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R J J .
COPY NO.
C A B I N E T
51 ( 5 5 ) .
M e e t i n g o f t h e C a o i n e t t o he h e l d a t No. 10, Downing
S t r e e t , S . T . I . , on WEDNESDAY, 4 t h DECEMBER, 1935,
a t 11.0 a.m.
A G E N D A.
1'
2
*
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
-
(if
required).
GERMAN RE-ARMAMENT.
(Reference
C a b i n e t 15
(35)).
N o t e by t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n A f f a i r s ,
c o v e r i n g d e s p a t c h e s from H.M. Ambassador i n B e r l i n .
C P . 217 ( 3 5 )
already c i r c u l a t e d .
3,
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS:
1955-1956 SESSION.
(Reference
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME FOR THE
C a b i n e t 36 ( 3 4 )
Conclusion
12).
E l e v e n t h C o n c l u s i o n s ( 3 5 ) o f Home A f f a i r s Committee
c o v e r i n g c l a s s i f i e d l i s t o f p r o p o s e d Government
Bills
already circulated.
4
*
ATLANTIC A I R ROUTE.
(Reference
C a b i n e t 47 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion
7).
Memorandum by the S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
C P . 222 ( 3 5 )
t o be c i r c u l a t e d .
5
*
AIR
NAVIGATION
(Reference
Air.
BILL.
C a b i n e t 30 ( 3 4 )
Conclusion
5).
Memorandum by t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r A i r .
C P . 211 ( 3 5 )
already c i r c u l a t e d .
6.
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS)
TNC 5 7 3ILL.
(Reference
C a b i n e t 48 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion
12).
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r . , o f H e a l t h , c o v e r i n g
draft B i l l .
C P . 223 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
7.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR AGRICULTURE.
(Reference
C a b i n e t 27 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r o f Labour.
CoP. 221 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
8.
CROWN LANDS B I L L .
( R e f e r e n c e C a b i n e t 55 ( 3 3 ) C o n c l u s i o n 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries.
C P . 224 ( 3 5 ;
already circulated.
9'
Dh\iiI'hhLLJ^H ulhLE ff ..
RETENTION OF CABINET PAPERS BY
MINISTERS ON LEAVING OFFICE.
c
(Reference
T
E
:
C a b i n e t 11 ( 3 4 ) C o n c l u s i o n
Note by the S e c r e t a r y .
C P . 218 ( 3 5 )
already
10.
circulated.
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL JELLICOE.
Q u e s t i o n t o be r a i s e d by the F i r s t
Admiralty.
11.
5).
COLONIAL GOVERNORS
(Reference
1
Lord of
the
PENSIONS.
C a b i n e t 38 ( 3 5 ) C o n c l u s i o n 8 ) .
Memorandum by the S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r the
Colonies, covering draft B i l l .
C P . 215 ( 3 5 )
c i r c u l a t e d herewith.
r m u r u e x i a x x
Lrarucno
,
2nd December,
o-. n-.-jr.-j
1935.
7.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR AGRICULTURE,
(Reference
C a b i n e t 27 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r of Labour.
Cop. 221 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
8.
CROWN LANDS B I L L .
(Reference
C a b i n e t 55 ( 3 3 )
Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by t h e M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries.
C P . 224 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
9.
CABINET PROCEDURE:
RETENTION OF CABINET PAPERS BY
MINISTERS ON LEAVING OFFICE.
(Reference
C a b i n e t 11 ( 3 4 ) C o n c l u s i o n
N o t e by t h e S e c r e t a r y .
C P . 218 ( 3 5 )
already
(Signed)
V/hi teha 11 Gardens , 3 . , 7 . 1 . ,
2nd December,
1935.
circulated.
M.P.A.
Secretary
5).
HANKEY,
t o the
Cabinet.
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C A B I N E T
Q
P
Y
NO.
51 ( 3 5 ) .
CONCLUSIONS o f a M e e t i n g o f t h e C a b i n e t h e l d a t
1 0 , Downing S t r e e t , S . W . I . , on WEDNESDAY,
4 t h DECEMBER, 1 9 3 5 , a t 1 1 a.m.
PRESENT:
The R i g h t Hon. S t a n l e y B a l d w i n , M . P . ,
Prime M i n i s t e r .
( i n the C h a i r ) .
Ifhe Right Hon.
J. Ramsay MacDonald,
Lord P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l .
The R i g h t Hon.
N e v i l l e Chamberlain, M . P . ,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
fThe Right Hon.
The V i s c o u n t H a i l s h a m ,
Lord C h a n c e l l o r .
