Sir William Seager: 36. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport if he is aware that part of the issued capital of the Notting Hill Electric Lighting Company, Limited, consists of 27,050 ordinary (recently renamed deferred) shares, fully paid, of one shilling each; that for the year 1921 the wages of the employés were reduced, the charges for current supplied to consumers were maintained...
Sir William Seager: Has the Ministry the power to vary the maximum price charged to the public?
Sir William Seager: 67. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Nonconformist places of worship in England and in Wales, respectively, have been registered for the solemnisation of marriages; and how many have adopted the Marriage Act, 1898, under which a marriage may be solemnised without the presence of a registrar?
Sir William Seager: Can the right hon. Gentleman do anything to bring to the knowledge of Nonconformists the great advantages of this Act?
Sir William Seager: 4. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Committee which dealt with the scheduling of glove fabric and fabric gloves under the Safeguarding of Industries Act has yet submitted its Report to the Board; if so, will the Government make an official statement immediately as to whether the industry is, or is not, to be safeguarded against dumping; whether it is realised that, as a...
Sir William Seager: Will the right hon. Gentleman consider the safeguarding of this industry and so prevent further unemployment?
Sir William Seager: 80. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that, in the instructions issued by the Civil Service Commission on 24th February, 1922, concerning the forthcoming Civil Service examinations, paragraph 3, it states that no candidate who attended the examinations for appointment to the clerical class in November and December, 1920, or in March, 1921, will be eligible for...
Sir William Seager: Will the hon. Gentleman give sympathetic consideration to those cases whose chances of obtaining the necessary knowledge were seriously interfered with by the War?
Sir William Seager: 4. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Portuguese Minister of Commerce is endeavouring to negotiate the sale of ex-German steamers, directly or indirectly, to German financial interests, and that, according to well-informed reports from Portugal, the intention is that the vessels, although actually German-owned, should continue to fly the...
Sir William Seager: Is it not true that the Germans are controlling these vessels, and if they are allowed to carry coal it will be to the great disadvantage of British ships? Will not the export of 500,000 tons of coal from Cardiff be seriously jeopardised unless something is done?
Sir William Seager: 57. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the statement made in the House on 11th August, 1921, that a sum of £198,000 had been paid into an account opened in the books of the Postmaster-General, entitled the German Reparation (Recovery) Act account, he will explain why on 25th January, 1922, there was no fund available at that time out of which payments could be made to...
Sir William Seager: Is my right hon. Friend aware that many gallant sailors are suffering very great hardships by reason of this fund not being administered? They served us faithfully during the submarine campaign and their hardship is very great.
Sir William Seager: May I ask if the right hon. Gentleman is aware that many of these landlords are working men them- selves, who have suffered very great hardship by these rent restrictions, and should they not have an economic return?
Sir William Seager: 100. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the recent action of the Portuguese Government not only makes it difficult to obtain a licence to export timber, but has imposed an export duty of £1 per ton on all pitwood exported from Portugal to this country; and whether immediate action will be taken, in view of the fact that this new duty will have the effect of...
Sir William Seager: Will the hon. Gentleman bring all possible pressure to bear upon our Ally Portugal to remove these restrictions? We have a large number of sailors unemployed in Cardiff, and there are ships to carry the pit props if we can only get them?
Sir William Seager: Is my hon. Friend aware that in pre-War days we imported into Cardiff from Portugal something like 350,000 tons?
Sir William Seager: 90. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that there are still 32 British prisoners-of-war in the hands of the Angora Government; and what he proposes to do to bring about their immediate release?
Sir William Seager: 102. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is possible to declare the origin, nature, and extent of the recent outbreak in Egypt?
Sir William Seager: 98. asked the Ministry of Transport whether there is a legal maximum width and length for motor lorries and chars-à-banc; and, if not, will he introduce legislation to limit the width and length of such vehicles so as to eliminate the possible holding up of traffic and the many dangers to which all users of roads are now exposed by reason of the unwieldly size of these vehicles?
Sir William Seager: 83. asked the President of the Board of Education whether there are any ex-service men being trained as elementary school teachers; if so, how many; and whether he anticipates that the response from suitable ex-service men will be so satisfactory as to ensure the efficient staffing of the schools in the future?
