Iau, 2 Mehefin 1932
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
North Eastern Electric Supply Bill,
1. asked the Minister of Labour what answer he has given to the protests which have been sent to him by churches of all denominations in the West of Scotland against the distress which is being...
5. asked the Minister of Labour if he has considered the representations made to him by the Durham County Council as to the additional burden placed upon the ratepayers in consequence of large...
6. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that a number of men who were employed for a few days before, and re-employed after, the New Year holidays on ship repair work at Partick and...
7. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any legislation is to be introduced this Session in connection with the Report of the Royal Commission on Licensing Laws (England...
8. asked the Home Secretary whether the committee appointed to inquire into the existing methods of dealing with persistent offenders has submitted its report; and whether the report is to be...
9. asked the Home Secretary whether he proposes to introduce during the present Session a Bill for the consolidation and amendment of the laws relating to factories?
10. asked the Home Secretary if his attention has been called to the case of six Liverpool youths who were sentenced at Conway Police Court, on 23rd May, to one month's imprisonment each for...
11. asked the Home Secretary what steps are taken by his Department at present for testing public omnibuses in respect of petrol emanations (fumes and exhaust); is he satisfied as to their...
12. asked the Home Secretary if he will recommend that the terms of reference should be enlarged of the Royal Commission inquiring into the laws regarding lotteries and cognate matters so as to...
13. asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the remand home at West Ham has recently been closed, and that there is now no remand home in the county of Essex; and what steps are being...
14. asked the Home Secretary how many totalisators are in use on greyhound racing tracks, licensed and unlicensed; whether any steps have been taken to establish their legality or otherwise; and...
15. asked the President of the Board of Education what action His Majesty's Government proposes to take on the recent report of the Departmental Committee on Private Schools?
16. asked the President of the Board of Education if he can state the number of certificated and non-certificated teachers, respectively engaged partly or wholly in educating children under six...
18. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will state the number of secondary schools in England and Wales, respectively, in which Spanish is taught, and the number of pupils in...
19. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the increased use of milk in elementary schools in the last year, he will take steps to encourage the further consumption of...
20. asked the President of the Board of Education if he will furnish a statement showing for 1930–31 the occupations of fathers of pupils in grant-aided secondary schools, comparable with...
23. asked the Minister of Health whether, before coming to a decision with regard to making an order under Section 46 of the Local Government Act, 1929, for the compulsory absorption of the...
24. asked the Minister of Health whether he has any information as to the number of local authorities which have responded to the appeal contained in Circular 1222 by reducing the charges imposed...
26. asked the Minister of Health what steps the Government are proposing to take to prevent the amenities of residential districts being inter- fered with, contrary to the wishes of the...
Mr. HUTCHISON: 21. asked the Minister of Health if he will state the number and names of urban district councils in Essex which impose on their tenants a condition that they must either...
25. asked the Minister of Health if he will institute an inquiry into the financial position of council house tenants under local authorities and give the number of such tenants who are paying...
27. asked the Minister of Health the number of applications, either for grant or loan, under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, which were approved in the year 1931, and the number of houses...
28. asked the Minister of Health if he has now received the inspector's report of the flooded area in Barnsley; and what remedial measures are contemplated to prevent further distress in this area?
29. asked the Minister of Health if he will state how much of the grant provided by Parliament annually towards the expenditure of the Medical Research Council is allocated for cancer research;...
30. asked the Minister of Health if he will consider the advisability of introducing legislation to prevent local authorities from paying substantial retaining fees to retired officials in...
33. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the increased burden of the service of the National Debt upon industry and the increased purchasing power of the pound sterling, he will...
34. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can now state whether it is intended to effect the conversion of the 5 per cent. War Loan in instalments or in one single operation; and, if the...
38. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is his intention to maintain the dollar exchange of sterling stable at about its present rate for the time being?
40. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any estimate can be formed of the cost of old age and widows' pensions in 10, 20, 30, and 40 years' time, respectively, on the basis of...
41. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how the cost of Government short-term borrowing for the past two months compares with a similar period in 1931 and 1930, respectively?
42. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury approximately what our American War Debt would amount to if the commodities forming it had been supplied by America to Great Britain at the...
39. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is his intention to suggest that the arrangement of a new Imperial currency should be an objective of the Ottawa Conference, and should be...
56. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs with which of the Dominions trade negotiations preliminary to the Ottawa Conference have been and are taking place; and in which cases, if...
57. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether British films, together with their propaganda value, will be considered at the Imperial Conference at Ottawa; and, if so, from what...
44. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total number of civil servants at the latest available date?
45. asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government has reached any conclusion upon the report of the Royal Commission on the Civil Services?
47. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what are the regulations governing sick leave in the Excise Department; and whether they differ from those governing sick leave in the Civil...
49. R asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can issue a statement showing the present normal daily working hours of administrative, executive and clerical classes of the Civil...
46. asked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the Motion on the Paper for the appointment of a Select Committee to review the statutory duties of local authorities; and whether the...
50. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the distress among West Country fishermen owing to the scarcity of fish between Portland and the Isle of Scilly; and whether he will...
52. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has considered the scheme submitted by the council of the National Farmers' Union for the better organisation of the marketing of fat stock and...
53. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will consider the desirability of having a representative of the National Association of Master Bakers on the Wheat Commission which is being...
55. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is prepared to offer any financial assistance towards the initiation of egg and poultry packing stations in areas where there are no such...
54. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the damage being done to river and canal banks by musk rats in Shropshire; and whether he will take steps to employ permanent trained...
58. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is now the position with regard to able-bodied men who have applied for relief from the Montrose public assistance committee; if he is aware...
59. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the request made to him for an inquiry into the finances of Scottish municipalities because of the excessive rating which...
60. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of agricultural workers in employment in Scotland in each of the years 1922 to 1928?
61. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps, if any, are being taken to co-ordinate the activities of the Scottish National Development Council and the Scottish Travel Association?
62. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Lord High Commissioner to the Church
64. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will confer with the First Lord of the Admiralty to see that the closest possible co-operation exists between the Air Service units and...
66. asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the latest information in his possession as to how many new concerns established in this country since December, 1931, by or with the...
May I ask the Lord President of the Council what business it is proposed to take next week, and will he make a statement about the business for the remainder of the Session?
(by Private Notice) asked Mr. Speaker whether some means can be devised to limit the duration of speeches delivered in this House; whether he is aware that the suggestion which he made upon his...
Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 92.]
Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Order confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Order confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Order confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
Reported, without Amendment [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table.
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 [Title amended]; Report to he upon the Table, and to be printed.
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee B: Lord Fermoy, Mr. Gibson, Sir Joseph Lamb, Mr. Magnay and...
That they have agreed to,—
Further considered in Committee. [Progress, 1st June.]
I beg to move, in page 1, line 6, to leave out Subsection (1). After what we have heard from Mr. Speaker, I feel a little diffident in speaking again on this subject, but I assure the Committee...
Bill reported, without Amendment.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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