Mercher, 3 Gorffennaf 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
London Midland and Scottish Railway Order Confirmation Bill [Lords].
1. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has ascertained what are the definite conditions upon which Germany is prepared to consider returning to the League; and whether...
16. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, with regard to the statement made in April last that Germany had then reached parity with Great Britain in the air, he can give any information...
8. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has any information regarding the construction of a naval and seaplane base at Sylt; and whether he can give any details?
2. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give an assurance that in any general naval disarmament negotiations the British Government will be prepared to proceed upon...
5. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that a grant of £1,500 a year is made to the Institut Francais in London for educational purposes, whereas...
9. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, seeing that there are more registered mui-tsai in Malaya, than in Hong-Kong, that in Malaya there is only one lady inspector for the...
10. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received a report from the Governor of Nyasaland with regard to the administration of the native hut and poll tax?
11. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many proposals have been received by His Majesty's Government in Malta for the erection of a first-class hotel in or near Valetta; and what...
14. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the maternal mortality rate in Ceylon for the latest year for which figures are available; and how many deaths were involved?
15. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many children between the ages of six and 14 years are not attending schools in Ceylon; and how many children are attending schools?
17. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether there are at the present time any aircraft factories in Scotland which will be able to take advantage of the recent increased orders for...
20. asked the Secretary of State for Air, whether he can give any assurance that the prospects of promotion for officers and men of the Royal Air Force serving abroad will not be detrimentally...
22. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether those whom he has appointed to advise him on the prices to be paid for aircraft supplies will be able to inform themselves of the costs of...
19. asked the Secretary of State for Air what were the total number of officers and other ranks recruited for the Royal Air Force in the last three months?
24. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether aircraft engines of types similar to those supplied to British Air Forces have been supplied to other nations during the past year by British firms?
18. asked the Secretary of State for Air how the plans for the establishment of a North Atlantic air-route, under British or foreign control, are progressing?
25. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has received any reports on the success or otherwise of the experimental iron roads, particularly with regard to the safe use of them by solo motor...
26. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has received any complaints with regard to the road surface of the Mersey tunnel and its effect on the driving of motor cycles?
28. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the dangerous state of the Kilton Valley Road at Loftus-in-Cleveland; and whether he will urge the North Riding county...
29. asked the Minister of Transport whether arrangements could be made for the printers so to expedite their work as to be in a position to deliver the copies of the new Highway Code to the Post...
30. asked the Minister of Transport what were the casualties in 1934 per 1,000 of private motor cars, of public service vehicles, and of cycles, assuming the latter to be 10,000,000?
31. asked the Minister of Transport whether he has decided to make cycle-tracks compulsory on all newly-constructed arterial roads?
32. asked the Minister of Transport what will be the estimated additional cost to the London Passenger Transport Board during the 12 months following 8th August, 1935, occasioned by the...
34. asked the Minister of Transport whether his Department has given any definite ruling as to the rights of a pedestrian in relation to approaching motor cars when once he has actually entered a...
35. asked the Minister of Transport whether he is yet in a position to make a statement as to the progress that has been made as a result of his representations to the local authorities to...
36. asked the Minister of Transport whether he will state the reasons for imposing a charge of £5 upon people who desire to transfer the index mark from their old motor car to their new...
37. asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the urgent need for a by-pass road at Thorne, near Doncaster; that the main thoroughfare is not wide enough for two...
38. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will consult with His Majesty's Custom House authorities and have the unsightly temporary huts removed from Custom House Quay, in Lower Thames...
39. asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will consider increasing the space allotted to bathers on the Serpentine, as at present it is constantly overcrowded?
41. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether, in view of the widespread interest in this country in the whole question of the high commission territories of South Africa, he will...
43. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the grant for historical publications in Scotland amounts to £200 per annum, which sum is insufficient to publish one...
44. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the sentence of six months' imprisonment passed on eight persons from the Garngad area on Wednesday, 26th...
46. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Glasgow corporation received certain grants of subsidies to build slum-clearance properties in the Glasgow area, and...
47. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can state the number of young persons under 16 years of age who were before the Glasgow courts for each year 1930 to 1935, inclusive, charged...
48. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that at Crosshill and elsewhere in Fife, where the Department of Agriculture for Scotland have provided plots for cultivation by...
51. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can give the average daily population of the prisons in England and Wales in 1924 and in 1934 or the nearest convenient date?
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of licences issued in respect of armorial bearings and the amounts received in respect of the financial years ended March 1904, March 1914,...
54. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total contributions paid in respect of pensions by unmarried women under national health insurance, and the total amount paid in contributory...
55. asked the Financial Secretary to the. Treasury whether any progress has been made in prosecuting the claims of the Treasury against banks and trading firms incorporated under the law of...
56. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that in the city of Liverpool the Unemployment Assistance Board is making deductions in respect of meals given to necessitous school children;...
7. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the armistice in the Gran Chaco dispute is being strictly observed by the two belligerents; whether the conciliation committee is...
13. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the report of Sir Felix Pole on the reorganisation of the Palestine railways has been received and considered by the High Commissioner;...
49. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will provide a return showing the amount of subsidy given in other producing countries for the production of sugar-beet; the amount of subsidy, if...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give any information to the House about the explosion at Hoyland Silkstone Colliery on Monday, 1st July.
(by Private Notice) asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in the course of his recent conversations with the German naval delegates, they offered to abolish entirely the use of...
Mr. V. ADAMS: 45. asked the Prime Minister when the House of Commons will be given an opportunity to confirm or reject the granting to Germany of 35 per cent. of our naval strength and 45 per...
"to provide that regulations made under section seventy-five of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1935, shall apply to persons otherwise qualified under that section who, at any time during the...
Mr. William Nicholson reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee A: Mr. James Duncan and Mr. George Harvey; and had appointed...
Mr. William Nicholson further reported from the Committee; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee B: Brigadier-General Nation; and had appointed in substitution;...
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Health relating to the City of Oxford." [Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation...
Estimate presented,—of a further Sum required to be voted for the service of the year ending 31st March, 1936 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply and to be printed.
Order for Third Reading read.
The following Notices of Motion stood upon, the Order Paper:That it be an Instruction to the Committee to exclude Norwood Green, Coley, and the Hipperholme district from the purview of the...
Postponed Proceeding resumed on Question, "That the Bill be now read the Third time."
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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