Mercher, 1 Rhagfyr 1926
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps were taken at Geneva during the last meeting of the League of Nations to form a better understanding between the Balkan States on...
4. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he proposes to submit a plan for British disarmament as part of a scheme for general disarmament before the Disarmament Commission?
Mr. SMITH: 5. also asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Resolution put forward by the Indian delegation to the last Assembly of the League to the effect that the...
Mr. SMITH: 6. further asked the Secretary of State, in connection with the British proposal to the last Assembly of the League of Nations to consider what questions were and what were not within...
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now in a position to state whether the Soviet Government has notified its banks not to accept Chervonetz notes from correspondents abroad?
3. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of the express proviso in Clause 13 of the Trade Agreement between Great Britain and the Russian Soviet Republic to the...
9. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is yet in a position to announce the name of the successor to Krassin?
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the Powers interested are acting in concert for the protection of the foreign settlement in Hankow?
10. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if His Majesty's Government are satisfied that adequate forces are available to ensure the safety of the British community in Shanghai should...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any information regarding the position of the British missionaries reported to be detained as hostages in Sianfu (Shensi); and...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why the British authorities in Tientsin have arrested 14 of the members of the Kuomintang; and what has been done with the persons arrested?
15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what instructions have been issued to His Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow in regard to his relations with the Cantonese authorities, in...
16 and 17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether, seeing that in the Note of protest which the Chinese Foreign Office has addressed to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, on...
Mr. WILSON: 18. also asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the Government of Canton; and whether, seeing that the Government of...
30. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the steamship "Kiawo," recently belonging to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, was taken over by the Admiralty; and for what purpose she was...
32. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, with reference to
20. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what percentage of takings or profits the Admiralty will receive from the bookings or engagements of the film "Falkland"?
26. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether a naval rating, brought to survey before a naval medical Board composed entirely of medical officers and invalided by that Board, is under...
27. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware that the men of the Royal Navy pay the contribution to the Widows',, Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Fund under the Act of...
28. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of employés in the service of the Admiralty at Malta in October, 1925, and October, 1926?
29. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, seeing that the Admiralty has been requested to send a warship to Hong Kong next year in furtherance of a scheme for the organisation of naval...
34. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what percentage of disability a naval rating is assessed at under the post-War Regulations for the loss of his right eye?
22. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what works have been undertaken in Singapore on behalf of His Majesty's Government during the current financial year; and what sums have been expended in...
23. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that the chief petty officers' mess of His Majesty's Ship "Centaur" is so overcrowded that the occupants of the mess have to take...
39. asked the Minister of Labour whether any steps have been taken to remedy the grievance of men who pay unemployment insurance and are denied benefit when out of employment on the ground that...
40. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to give a decision in the case of Mr. Richard Boyse, of Tipton, whose case was raised with the divisional officer, Birmingham, on...
44. asked the Minister of Labour if, when further legislation affecting unemployment insurance is taken in hand, he will reconsider the position of purely seasonal workers, among whom there is...
47. asked the Minister of Labour the number of workpeople who are registered at the Employment Exchanges as being unemployed from the engineering trade?
56. asked the Minister of Transport if applications for the Unemployment Grants Committee are still being received and transmitted by his Department; whether there are in respect of road work any...
43. asked the Minister of Labour if he will insert in the next issue of the "Labour Gazette" statement showing the general level of wages paid to workpeople in match factories in Belgium...
45. asked the Prime Minister if he is now in a position to inform the House when a Speaker's Committee is toe he set up to consider the question of electoral reform and equal franchise for men...
46. asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the fact that the Army Anti-Aircraft Regular and Territorial units are stationed in the area of London and neighbourhood, and that no units are...
48. asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of disasters resulting in lass of life to officers and men of the Royal Air Force during the 12 months preceding the last convenient date,...
49. asked the Secretary of State for Air when the official Report of Wing-Commander W. H. Pulford, dealing with the flight to the Cape and back, will be published?
50. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that Sir Alan Cobham was prevented from using the petrol which the Australian Commonwealth public refineries at Sir Alan's request had...
51. asked the Secretary of State for Air if his Department is collecting information as to the extent of underground accommodation existing in London suitable for providing protection from the...
52. asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department., as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether, seeing that the coal restrictions have been removed, he will restore to...
53. asked the Minister of Health whether the Kingston Cuardians have now complied with the order of his Department to reopen their casual ward; and, if not, what steps he proposes to take in the...
54. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the importance of the Milk and Dairies Order, dated 6th July, 1926, an opportunity will be afforded Parliament to discuss its provisions?
55. asked the Minister of Transport whether the Government Regulations place any limit upon the number of goods trucks or the total tonnage which may be linked together in one train?
62. asked the secretary for Mines whether his attention has been called to the statement of pithead prices published this week; and whether he will issue a statement showing what part of the 50s....
69. asked the Home Secretary whether he can state the number of persons against whom proceedings have been taken under the Emergency Powers Act Regulations in the Doncaster Borough Police Court...
61. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the actual commodities and goods and the sterling amounts of the imports into Palestine from 1st January, 1926, to date; and...
63. asked the Postmaster-General whether he will reconsider the shortening of the period of training for temporary sorters engaged for the Christmas season, seeing that such apparent economy...
64. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the mail services to the island of Tirce and to Ardnamurchan and Coll, the Kyles of Bute, and various other parts of Argyll have been...
65. asked the Postmaser-General whether, having regard to the removal of the embargo on coastwise bunkers, he can now state when the full mail service to Orkney and Shetland will be resumed; and...
59. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give figures showing the aggregate profits of sugar-beet companies during the last few years and for six months of the current official year?
60. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether any Report was presented to his Department or to His Majesty's Government as the result of the visit of the late Minister of Agriculture to Denmark...
68. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the operation of the Regulations regarding street collections in the Landon Metropolitan area made by him on 1st October last is such as to...
70. asked the Home Secretary whether he will give instructions that owners of steam lorries should he warned against allowing such vehicles to emit steam, smoke, or sparks?
71. asked the Home Secretary whether in any coming Franchise Bill, which may be introduced, he will consider the desirability of placing on the absent voters list all invalids and cripples who...
72. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated Sinking Fund for 1926–27 on Government loans issued with a compulsory sinking fund agreement?
73. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether his attention has been drawn to the appointment of a receiver to the Leckhampton Quarries. Limited; what steps the Treasury took before...
76. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to put in order the buildings at Amani?
78. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of German nationals who have taken up their residence in Tanganyika; the number of applicants who are awaiting permission to enter;...
77. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether that part of the Canada-West Indies Trade Agreement of 1925 which provided for an adequate steamship service has been carried out?
79. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the quantity, in tons, of imports and exports, respectively, through the ports of Mombasa-Kilindini in 1925?
WILLIAM HENTON CARVER, esquire, for the County of York, East Riding (Howdenshire Division).
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee B.
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 Mental Deficiency Bill [Lords]): Mr....
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order 71A.
Further considered in Committee [Progress, 21st July].
As amended (in the Standing Committee) considered.
I beg to move, in page 2, line 11, to leave out from the word "metals" to the end of line 13. Hon. Members will see that its effect is to leave out a certain power which the Minister of Health...
Resolved, That the Special Order made by the Electricity Commissioners under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1922, and confirmed by the Minister of Transport under the Electricity (Supply)...
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