Llun, 15 Mehefin 1931
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Portsmouth Corporation Bill,
Order for Second Reading read.
1. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can make any further statement as to the progress made in the Indianisation of the Indian Army?
3. asked the Secretary of State for India whether the rents which are due in the Bardoli district have now been paid and the Irwin-Gandhi agreement carried out there; if not, how much is still...
4. asked the Secretary of State for India if he will publish the evidence given before the Commission inquiring into the riots at Cawnpore?
6. asked the Secretary of State for India if in view of the injury caused to the producers of oil in Burma by the importation of cheap American and Russian oils into India and Burma, and the...
7. asked the Secretary of State for India whether he has yet received from the Government of India information to show how many lives were lost and police killed, respectively, in disturbances of...
Captain WALLACE: 11. asked the Secretary of State for India if he can make any further statement as to the situation in Burma; and whether he is satisfied that all possible measures are being...
51. asked the Prime Minister if he will further define his statement in the recently published correspondence that the Indian Round Table Conference would be resumed as at the termination of the...
12. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any claims have been made through the Foreign Office by British subjects for the loss of their possessions during the recent...
13. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now make a further statement as to the condition of affairs in Spain; whether martial law has now been raised; and whether the...
14. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the considered observations of the Soviet representatives on the British memorandum in relation to the proceedings of sub-committee B...
15. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will publish the report sent to him by Sir Miles Lampson upon the conversations and negotiations carried out with Dr. Wang?
17. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire whether he can state the estimated cost of the International Labour Office of the League of Nations for the current financial year, and the...
18. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state what action is being taken by His Majesty's Government following upon the conclusion of the Convention on the taxation of...
19. asked the Minister of Pensions, concerning the 1,465 applications made under the over-seven-years limit arrangement recognised for medical treatment or award of compensation in the form of...
20. asked the Minister of Pensions if he will consider introducing legislation based on the fit-for-service fit-for-pension Bill, formerly introduced by himself, in view of the large number of...
21. asked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware that applicants who have been granted pensions under the special arrangements are informed that the pension is granted until further notice; and,...
22. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he has considered the communications which his Department has received with regard to an offer by the Danish State Railways to...
Miss LEE: 69. asked the Secretary for Mines the number of colliery companies operating in Great Britain; the number of directors appointed by such companies; and the total salaries paid to...
23. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he will state the total face value of contracts entered into between the Export Credits Department and all overseas countries,...
61 and 62. asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he can inform this House as to the intentions of the Government in regard to the need for the setting up of a national cotton control...
63. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the provision of credit guarantees for the sale of old British merchant ships to foreigners is still under consideration; and, if so, whether...
58. asked the President of the Board of Trade on how many occasions during 1930 this country received tariff concessions in Europe, the United States of America, and the Dominions, respectively;...
60. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many persons have become bankrupt in Manchester and Salford in the two years ended 31st May, 1931; and how this figure compares with that of...
59. asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of the export" to and imports from Germany, France, and the United States of America in 1928, 1929, and 1930 of manufactured upper-leathers...
25. asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps have been taken by his Department to prevent cheap Russian butter being mixed with British butter and sold to the public as British farmhouse...
20. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention bus been drawn to large crops of fruit expected by British growers this year; and whether he will prepare plans to prevent the...
Brigadier-General BROWN: 29. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether a report on the recent meeting at the Ministry on grey squirrels has been published; and what action has been taken in the...
27. asked the Minister of Agriculture the quantity of hay and straw imported into this country for the years 1928, 1929 and 1930 respectively; from what countries these imports have come; whether...
Mr. PERKINS: 33. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the losses suffered by farmers owing to the issue by the Ministry of incorrect instructions in Pamphlet T. X 456, of 3rd...
Brigadier-General BROWN: 35. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, when considering with the Ministry of Health alterations in the regulations for the grading and designations of milk, and...
28. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will summon a conference of tithe payers, tithe owners, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to discuss with him problems arising from the present...
32. asked the Minister of Agriculture the estimated cost of the proposed Land Value Tax to be paid by the Commissioners of Crown Lands on their estates in London and elsewhere, respectively?
37. asked the Postmaster-General the number of post offices and public telephones in rural districts that are completely closed on Bank Holidays?
39. asked the Postmaster-General how many aliens are employed by the Post Office in Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
40. asked the Postmaster-General the aggregate amounts of Post Office surplus transferred to revenue for each of the years between 1921 and 1930, inclusive?
38. asked the Postmaster-General whether he has considered the representations made to him by the Union of Post Office Workers for extended recognition and, in particular, for permission for...
42. asked the First Commissioner of Works if he is yet in a position to make a statement as to the future use of the Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park?
43. asked the First Commissioner of Works if he is aware of the discovery of the Roman amphitheatre at Chester; and whether he is prepared to co-operate with the city authorities for its preservation?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether the Government have come to any decision as regards giving legislative effect to the recommendations of the interim report of the Royal Commission on...
53. asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in the district supervised from the Wigan Employment Exchange who have had their unemployment benefits disallowed because they accepted a...
55. asked the Minister of Labour if her attention has been called to the decision of certain referees that a 10-hour day without a set wage is suitable employment; and whether she will introduce...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the address recently given by a member of a foreign Embassy in a Committee room of the House, he will bring to the notice of the Soviet Embassy...
57. asked the Minister of Labour whether the evidence given before the committee of inquiry into port labour (the Maclean Committee) has been published; and whether it will be made available to...
50. asked the Prime Minister if he has information that the German Government propose to ask for a suspension of War debt payments?
66. asked the Minister of Health when the arrears of pension to be paid to widows under the amended Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act will be dealt with; and wehn they will...
67. asked the Minister of Health whether the Government will consider the possibility of investigating an all-in insurance scheme, including unemployment and health benefits and pensions, to be...
68. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the fact that since the passing of the Acts which permitted property owners to increase rents of working-class houses by 40 per cent. above...
Captain WALLACE: 70. asked the President of the Board of Education if the National Association of Schoolmasters, which represents over 7,600 men teachers, is to be represented on the committee...
71. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is now in a position to announce the decision of the Government with reference to the amendment of the law relating to...
72. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a return showing all loans and the payment of interest on which or whose capital, or both, is guaranteed by Parliament?
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that in the flying accident resulting in the death of Mr. Kenneth George Murray, at Marshalls Aerodrome, Cambridge Public Flying Display,...
asked the Minister of Health whether he can make any statement regarding the disastrous storm which visited certain parts of Birmingham yesterday afternoon and what measures have been taken for...
May I ask the Prime Minister if he can tell us what the business will be on Friday?
The Chairman of Ways and Means, in pursuance of Standing Order 91 relating to Private Bills, informed the House that, in his opinion, the Romford Urban District Council Bill [Lords], though...
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Order confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Order confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
[5TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
I beg to move, in page 14, line 36, to leave out the words "comprising agricultural land." I do not propose to occupy the attention of the Committee very long with this Amendment; and owing to...
Question put, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 71A.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. T. Kennedy."]
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