Iau, 25 Gorffennaf 1935
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Poole Road Transport Bill [Lords],
2. asked the Minister of Labour the total number of men, women, and boys partially employed and in receipt of unemployment benefit?
Mr. JOHN RUTHERFORD: 3. asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of insurable and insured workers at present dealt with at Tottenham and Ponders End Employment Exchanges,...
4. asked the Minister of Labour whether it is proposed to publish the report made by the joint committee of the Institute of Chemistry, the Chemical Society, and the Society of Chemical Industry...
5. asked the Minister of Labour how many applicants have had deductions made from unemployment payments by the Unemployment Assistance Board in respect of meals granted to necessitous school...
6. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that dock workers in Liverpool sign 11 times a week at the clearing house when unemployed; and whether he will take steps to reduce the number...
1. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that temporary non-service clerks in the employment exchange service are rendered immune from discharge when raised to a higher grade; and...
8. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether special gas masks are being provided for children or, if not, by what alternative method they are to be protected, especially small...
10. asked the President of the Board of Education whether as the food value of herring is so high and the quantity available so great, he will make arrangements to supply schools in a similar...
12. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that there is no elementary school in the whole of the Childwall Ward of Liverpool; that children between the ages of five...
13. asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that several hundred supply teachers in the Metropolitan area, who have hitherto been able to earn a living as supply...
11. asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the fact that much less than half the children in elementary schools are obtaining milk under the school milk scheme, he will...
14. asked the Minister of Health whether he is prepared to introduce legislation repealing the present Act of Parliament imposing compulsory vaccination upon infants providing the Minister of...
15. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, as a first step towards the establishment of a water grid for the north of the Isle of Man, a water board has been constituted and...
18. asked the Minister of Health whether he is prepared to recommend special grants to be made for the purpose of research into the cause and prevention of the common cold?
Mrs. WARD: 20. asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the report of the medical officer of health for the Cannock urban area regarding the unsatisfactory...
16. asked the Minister of Health what are the rules as to the types of accounts to be kept by rating authorities which have adopted the system of payment of rates by instalments?
17. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the provisions of the Acts under which widows' pensions are granted create many serious anomalies and much discontent; and whether he...
22. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the quantity of home-grown malting barley used for brewing in the years ended June, 1934 and 1935, together with the average price...
28. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is in a position to make a statement with regard to the policy of the Government in relation to imports of milk products, having regard to the...
31. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state
23. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what matters are covered by the terms of reference of the National Whitley Council for the Civil Service; and whether it is now open to the Staff...
24. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury which Stationery Office publications are printed in Edinburgh?
32. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether Scottish education authorities appreciate the advantages of parents' days and school exhibitions as a means of enlisting public understnding...
26 asked the Minister of Agriculture (1) whether any of the horses belonging to the national stud are raced at the present time; and, if so, under what arrangements; (2) to what extent the...
33. asked the Secretary of State for Air how many accidents to civil aircraft in the last three years have, in the opinion of the inspector of accidents, been due to errors on the part of the...
35. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will make arrangements for the weather conditions over the Channel and on the main air routes to Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam to be broadcast...
37. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether there are any regulations governing the hours of employment of pilots of commercial aeroplanes carrying goods or passengers; and, if there are...
38. asked the Secretary of State for Air what are the regulations regarding the loading of commercial aeroplanes and by what means are such regulations enforced, especially in the case of the...
34. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the expansion of the Royal Air Force, it is proposed to increase the number on the list of approved firms for the supply of aircraft...
39. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give any information in connection with the accident to a Royal Air Force lorry at a level crossing, Fort Gomer, Gosport; and whether any...
44. asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that Aircraftman John Charles Ratcliffe, a native of Horwich, Lancashire, was killed in the Quetta earthquake, and that his parents...
45. asked the Prime Minister whether arrangements have now been made for hon. Members to put questions on the Order Paper to be answered by the Minister for League of Nations Affairs on matters...
46. asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs which of the Dominions have now submitted their remarks on the interdepartmental report on migration, and which have been favourable or...
48 and 49. asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the districts in which merchant vessels are being constructed or modernised under the terms of the British Shipping Assistance Act, Part...
47. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the representations that have been made to him as to the adverse effect upon the long-term interests of Lancashire of the...
58. asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he can give the House any information in connection with the order for seven timber-carrying steamers which has been placed in...
50. asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps have been taken to tighten up the enforcement of the Merchant Shipping Acts; and whether any steps will be taken to restore the old...
63. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government have yet decided to submit to arbitration the case of the motor-ship "Omar," which is detained by the Finnish...
53. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered a motion passed by the legislative council in Fiji urging the introduction of a system of nomination in place of the...
54. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present value of the surplus funds held by the Palestine Government; and what was the revenue and expenditure, respectively, for the past...
56. asked the Minister of Transport how much has been spent on the construction of new bridges and other major road improvements in England and Scotland, respectively, since 1919; and what is the...
59. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he has any information to give to the House with regard to the proposed new uniform for the Army?
60. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, in view of the low price of home-produced beef, he will arrange that the Forces shall be supplied with home-produced meat for at least...
61. asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, in view of the renewed attacks upon Jews in Germany and of the frequent injunctions against respect being shown even for the dead, he...
Lieut.-Colonel SANDEMAN ALLEN: 62. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the action of the Argentine Government in sequestering the identity...
64. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give an assurance that the conclusion of the Anglo-German Naval Treaty in no way indicates a departure from the policy...
(by Private Notice) asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether troops of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment stationed at Jubbulpore have been confined to barracks as the result of an...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to make any statement with regard to the export of arms from this country to Italy and Abyssinia?
May I ask the Prime Minister what is to be the business for next week, and also whether he can tell us anything about the adjournment and the re-assembly of Parliament?
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Reported, with Amendments; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
That they have agreed to,—
Ordered (under Section 7 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899) to be considered To-morrow.
Ordered (under Section 7 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899) to be considered To-morrow.
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 124.]
Leave given to the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords to report Minutes of Evidence.
[20th ALLOTTED DAY.]
1. "That a sum, not exceeding £105,719, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
3. "That a sum, not exceeding £137,124, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
4. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,287,776, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
5. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,595,004, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
6. "That a sum, not exceeding £9,323,455, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
7. "That a sum, not exceeding £35,579,409, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
8. "That a sum, not exceeding £101,022,244, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
9. "That a sum, not exceeding £13,503,545, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
10. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,358,735, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
11. "That a sum, not exceeding £28,466,595, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
12. "That a sum, not exceeding £27,789,027, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
13. "That a sum, not exceeding £49,781,302, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
14. "That a sum, not exceeding £38,490,850, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, for...
15. "That a sum, not exceeding £20,781,100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, for...
16. "That a sum, not exceeding £4,361,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, for...
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class I of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of Class II of the Civil Estimates. The House divided: Ayes, 323; Noes, 77.
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class VII of the Civil Estimates. put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class VIII of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class IX of the Civil Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Revenue Departments Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Navy Estimates, put, and agreed to.
Question put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of the Air Estimates.
Resolution reported, That, towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, the sum of £349,067,746 be granted out of...
"to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, and to appropriate the supplies granted...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.
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