Iau, 29 Gorffennaf 1926
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Dover Harbour Bill,
5. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he proposes to introduce legislation to authorise the proposed destruction or reduction of the numbers of the London pigeons?
6. asked the Home Secretary whether any prisoners are allowed, if desirous, to indulge in any form of literary composition when in gaol and, if so, under what conditions; and whether there is any...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 9. asked the Home Secretary what action he proposes to take with regard to David Backer, a Russian Communist engaged on treasonable propaganda work, with...
10. asked the Home Secretary when the Factories Bill will be introduced?
11. asked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to the case of an officer who has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for living in a tent at Shoreham; and will he consider...
12. asked the Home Secretary the number of persons convicted under the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, for cruelty to rabbits in rabbit coursing since 1918?
15. asked the President of the Board of Education how many proposals he has received from the County Council of Durham for sanction to the purchase of sites for new schools, for the building of...
Sir F. HALL: 16. asked the President of the Board of Education whether his attention has been called to the formation, under the direction of the Young Comrades League, of Communist groups in...
18. asked the President of the Board of Education how much of Circular 1360, of 3rd April, 1926, is now valid in view of the disappearance of the articles in the new Code to which it refers; to...
19. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in the case of each local education authority, he will make a statement showing the number of classes with over 50 on the roll?
21. asked the Minister of Health whether the appointed guardians for the West Ham union under the Boards of Guardians (Default) Act interview all applicants for relief, or whether 96 this is left...
29. asked the Minister of Health whether, in the Bill which he proposes to introduce for the reform of the administration of relief under the Poor Law, he will take care that the remedies and...
22. asked the Minister of Health whether he, has received any representations from local authorities as to the need of applying the provisions of the Housing and Town Planning Acts to built-up...
40. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the rise in the cost of building, especially of subsidised houses; whether he can explain the causes for such rise; and...
52. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the growing anxiety in Devonport owing to the delay of the Government in making an announcement about the housing proposals to alleviate...
24. asked the Minister of Health whether there are any theatres or places of entertainment that are exempted from the public safety Regulations as laid down by the London County Council and other...
27. asked the Minister of Health what are the names of the referees appointed under the Contributory Pensions (References) Regulations, 1925; what are their respective salaries; and if the...
23. asked the Minister of Health the number of men now employed in the preparation of the new Ordnance Survey Maps of Great Britain, together with the approximate cost of the new production?
30. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that a communication was recently sent to the Board of Control by a bench of magistrates commenting on the lack of a proper scrutiny exercised by...
31. asked the Minister of Health whether if the Bolton Board of Guardians decline relief, inside or outside an institution, to an able-bodied destitute locked-out miner, he will prevent them...
71. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he has any Reports of contracts for coal for export to Russia having been cancelled owing to the coal stoppage; and,...
36. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the unsightly disposal of rubbish in rural parishes; is he aware that the reason put forward by rural authorities is that...
38. asked the Minister of Health whether he will pub- lish the results as soon as available of the medical investigations into the recent unknown epidemic in Poplar; and whether he will take all...
39. asked the Minister of Health, whether he has yet arranged for a test case to he tried as to the powers of local authorities with regard to office sanitation; and, if not, if he intends to do...
41. asked the Minister of Health the number of by-laws against the public use of loud speakers which have been sanctioned during the past six months; and what is the attitude of his Department on...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government have yet taken any action with respect to the setting up of the Select Committee referred to in the Resolution passed by this House on 12th July?
47. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received a telegram from the Union of Provincial Assemblies in China urging that the British share of the Boxer indemnity should be used for the...
87. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there has been any discussion at Peking with the de facto Government of China regarding the possibility of the Tariff Conference...
88. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now report as to the progress of the negotiations for the settlement of the Canton boycott of Hong Kong; and whether he will...
56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many civil servants retired in the financial year 1925–26, and, in addition, whether he could give the numbers retiring in that period...
68. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will place in the Library for the use of Members the 1926 List of Staff and Duties of the Air Ministry?
59. asked the Minister of Agriculture when he expects to be in a position to announce the details of the Government schemes for short-term and long-term agricultural credits?
61. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider making a survey of the roads in the West Highlands where the population is too scanty to maintain highways for the many motor vehicles...
62. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the memorial presented to the Governor of Kenya by a deputation representing the Indian and Arab...
63. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in deciding to allow a loan of £4,500,000 to be raised for Palestine, His Majesty's Government have acted in consultation with any...
64. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if he is aware that the Government of New Zealand has protested against the extent of facilities allowed to foreigners to slaughter whales in...
65. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of mine workers reported as suffering from silicosis in each of the years from 1915 to 1925, inclusive?
66. asked the Secretary for Mines how many first- and second-class mining certificates have been awarded since such certificates of competency were first established; and how many have been...
67. asked the Postmaster-General whether, since the acting list for 1926, postal section, Liverpool, does not contain the names of any officer within the first 50 on the establishment, he can...
69. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the case of a number of vessels on the British register of shipping which have been placed on the register improperly or...
70. asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the fact that 19,202 tons of shipping have been lost of British ownership between 30th September and 31st...
72. asked the Minister of Labour if he can state the amount of strike funds held by the unions comprised in the Miners' Federation of Great Britain at 31st December, 1925; the amount of strike...
75. asked the Secretary of State for War how many British soldiers in the Army of Occupation in Germany have married German women to date?
76. asked the Secretary of State for War what precautions he has taken, other than purely military defence, to safeguard the men, women, and children of London against enemy gas attacks from the air?
78. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that American riflemen have been pre-eminent since 1907 in rifle matches between 200 and 1,000 yards; and whether competitions with...
82. asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the view of the Government of India concerning the recommendation of the Reforms Inquiry Committee that it would be preferable to provide for...
85. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the fact, that the terms of Articles 5 and 34 of the International Air Convention are an obstacle to...
Can the Prime Minister tell us what business he proposes to take next week?
Mr. MacDONALD: I notice the Prime Minister says nothing as to how long the Summer Adjournment will last. May we take it quite definitely that the House will be asked to meet again somewhere...
"to amend Sub-section (2) of Section 11 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925," presented by Secretary Sir WILLIAM JOYNSON-HICKS; supported by Captain Hacking; to be read a Second time upon...
Read the First time: to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 177.]
Read the First time; to he read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 178]
Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 179.]
That they have agreed to,
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee C.
Reported, without Amendments, from Standing Committee C.
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 181.]
Order for Second Reading read.
4.0. P.M.
Further considered in Committee. [Progress 21st July.]
I beg to move, in page 5, to leave out lines 13 to 16, inclusive. I desire first to enter an emphatic protest against this method of continuing a law of this importance and character. When the...
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