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r John Simon, G . C , S . I . , K . C . V . O
0.* B. E. , K. C. , M.P. , S e c r e t a r y of
S t a t e f o r Home A f f a i r s .
[The Right Hon.
Sir Samuel H o a r e , B t . , G . C . S . I . ,
G.B.E. , C.M.G. , M.P. , S e c r e t a r y
of S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n A f f a i r s .
The R i g h t Hon.
The V i s c o u n t H a l i f a x ,
C C S . I . , G.C.I.E. ,
Lord P r i v y S e a l .
JThe Right Hon.
A. Duff C o o p e r , D . S . O . , M . P . ,
Secretary o f S t a t e f o r War.
The R i g h t Hon.
Malcolm MacDonald,
S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e f o r
Affairs.
I The Right Hon.
The V i s c o u n t S w i n t o n , G . B . E . ,
M.C., S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
Air.
The Most Hon.
The Marquess o f Z e t l a n d ,
G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Secretary
of State f o r India.
[The Right Hon.
Sir Godfrey C o l l i n s , K . B . E . ,
C.M.G. , M.P. , S e c r e t a r y o f
State f o r S c o t l a n d .
The R i g h t Hon.
J . H . Thomas, M . P . ,
Secretary of State f o r the
Colonies.
The Right Hon.
Walter Runciman, M . P . ,
P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Board o f
Trade.
K.G.,
Dominion
The R i g h t Hon.
The V i s c o u n t M o n s e l l , G . B . E . ,
F i r s t Lord of the A d m i r a l t y .
The Right Hon.
Anthony Eden, M . C . . M . P . ,
M i n i s t e r f o r League o f N a t i o n s
Affairs.
The R i g h t Hon.
Lord Eustace P e r c y , M . P . ,
Minister without P o r t f o l i o .
The Right Hon.
Walter E l l i o t , M . C . , M . P . ,
M i n i s t e r f o r A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries.
The R i g h t Hon.
Oliver Stanley, M . C , M.P.,
P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board o f
Education.
The Right Hon.
Sir K i n g s l e y Wood, M . P . ,
M Minister of H e a l t h .
The R i g h t Hon.
E r n e s t Brown, M . O . , M . P . ,
M i n i s t e r o f Labour.
The R i g h t Hon.
W. Ormsby-Gore, M . P . ,
F i r s t Commissioner o f Works..
1 . The M i n i s t e r
the attention of
f o r League o f N a t i o n s A f f a i r s
the Cabinet t o A r t i c l e
XVI,
drew
paragraph
*f t h e Covenant o f t h e League o f N a t i o n s , as
follows
"The Members o f t h e League a g r e e ,
f u r t h e r , t h a t they w i l l m u t u a l l y
s u p p o r t one a n o t h e r i n t h e f i n a n c i a l
and economic measures w h i c h a r e t a k e n
under t h i s A r t i c l e , i n o r d e r t o
m i n i m i s e the l o s s and i n c o n v e n i e n c e
r e s u l t i n g from t h e above measures
aimed, a t one o f t h e i r number by t h e
covenant-breaking State
"
A Committee had been s e t up a t Geneva t o c o n s i d e r
application of
t h i s paragraph t o t h e p r e s e n t
but so f a r we had avoided, any commitments
dispute,
thereunder.
C e r t a i n c o u n t r i e s , h o w e v e r , were b e i n g v e r y hard
for
e x a m p l e , Y u g o - S l a v i a t o SO per c e n t , o f h e r
and Roumania t o a c o n s i d e r a b l e
c o - o p e r a t i o n o f t h e Board o f
extent.
proposals
of Yugo-Slavia,
for
s a n c t i o n such p r o p o s a l s
of
Trade and M i n i s t r y
might
agree.
assistance to
authority
certain
assistance.
and
to
Board
Fisheries
I t had t o be b o r n e i n mind t h a t
f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s might
aspect o f the q u e s t i o n .
as i t
Cabinet
in principle
of Agriculture
p r e s e n t p r o p o s a l was v e r y
policy,
and
place
as t h e F o r e i g n O f f i c e ,
demands from o u r own n a t i o n a l s .
different
had t a k e n
had been made f o r r e n d e r i n g
He a s k e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
trade,
With the
( w i t h w h i c h he need not t r o u b l e t h e
in detail)
strengthen
T h a t , h o w e v e r , was a
Approval to
important to our
the
foreign
would come under the v e r y A r t i c l e o f
Covenant under which we w e r e a p p e a l i n g t o
the
certain
Mediterranean c o u n t r i e s , including Yugo-Slavia,
military
hit;
T r a d e , t o which he
expressed h i s thanks, conversations
with representatives
the
for
co-operation.
