Street, London, is offering 100,000 £l shares of the Bahamas...
7. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether permission was given during 1924 to export any war materials, in particular machine guns, for the use of the Soviet Government in Russia; and,...
15. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the last Report issued by the French War Department; and if he will inform the House what is the present active...
16. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the statement made to the Russian Soviet Union Congress, on 19th May last, by a representative of the Russian...
Mr. ROBINSON: 18. asked the Secretary of State for War what was the rate of pay of soldiers of the Royal Army Service Corps, classified as cleaners, on the 27th May, 1925; what will be the rate...
20. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the desire of the health and seaside resorts of the country that the date of the military manœuvres should be announced each...
19. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the fact that upon the arrival of the "Berengaria" at Southampton on Wednesday last a detachment of the Hampshire...
21. asked the Secretary for; Scotland whether he intends to introduce legislation this Session to carry out the recommendations of the Rent Commission which recently sat in Scotland?
22. asked the Secretary for Scotland what steps, if any, he intends to take to encourage and assist allotment holders in Scotland; and whether it is his intention to introduce legislation this...
23. asked the Secretary for Scotland how many houses have been built in Scotland under the 1923 Housing Act; how many under the 1924 Housing Act; and how many of these in each case have been...
27. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the figures showing the volume of reparation coal
25. asked the Secretary for Mines whether, in view of the development that has been effected in the process of low-temperature carbonisation of coal, he will consider obtaining assistance for its...
26. asked the Secretary for Mines whether His Majesty's Government intend introducing, and passing through this House, a Bill to nationalise mines and minerals this Session?
28. asked the Secretary for Mines what steps are being taken by the Mines Department to ensure that pumping operations are being fully maintained in all the coal mines that are now closing down...
30. asked the Secretary for Mines what is the average amount paid per ton in mineral royalties in each of the following coalfields: South Wales, Durham, Northumberland, Lancashire, Yorkshire,...
32. asked the Secretary for Mines whether his Department has now completed the promised independent inquiry into the question of short weight in coal received by rail from collieries; if so, what...
33. asked the Secretary for Mines what is the depth of the deepest coal mine shaft in Great Britain now being worked; and what is the greatest distance from the shaft or pit bottom where men are...
Mr. GUEST: 34. also asked the Secretary for Mines the maximum time allowed, beyond the seven hours per shift for coal-winding, for the purpose of lowering the men into the mine before the shift...
36. asked the Secretary for Mines the average consumption of coal per 1,000 pounds steam raised in our manufacturing and industrial areas, and the corresponding figures taking an average over the...
37. asked the Secretary for Mines whether the employers in the mining industry have decided to give notice on 30th June next of the termination of the existing agreement in the mining industry;...
38. asked the Secretary for Mines the coal areas of Great Britain in which the State has royalty rights, the areas from which revenue is being drawn, and the amount for the last financial year?
41. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in order to reassure the employés of gas undertakings throughout the country, who fear that the Government proposes to subsidise the electrical...
42. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the Manor Way railway bridge, London and North Eastern Railway, at East Ham, has now been under repair for some months and still...
43. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that many local authorities are now engaged in the annual tarring of roads and that this work is carried out in the crudest possible...
54. asked the Minister of Transport if the Government intend to take any steps with regard to the electrification of the main railways?
53. asked the Minister of Transport whether his Department is prepared to make good any damage to the railings of squares which have been declared to be parking places for cars, in the event of...
45. asked the Prime Minister what would be the approximate cost of raising the school age to 15 years and providing each child with a maintenance grant of 5s. per week; how many children would...
46. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the fact that a considerable number of alien musicians and film artistes who receive remunerative engagements in Great Britain,...
47. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now give any information regarding negotiations with France and Italy for the funding of their debts to this country?
50 and 51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether, seeing that the Australian Government, the Pacific Cablee Board and the Imperial Post Office, subject to Treasury sanction, have...
