Mawrth, 28 Mawrth 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Mr. SPEAKER made the following communication to the House:
Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—
Miss Ward: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can now announce the Government's policy regarding shipping and shipbuilding?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider strengthening the representation at the forthcoming Pacific Conference, in view of the increase in the gravity of the international situation...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the remuneration and expenses paid to receivers appointed by debenture holders of companies; will he consider...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the importance of the woven label and ribbon trade and of the cut- price competition of foreign imports, he will cause separate...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has yet received any communication from the Films Council relating to variation of the quota; whether any recommendation is made; and whether...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of India have yet agreed upon the date for bringing into force the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state the policy of the Government on the agreement reached between representatives of British and German industry;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what arrangements his Department has considered and/or made for the holding of a national census of distribution?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the detailed arrangements in connection with the proposed trade mission to Rumania have now been completed, and whether he can state the date...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any agreement has been reached with Denmark regarding increased purchases by that coontry from the United Kingdom?
asked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value of fabric gloves of cotton, and artificial silk, respectively, imported into Canada, Australia, Union of South Africa, and New...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider calling at an early date a conference of business
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now prepared to make an Order that goods from abroad shall be marked with the specific country of origin, and not merely marked foreign?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the growing volume of subsidised German imports into this country, he will consider the imposition, by legislation, of special...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the high incidence of tuberculosis among seamen, as revealed in the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of ships that have been granted provisional certificates of British registry by His Majesty's consuls abroad for the 12 months ended the last...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, with a view to giving a measure of military training upon a voluntary basis to a substantial proportion of the population, and having regard to the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that certain units of the Army serving abroad have been issued with pyjamas of Japanese manufacture; and will he take immediate steps to...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider applications from Czech soldiers to be permitted to join units of the British Army?
asked the Secretary of State for War why the troops in Palestine are on a peace footing in the matter of pay, clothing, and allowances; whether he is aware that this is the cause of considerable...
Mr. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for War the number of factories, by counties, which, under his scheme of self-defence, have undertaken to provide from their own personnel a certain...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he now is in a position to make a statement regarding the) findings of the jury at the Linlithgow Sheriff Court on 28th February, anent the death...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is prepared to put an end to the housing of untried prisoners, detectives, and police in the same building at the Central Police Station,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of public assistance given to old age pensioners in the Greenock area during 1937 and 1938, respectively; and what is the present...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the location of the 50 schools visited by the Scottish Milk Marketing Board's propaganda officers during February; how many schools in Greenock have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his proposals for dealing with the problem of destruction of land in the Isle of Barra by sandblow this year?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations have been received since 1930 from the Ross and Cromarty County Council regarding the construction of a road linking Ness district...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider offering financial assistance for lobster ponds in the Western Isles; and what other proposals he has to assist this industry,...
asked the Lord Advocate the name and address of the debt collector in the East End of Glasgow who has been arrested; the nature of the charge against him; whether he has been liberated on bail;...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been drawn to the introduction of the Meco chock system on the conveyor faces at Calder Collieries, Hargreaves, Limited, Burnley, and that...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that there is in operation in the Donbas Coalfield, Russia, a coalmine in which all the processes of coal production are carried out by hydraulic...
asked the Secretary for Mines how many cases referred to the Committees of Investigation have been decided in favour of the consumer; how many against; and what has been the result on appeal?
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction amongst the trawler-owners and certain industrial concerns as to the rise in the price of coal in the last few years; and...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been called to the reference to the incidence of silicosis and tuberculosis among the slate quarrymen in North Wales in the Report of the...
asked the Prime Minister whether an interim report will be issued on the Royal Commission oh Workmen's Compensation, in view of the public demand for such a report; and when the Royal Commission...
asked the Prime Minister why a statement was made to the Press on 9th March on behalf of the Government to the effect that the international situation seemed to give less cause for anxiety than...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any action has been taken by the Government, in conjunction with the banks, concerning the property of Memellanders in Great Britain?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury when the Government intend to introduce their proposed legislation to make loan facilities more readily available for new undertakings in areas which...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Labour the amount of coal that has been purchased by the estate company under the Team Valley Trading Estate, and the price paid per ton; or whether...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether his attention has been called to the two instances lately in which official documents have been stolen, the one involving the Air Force and...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the offers made by representatives of the Irish Free State to the Government of Northern Ireland to meet...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether consultation with the Government of the Union of South Africa and High Commissioners' Territories is producing...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether consideration is being given to any alteration in the present Government of Newfoundland, and whether he can now lay...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will give the House any information in his possession as to the manner in which His Majesty's Government in any of the Dominions...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now decided upon the consultative personnel to be drawn from the shipping industry for purposes of National Defence and emergency, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can now make a statement respecting the future relationship of Southern and Northern Rhodesia; the estimated number of native...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware of the in justices which are being inflicted on many disabled ex-servicemen by the operation of the Royal Warrant; and whether he will consider...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that in certain telephone kiosks in Victoria station, instructions for telephoning are printed in French as well as in English, and in others, in...
Colonal T. Sinclair (for Viscount Castlereagh): asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount, directly or indirectly, Northern Ireland has contributed to the sugar-beet subsidy during the...
asked the Minister of Labour the number of Service men, of the three Services, who are at present undergoing vocational training, before being discharged from the Service, in training centres...
"to declare and amend the law as to the making of advances by building societies, as to the security taken for advances made by such societies, as to the payment of commissions in connection with...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Consideration of the Lords Amendment to the Cancer Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the registration of hairdressers and to regulate the practice of hairdressing; and for the purposes connected therewith. This...
"to provide for the registration of hairdressers and to regulate the practice of hairdressing; and for the purposes connected therewith, "presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be...
Reported, with an Amendment, from the Committee on Group A of Private Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Group A of Private Bills (with report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee C.
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to confer further powers on the South Wales Transport Company Limited with respect to their Mumbles Pier undertaking; and for other...
Read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.
10.8 p.m.
Order for Consideration of Lords Amendment read.
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision for the better organisation of the cotton industry and certain industries related thereto, and for...
Resolved, That the Special Order made by the Electricity Commissioners under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1936, and confirmed by the Minister of Transport under the Electricity (Supply)...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn." — [Captain Waterhouse.]
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