Iau, 9 Rhagfyr 1926
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That in the case of the Barnet District Gas and Water Bill [Lords], Standing Orders 84, 214, 215, and 239 be suspended, and that the Bill be now taken into...
1 and 2. asked the Minister of Pensions (1), whether any awards in payment to disabled officers who have lost limbs in the service of the country and are in receipt of wound pensions plus...
4. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that the parents of Private J. M. Peebles, No. S/12376, Gordon Highlanders, who was killed in the War, were awarded a pension in respect...
6. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will cause, an inquiry to be held regarding the administration of His Majesty's prison, Parkhurst, relative to recent disturbances?
7. asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the recent number of attacks upon pedestrians by dogs of the Alsatian breed, any further action is being taken by his Department with a view to...
9. asked the Home Secretary the number of motor cars reported to the Metropolitan police as having been stolen within the London police area within each of the completed 11 months of the present...
18. asked the Home Secretary if he is aware of the numerous accidents that have recently happened in the Metropolitan police district through the difference of opinion existing between motorists...
10. asked the Home Secretary if he proposes to suspend the General Closing Order under the Shops Act., 1920, in the week prior to Christmas; and whether the statutory half-holiday, under the...
11. asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the question of issuing a medal or some adequate expression of the nation's obligations, other than a mere letter of thanks, to the members...
12. asked the Home Secretary whether he proposes to introduce legislation in the forthcoming Session of Parliament to provide for the compulsory registration of charities on the same principle as...
13. asked the Home Secretary whether he will furnish a Return showing the number of prosecutions and convictions under the Emergency Powers Act and Regulations, classified according to the nature...
62. asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that on a number of occasions during the course of the mining lock-out propaganda leaflets issued by the coalowners and Unionist Associations...
69. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will publish full records of his official conversations and correspondence with the London Coal Merchants Federation since January, 1925?
70. asked the Secretary for Mines the tonnage of foreign coal imported into Britain during the industrial trouble and the approximate average price?
Mr. RICHARDSON: 71. asked the Secretary for Mines if he is aware of the hours of work fixed for boys of from 14 to 18 years of age at some mines in the counties of Northumberland and Durham; that...
72. asked the Secretary for Mines whether the communication made by his Department to the Isle of Wight Coal Emergency Committee has brought about any reduction in the price of 95s. per ton...
73. asked the Secretary for Mines what steps have been taken in pursuance of his assurance that in any settlement of the coal dispute the Government would endeavour to see that there was no...
14. asked the Home Secretary the number of convictions, for the last year of which he has statistics, for sleeping out and similar offences, for larcenies by tramps or destitute wayfarers, for...
: 27. asked the Minister of Health whether he is prepared to introduce legislation whereby old age pension and State insurance health benefits may be payable to guardians of the poor whilst the...
20. asked the President of the Board of Education how many local education authorities have made complete provision for the number of physically defective children under their jurisdiction: how...
23. asked the President of the Board of Education what action he proposes to take to ensure further education by evening classes to boys working in the mines in the County of Durham, owing to the...
24. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is in a position to make any further statement with regard to the refusal of food to a miner's children at the canteen of Hedley Hill...
16. asked the Home Secretary how many employés are employed in Great Britain by Arcos and its subsidiary companies; how many are Russians; and the number of those of Russian nationality who...
28. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that several large approved societies in Lancashire, providing dental benefit for their members, have refused to...
30. asked the Minister of Health whether, considering that in the Irish Free State and parts of Denmark there is little or no inspection of farm premises, he will issue instructions to local...
31. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the continual increases in the price of bricks and all other building materials, he will consider the appointment at an early date of a...
Captain MACDONALD: 32. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that in the building trade at the present time there are over 86,000 unemployed workers; whether his Department knows if...
33. asked the Minister of Health whether he has prepared or is preparing a scheme of block grants for the relief of necessitous areas?
34. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, at a meeting of the Middlesex County Council, held on the 25th ultimo, a report of the committee for the care of the mentally defective...
36. asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that many insured persons who wished to join the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 192;, Voluntary section, have been...
42. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will furnish particulars of the gross assessment to Income Tax for the year ending the 5th April, 1924, separately for the 13 counties of Wales...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider issuing an appeal over the names of appropriate Ministers to local authorities, traders and others throughout the country to organise an...
Mr. ERSKINE: 46. asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider introducing legislation to amend the trade union law at an early date?
Mr. ERSKINE: 47. asked the Prime Minister, whether, having regard to the urgency which exists for the reform of the House of Lords, he will consider the advisability of introducing legislation...
48. asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been drawn to the grievances of pre-War pensioners; and if he will introduce legislation to amend the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920, with a view...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether he will allot a day before the House rises to discuss the position created by the continued sequence of accidents in the Air Force?
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALL: 50. asked the Prime Minister whether the pronouncement by the British Minister to China that there could he no question of intervention by Great Britain in the...
51. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has come to any decision with reference to the offer made by the Manx Government in settlement of its contribution towards the cost of the...
Captain BENN: 52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the total receipts from the duty imposed upon imported gas mantles for the first six months of the present year and for a...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has come to any decision with the Channel Islands in regard to Death Duties?
56. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the fact that several pages of the "London Gazette" were recently devoted to the names of dead soldiers and airmen whose...
58. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the high costs for redemption of tithe, he will state upon what basis the costs are arrived at; and why the whole of the cost for...
59. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the fact that he has sent a commission to Germany to investigate the sugar-beet industry, he will request this body to ascertain the...
60. asked the hon. Member for Monmouth, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, the total number of acres afforested by the State and local authorities; and the proportion of wood suitable...
61. asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the growing importance of the East. African Territories, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, the establishment of a regular mail service to those...
63. asked the Postmaster - General why telegrams directed to Clifton-Bristol must be addressed Clifton-Glos., in order to avoid an additional word, instead of Clifton-Bristol, as Clifton is a...
65. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if a copy of the Bill for compulsory military service now before the Parliament of Iraq can be laid in the Library of the House?
66. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the actual amount, valued in pounds sterling, of Palestine's share of the Ottoman Public Debt; and what is the yearly expenditure for...
67. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is proposed to continue to charge the cost of maintenance of the military (including Air Force) units stationed in Palestine on...
68. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the Sutton by-pass road, which is constructed of diagonally laid strips of concrete, each of which is of a convex...
May I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-morrow and next week?
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to render illegal certain agreements as to bidding at auctions." [Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Bill [Lords.]
Considered in Committee.
Mr. DALTON: I beg to move, in page l., line 12, to leave out the word "Kenya." 4.0 P.M. I move to omit Kenya from the benefit of this guarantee. It has been explained in the Debate on the...
I beg to move, in page 4, column 2, to leave out lines 18 and 19. This Schedule refers to the £10,000,000 guaranteed to British East Africa, and the Committee will observe that this sum is...
Considered in Committee.
The following Amendments stood on the Order Paper in the name ofSIR HARRY FOSTER: In page 1, line 12, leave out the word "net"; after the word "thereof" insert the words "including the weight of...
I beg to move, in page 1, line 16, after the second "any," to insert the word "wilful." I am associated with other hon. Members in this and other Amendments. I feel bound to move this Amendment...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 3, at the end, to insert the words except that, in the ease of articles specified in Part II and Part III of that Schedule, where the article is weighed for sale in...
Amendments made: In page 3, line 4, leave out the words "by retail."
Motion made, and Question, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again," put, and agreed to.—[Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister.]
I beg to move, That the Regulations made by His Majesty in Council under the Emergency Powers Act, 1920, by Order dated the 2nd day of December, 1926, shall continue in force, subject, however,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under Section 10 of the Gas Regulation Act, 1920, on the application of the...
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