Llun, 6 Gorffennaf 1925
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Burnley Corporation Bill,
5. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the amount of sterling purchsed by the Government of India in India for the first six months of the current year as compared with the similar...
7. asked the Undersecretary of State for India whether he is aware that British soldiers serving in India are liable to Income Tax, wherein no provision is made for family or personal reliefs;...
9. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if the Government have yet arrived at conclusions as to the future of the Indian medical service; and whether it is their intention to carry out...
10. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the duration of the recent strike on the North Western and Bengal Railway: and how many men were involved and the terms of settlement?
8. asked the Undersecretary of State for India the terms of the concession granted by the Iraq Government to Eastern Irrigations, Limited, for the development of cotton growing in Iraq; the...
12. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the cost of the Civil Service in Iraq per annum in pounds sterling: how many persons are in it; and how many of these are of British...
13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the cost of the civil list in Iraq in sterling per annum?
11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he expects to be in a position to make any statement before the end of the Session with regard to the claim under Article 5 of the Irish...
15. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total of the claims presented by Irish subjects for damage to property caused by Sinn Fein forces; and how much has so far been paid...
17. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is necessary to delay the commencement of the new railway construction in Nigeria until the staff is available from some of the...
19. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the steamer which it is suggested should convey the members of the proposed Parliamentary delegation to Newfoundland is being constructed in a...
21. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that a part of the waters of the Artass springs has been commandeered by the Government for the service of Jerusalem; and under...
30. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government of Palestine has appointed a committee to inquire into the conditions of the Acca prison; and, if so, whether the Report...
Mr. SANDEMAN: 22. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what cotton crop he estimates Tanganyika would produce within three years of the new railway being opened in this territory?
Mr. SANDEMAN: 23. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how it is proposed to finance the proposed railways in Tanganyika; whether the line has been fully surveyed; and what is the value...
29. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the amount spent on medical and sanitary services and research work by the Germans in Tanganyika in the year 1913; and what were the...
24. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the complaints of British traders as to the inadequacy of rolling stock in Uganda and East Africa; will he state why...
26. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if his attention has been called to the offer for sale of shares of the Bahamas International Trading Company, Limited, which is a company...
28. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government are in close touch with the Dominions at the present time regarding the question of emigration, and what are the present...
35. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether his attention has been called to the existence of dirty and insanitary conditions prevailing in the transport,...
36. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware that there are several millions of people residing in Greater London who, on account of their employment...
Captain HUDSON: 41. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, how many ex-Army, Navy, and policemen on full retired pay are employed at the British Empire Exhibition;...
42. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware of the Resolution, passed unanimously at a general meeting of the Indian Merchants' Association on 27th...
67. asked the Minister of Labour on whose application he issued permits for the immigration of 40 aliens to serve as waiters at the British Empire Exhibition; whether the application was...
37. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he can inform the House of the total amount expended by Great Britain in the purchase of Russian goods and products in...
51. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the uneasiness felt in the country with regard to Soviet propaganda here and in our Dominions, he will consider giving a day to discuss the matter?
53. asked the Prime Minister whether he will receive a deputation from British creditors of Russia before the adjournment of the House?
78. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the categorical denial by M. Tchitcherin, commissary for Foreign Affairs in Moscow, that the Soviet...
38. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware that the Dutch-Indian Government intends to introduce profit sharing in industry by legislation; and...
39. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he will, in considering the forthcoming expiration and possible renewal of the Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty,...
47. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received from the Southwark Borough Council a resolution urging the amendment of the War Pensions Act, 1921; and whether the Government proposes to...
48. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider with the Dominions' representatives the possibility of taking some action calculated to cheapen the cost of transit, both for passengers and...
57. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will have the draft of the Order he is proposing to make, directing the slaughter of cattle affected with tuberculosis on the lines of the...
58. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that men drawing unemployment benefit are, in many cases, deterred from accepting temporary agricultural employment for fear that by so...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether legislation will be necessary in connection with the re-organisation of the Colonial Office and the creation of a Secretaryship of State for the Dominions;...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 46. asked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the fact that if the Government had not promised to take up the Summer Time Bill and provided the necessary...
50. asked the Prime Minister whether the Civil Research Committee which is to consider the position of the iron and steel trades is now sitting, and at what intervals; what is the composition of...
54. asked the Prime Minister whether, in the consideration the Government may give to the grant of subsidies in connection with the promotion of trade and industry, he will consider the renewal...
59. asked the Undersecretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, if he will consider the advisability of installing public address loud speakers in...
60. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether his attention has been called to the untidy and unkempt condition of the...
65. asked the Minister of Labour how many European countries have already abolished night baking; and in how many of those countries there has been any resultant rise in the price of bread?
66. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of permits issued for the immigration of aliens to employment in this country during the present year to date, together with the number of...
Captain BENN: 68. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give particulars of the correspondence that has passed between the Conference of Ambassadors and the German...
69. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Opium Conference, held recently at Geneva, laid down any regulation as to the amount of opium that might normally be consumed per...
Mr. BECKETT: 71. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that after the shootings in connection with the workers' and students' demonstrations in Shanghai wholesale...
72. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire the names of the settlements in China over which there is foreign administration under treaty provisions; and what the total population is of...
Mr. MAC KINDER: 73. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in the first of the two Notes to His Majesty's Government containing the 13 demands, the Chinese Government declares...
74. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state the details of the Japanese cotton trade during 1924, giving the imports of yarn, Italians and satins, grey and white...
75. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can make any statement regarding the present position in the Tangier zone and the steps taken by the Government to protect British...
81. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the circumstance that a qualified person may, by law, be nominated for more than one ward at the same municipal, guardians, or other local...
82. asked the Minister of Health whether he has received a communication from the Bakery Allied Traders' Association representing that the result of the proposed Public Health (Preservatives,...
83. asked the Minister of Health if he will issue a statement showing the amount of relief paid out by the various boards of guardians to single persons living at home; single persons who are...
84. asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that on Tuesday, 30th June, the hon. Member for the Plaistow Division of West Ham received a postcard posted on 25th March, 1909, and that, in...
85. asked the Secretary of State for Air what has been the total expenditure on airships since the suspension of flying operations in 1921; if the R.S5, R. 37, R.39, R.80, L.64, and L.71, then in...
88. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he has received any proposals for new Roman Catholic schools since he came into office; and what action he has taken upon these proposals?
89. asked the Secretary of State for War whether, while numerous dismissals of workmen have been taking place in Woolwich Arsenal, orders for only 12 tanks (Mark 1 A) have been given to the royal...
91. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the respective number of applications made on behalf of licensed premises and registered clubs for an extension of hours for the...
92. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the congestion on the main roads out of London is accentuated by the practice of permitting vehicles to stand for considerable periods...
93. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the Report of the Police Committee on traffic problems, he is now prepared to issue the necessary regulations to prevent vehicles passing...
94. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that there is a good deal of delay on the District Railway in regard to the early morning trains travelling between Barking and Bow Road, due to...
95. asked the Minister of Transport what are the regulations of the underground and other suburban railways of London with reference to the conveyance of dogs in passenger coaches or...
Ordered, That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15, Business other than Business of Supply may be taken before Eleven of the Clock, and that the Proceedings on the Mining...
[10TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Read a Second time, and committed to a Standing Committee.
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