55. asked the Postmaster-General the cost, actual or estimated, of the services rendered by the London officials in the administration of the Post Office services in Northern Ireland?
56. asked the Postmaster-General why the 86 supervising officers in the Belfast post office have not been graded on the same principle as the officers of Metropolitan post offices; and whether he...
57. asked the Postmaster-General the percentage of telephone subscribers of the populations of London and Montreal; and whether, with the view of improving the London telephone service, he will...
58. asked the Postmaster-General whether he can give any rough estimate of the loss, if any, which would be incurred if his Department decided to return to the sixpenny telegram?
59. asked the Minister of Pensions whether, seeing that pensioners, both officers and other ranks, are being: notified by the Ministry of Pensions that their pension is liable to readjustment...
61. asked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been drawn to the case of a widowed lady, with three children, who, as stated in a letter published in the Press of 25th June, from...
62. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that it is the custom to give ex-service men whose tuberculosis is admitted as attributable to war service only four weeks' institutional...
63. asked the Minister of Agriculture the number and value of live horses shipped from this country to France and Belgium, respectively, during the first five months of the present year?
Mr. BECKETT: 67. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in what way the views of the Government on their preparedness to consider compensation claims of Russian nationals for the damage...
Mr. ROBINSON: 69. asked the Minister of Health what is the number of the staff of his Department employed in the office at Bromyard Avenue, Acton; and whether members of operatic or dramatic...
Sir G. DOYLE (for Mr. HANNON): 10. asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of persons at present employed in the Russian Claims Department; whether the particulars of the amounts...
78. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, what public departments, if any, are located at 82, Baker Street, W.; what is the...
70. asked the Minister of Health the total amount paid on account of Poor Law relief due to unemployment during the quarters April, June, and the two subsequent quarters of 1924?
Mr. W. M. WATSON: 72. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of registered unemployed in the county of Fife for the most recent date for which figures are available, and the corresponding...
75. asked the Minister of Labour the estimated number of persons now in employment as a result of relief schemes and the Trade Facilities Act and the Export Credits Scheme?
76. asked the Minister of Labour if he has considered the position of a workman who has been a contributor to the Unemployment Insurance Fund from its inception, becomes a local government...
71. asked the Minister of Health if any local authorities are building steel houses; and, if so, will he state which local authorities and the number, type and cost of house in each case?
73. asked the Minister of Labour whether, and when it is proposed to issue a White Paper reporting the proceedings of the International Labour Conference which terminated on the 10th June last;...
74. asked the Minister of Labour whether the Director of the International Labour Office is entitled to exercise independence of the governing body, and the right to issue statements of policy in...
9. asked the President of the Board of Trade the position with regard to the distribution of the £300,000 set aside for belated claims for reparation against enemy action; and, if any...
Captain BENN: May I ask the Prime Minister what business, in the event of the Motion standing in his name being carried, he will be taking to-night?
"to amend Sub-section (3) of Section 1 and Sub-section (2) of Section 3 of The Unemployment Insurance (No. 2) Act, 1924; to amend the Law with respect to the period on the expiration of which...
"to amend The Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, and The Education (Scotland) Act, 1918," presented by Sir JOHN GILMOUR; supported by the Lord Advocate and Mr. Solicitor-General for Scotland; to be...
Ipswich Corporation Bill [Lords],
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Chairmen's Panel; That they had appointed Sir Cyril Cobb to act as Chairman of Standing Committee B (in respect of the Tithe Bill); Sir Robert Hamilton of...
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 Seeds Act (1920) Amendment Bill and the...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON further reported from the Committee; That they had added the following Fifteen Members to the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills (in respect of the Law Agents (Scotland)...
That they have agreed to,
Order read for Committee on the Widows', Orphans, and Old Age Contributory Pensions Bill.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 8, to leave out the words "the payment of contributions (including ". 4.0 P.M. The purpose of this Amendment is that we may at the very beginning of the Committee...
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Again considered in Committee.
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