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Private Members' Bills

Volume 50: debated on Thursday 13 March 1913

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Labourers' Home Enfranchisement (Ireland) Bill

"To transfer to the Irish Land Commission the debts and powers of collection of district councils in Ireland under the Labourers' (Ireland) Acts, and to enable labourers to purchase their cottages and plots." Presented by Mr. GINNELL; to be read a second time upon Friday, 4th April, and to be printed. [Bill 2.]

National Service (Territorial Force) Bill

"To provide that all male British subjects of suitable age resident in the United Kingdom shall be under the obligation, if required, of serving in the Territorial Force for such period as may be prescribed." Presented by Mr. SANDYS; supported by Lord Charles Beresford, Sir Reginald Pole-Carew, Sir Henry Craik, Sir Charles Rose, Mr. Baird, Mr. Goldman, Mr. Rupert, Gwynne, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Peto. Major Archer-Shee, and Sir Charles Hunter; to be read a second time upon Friday, 11th April, and to be printed. [Bill 3.]

Housing Of The Working Classes Bill

"To provide for the better application and enforcement of the Housing of the Working Classes Acts and to amend The Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899." Presented by Sir RANDOLE BAKER; supported by Mr. Frederick Edwin Smith, Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, Mr. Astor, Mr. Barlow, Mr. Charles Bathurst, Mr. Goulding, Mr. Hills, Colonel Kyffin-Taylor, Mr. Harold Smith, Earl Winterton, and Viscount Wolmer; to be read a second time upon Friday, 18th April, and to be-printed. [Bill 4.]

Extension Of Polling Hours Bill

"To extend the hours of polling at Parliamentary and Local Government elections." Presented by Mr. WILLIAM PEARCE; supported by Mr. Dickinson, Sir Albert Spicer, Mr. Gladstone, Sir John Bethel, Sir Frederick Low, Sir Ryland Adkins, Mr. Acland Allen, and Mr. Wiles; to be read a second time upon Friday, 25th April, and to be printed. [Bill 5.]

London Elections Bill

"To constitute London a single Parliamentary borough and, for purposes incidental thereto and otherwise, to amend the Law relating to Parliamentary and Local Government Elections and Registration of Electors in London." Presented by Mr. GLANVILLE; supported by Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Edward Strauss, Mr. Allen Baker, Sir Edwin Cornwall, Sir Thomas Esmonde, Mr. MacCallum Scott, Mr. Glyn-Jones, and Mr. Clement Edwards; to be read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to be printed. [Bill 6.]

Rural Cottages Bill

"To provide for the better housing of the working classes in rural areas." Presented by Mr. FLETCHER; supported by Mr. Stanier, Mr. Jesse Collings, Mr. Hamersley, Mr. Jardine, Mr. Harry Hope, Mr. Bridgeman, Mr. Barnston, Colonel Bathurst, and Captain Morrison-Bell; to be read a second time upon Friday, 4th April, and to be printed. [Bill 7.]

Cottage Homes For Aged Persons Bill

"To facilitate the provision of Cottage Homes for Aged Persons." Presented by Mr. PRETYMAN; supported by Colonel Lockwood, Sir Luke White, Mr. Hicks Beach, Sir Charles Rose, Sir George Younger, Captain Peel, and Mr. Harrison-Broadley; to be read a second time upon Friday, 9th May, and to be printed. [Bill 8.]

Government Of Scotland Bill

"To provide for the better government of Scotland." Presented by Mr. COWAN; supported by Mr. Munro-Ferguson, Mr. Pink, Dr. Chapple, Mr. Cathcart Wason, Mr. MacCallum Scott, Mr. Hogge, Mr. Munro, Mr. Wilkie, Mr. Lyell, and Mr. Murray Macdonald; to be read a second time upon Friday, 30th May, and to be printed. [Bill 9.]

Merchandise Marks Bill

"To amend the Law as to trade marks and trade descriptions." Presented by Mr. STAVELEY-HILL; supported by Mr. Peto, Mr. Goulding, Major Dalrymple White, Mr. Evelyn Cecil, Mr. Page Croft, Mr. Norton-Griffiths, Mr. James Hope, Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Parkes, and Mr. Hills; to be read a second time upon Friday, 11th April, and to be printed. [Bill 10.]

Acquisition Of Land (Public Authorities) Bill

"To facilitate the acquisition of Land by local authorities and for purposes connected therewith." Presented by Sir HENRY NORMAN; supported by Mr. Gordon Harvey, Sir Charles Rose, and Sir Francis Edwards; to be read a second time upon Friday, 25th April, and to be printed. [Bill 11.]

Parliamentary Registration (Sailors And Marines) Bill

"To facilitate the acquisition and exercise of the Parliamentary franchise by Sailors and Marines who, in the course of their naval duties or service, are removed from the constituency in which they are registered as Parliamentary voters." Presented by Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKE; to be read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to he printed. [Bill 12.]

Parliamentary Registration Bill

"To facilitate the acquisition and exercise of the Parliamentary franchise by soldiers." Presented by Mr. RUPERT GWYNNE; supported by Mr. Butcher, Colonel Lockwood, Mr. Sandys. Mr. Amery, Mr. Worthington-Evans, Sir Reginald Pole-Carew, and Mr. Baird; to be read a second time upon Friday, 9th May, and to be printed. [Bill 13.]

Bishoprics Of Sheffield, Chelmsford, And For The County Of Suffolk Bill

"To provide for the foundation of Bishoprics of Sheffield, Chelmsford, and of another Diocese to be formed of such parts of the Dioceses of Ely and Norwich as are situate within the county of Suffolk, and for other matters incidental thereto." Presented by Lord HUGH CECIL; supported by Sir Edward Beauchamp, Sir John Bethell, Sir Hildred Carlile, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Worthington-Evans, Mr. Walter Guinness, Colonel Lockwood, Mr. Samuel Roberts, Sir John Walters, and Mr. Stuart-Wortley; to be read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to be printed. [Bill 14.]

Payment Of Rates Bill

"To regulate the payment of Rates when paid by the owner and not by the occupier." Presented by. Colonel YATE; supported by Mr. Long, Mr. James Mason, Sir Gilbert Parker, Mr. Stanier, and Mr. Molteno; to be read a second time upon Friday, 4th April, and to be printed. [Bill 15.]

Medical Officers Of Health (Superannuation) Bill

"To provide for Superannuation Allowances to Medical Officers of Health employed by local authorities, and for contributions towards such allowances by those officers; and to make other provisions relative thereto." Presented by Sir PHILIP MAGNUS; supported by Sir Henry Craik, Mr. Lough, Mr. Charles Bathurst, Sir Henry Norman, Mr. Godfrey Locker-Lampson, and Mr. Glyn-Jones; to be read a second time upon Friday, 18th April, and to be printed. [Bill 16.]

Proportional Representation Bill

"To provide for Proportional Representation at Parliamentary elections." Presented by Mr. AMERY; supported by Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Harmsworth, Mr. Chiozza Money, and Mr. Snowden; to be read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to be printed. [Bill 17.]

Housing Of The Working Classes (Scotland) Bill

"To provide for the better Housing of the Working Classes in Scotland." Presented by Captain CAMPBELL; supported by Sir George Younger, Captain Gilmour, Sir Henry Craik, Mr. Mackinder, and Major Hope; to be read a second time upon Friday, 18th April, and to be printed. [Bill 18.]

Conveyance Of Electors To Poll Bill

"To regulate the loan or employment of motor-cars for the purpose of conveying electors to or from the Poll." Presented by Sir CHARLES HENRY; supported by Mr. Beck, Mr. Brace, Mr. Ponsonby, Sir Albert Spicer, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Mr. Johnson, Sir Frederick Low, Mr. Shortt, Mr. Atherley-Jones, and Sir Maurice Levy; to be read a second time upon Friday, 25th April, and to be printed. [Bill 19.]

County And Borough Councils (Qualification) Bill

"To extend the qualification for being elected on county or borough councils." Presented by Mr. CHARLES ROBERTS; to be read a second time upon Friday, 18th April, and to be printed. [Bill 20.]

Purchase Of Land (England And Wales) Bill

"To provide facilities for the sale of land to occupying tenants, and to extend the system of peasant proprietary in England and Wales." Presented by Mr. JESSE COLLINGS; supported by Mr. Goulding, Mr. Charles Bathurst, Mr. Harry Hope, Mr. Eyres-Monsell, Mr. Jardine, Mr. Bridgeman, Mr. Stanier, Mr. Mildmay, Sir Herbert Roberts, Mr. Courthope, and Mr. Lane-Fox; to be read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to be printed. [Bill 21.]

Agricultural Education In Elementary Schools Bill

"To provide Agricultural Education and Nature Study in public elementary schools." Presented by Mr. JESSE COLLINGS; supported by Sir Francis Lowe, Mr. Hunt, Sir Hildred Carlile, Colonel Bathurst, Sir Fortescue Flannery, Mr. Campion, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Cave; to be read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to be printed. [Bill 22.]

Small Holdings Bill

"To amend the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908." Presented by Mr. JESSE COLLINGS; supported by Mr. Hunt, Mr. Bridgeman, Mr. Lane-Fox, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Philip Foster, Mr. Hamersley, Major Morrison-Bell, Mr. Mason, Mr. Peto, Sir Reginald Pole-Carew, and Sir John Spear; to he read a second time upon Friday, 2nd May, and to be printed. [Bill 23.]

Police (Weekly Rest-Day) (Scotland) Bill

"To facilitate the grant to members of the constabulary in Scotland of one day's rest off duty in every seven." Presented by Mr. REMNANT; supported by Mr. Clyde, Mr. Mackinder, Sir William Priestley, Sir Henry Dalziel, Major Archer-Shee, and Mr. George Roberts; to be read a second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [No. 24.]

Plumage Bill

"To prohibit the sale, hire, or exchange of the plumage and skins of wild birds from British Colonies and Dependencies." Presented by Mr. CROFT; supported by Mr. Alden, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. George Greenwood, Mr. Laurence Hardy, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Mr. Rowntree, Mr. Radford, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Mr. Burgoyne, and Mr. George Terrell; to be read a second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 25.]

Sunday Closing (Wales) Act (1881) Amendment Bill

"To amend the law as to the sale and supply of Intoxicating Liquor on Sundays in Wales and Monmouthshire." Presented by Sir HERBERT ROBERTS; supported by Mr. Ellis Davies, Mr. Hugh Edwards, Mr. John, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Thomas Richards; to be read a second time upon Friday, 11th April, and to be printed. [Bill 26.]

Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors On Sundays Bill

"To prohibit or regulate the sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sundays." Presente by Mr. TIMOTHY DAVIES; supported by Sir Herbert Roberts, Mr. Ferens, Mr. John Wilson, Mr. Higham, Mr. Jonathan Samuel, and Mr. Leach; to be read a second time upon Friday, 9th May, and to be printed. [Bill 27.]

Dogs (Protection) Bill

"To prohibit experiments upon Dogs." Presented by Sir FREDERICK BANBURY; supported by Mr. George Greenwood.; to be read a second time upon Monday, 24th March, and to be printed. [Bill 28.]

Land Values (Scotland) Bill

"To provide for the ascertainment of Land Values in Scotland, and for other purposes connected therewith." Presented by Mr. DUNDAS WHITE; supported by Mr. Sutherland, Mr. Murray Macdonald, Mr. Barnes, Sir John M'Callum, Mr. Wilkie, Mr. Charles Price, Mr. Watt, Colonel Greig, Mr. Godfrey Collins, Mr. MacCallum Scott, and Mr. Duncan Millar; to be read a second time upon Friday, 4th April, and to be printed. [Bill 29.]

Bankruptcy Bill

"To amend the Law with respect to Bankruptcy and deeds of arrangement." Presented by Mr. SYDNEY BUXTON; supported by Mr. Solicitor-General, and Mr. Robertson; to be read a second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 30.]