The P r e s i d e n t
the M i n i s t r y
o f t h e Board o f T r a d e r e p o r t e d ,
of Agriculture
and F i s h e r i e s was
almost more than h i s D e p a r t m e n t , as t h e
that
affected
proposed
Chickens .
The proposed f a c i l i t i e s
to
Yugo-Slavia
-were not l a r g e compared w i t h our ow n t o t a l
turn-over,
hut would a p p a r e n t l y h e l p t h e Y u g o - S l a v s .
Unfortu­
r
nately
it
might g i v e r i s e
to claims
The M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e
that the q u a n t i t i e s
from
elsewhere.
and. F i s h e r i e s
i n v o l v e d were not l a r g e
reported
enough
t o b r e a k o u r own m a r k e t , but would, undoubtedly
c r e a t e some d i f f i c u l t i e s .
For e x a m p l e , t h e r e
be t r o u b l e w i t h t h e Dominions about t h e
of
e g g s from Y u g o - S l a v i a .
admission
There was a l s o l i k e l y
be t r o u b l e w i t h some o f our own i n d u s t r i e s ,
the f i s h i n g
might
i n d u s t r y , who would u r g e , i f
to
e.g.,
these
c o n c e s s i o n s were g i v e n , t h a t markets should be
obtained
for
t h e i r produce e l s e w h e r e .
H o w e v e r , he
would not oppose t h e p r o p o s a l p r o v i d e d
understood
that
these d i f f i c u l t i e s
The S e c r e t a r y o f
State
would
arise.
for Foreign A f f a i r s
we might be a b l e t o ask f o r
other
i t was
said
counter-advantages
in
countries.
The M i n i s t e r
pointed
out t h a t
f o r League o f
Nations
some c o u n t r i e s w e r e
Affairs
losing
p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y much more t h a n o t h e r s .
especially
the case w i t h
T h i s was
Yugo-Slavia.
The q u e s t i o n was r a i s e d as t o w h e t h e r
c o n c e s s i o n s would he made i f
question refused
The S e c r e t a r y
co-operation.
of
for Foreign
suggested that t h i s
occasion
the c o u n t r i e s
military
State
these
in
Affairs
should be r e s e r v e d u n t i l
the
arose.
The C a b i n e t a g r e e d
—
To a p p r o v e t h e p r i n c i p l e o f some
assistance being given to countries
such as Y u g o - S l a v i a , whose t r a d e was
h e a v i l y h i t by t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f
s a n c t i o n s , and. t h a t d e t a i l s should,
be l e f t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g M i n i s t e r s : The
The
The
The
Secretary of State for Foreign A f f a i r s ,
P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Board o f T r a d e ,
M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s , .
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r Dominion A f f a i r s .
-S­
PARLIAMENTARY
DERATE ON
FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
CHINA AND
JAPAN.
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 49
( 3 5 ) , Con­
elusion 4 .)
F.K. 30(37) 13.
2 .
The S e c r e t a r y o f
reminded t h e Cabinet
i n t h e Rouse o f
for Foreign
Affairs
t h a t a Debate was t o t a k e
place
Commons on T h u r s d a y , December 5 t h ,
on F o r e i g n A f f a i r s ,
t h e A.d.dress .
State
as p a r t o f
t h e g e n e r a l Debate on
I n h i s speech he would, hs-ve t o r e f e r
to
China and Egypt .
As r e g a r d s
China he p r o p o s e d t o o b s e r v e
caution,
as i t was i m p o s s i b l e t o say much a t t h e moment.
EGYPT .
As r e g a r d s
E g y p t , he was i n t e l e g r a p h i c
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 49
( 3 5 ) , Con­
c l u s i o n 3 .)
w i t h t h e B r i t i s h N i g h Commissioner as t o t h e t e n o r
h i s remarks .
c l e a r was t h a t
communication
One p o i n t which he proposed t o make
His M a j e s t y ' s
a v e t o on t h e E g y p t i a n
Government n e v e r
Constitution.
The C a b i n e t approved t h e
above.
put
of
GERMANY.
Re-armament
o f*
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet,
( 3 5 ) , Cone-l-u-s-ion-9-T)
3.
Secretary of
circulating
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 45
( 3 5 ) , Con­
elusion 7.)
State
for
to his
them a N o t e by t h e
three recent
German e x p a n s i o n i s t
t o Germany's
aims.
lose
Germany
and
Despatches
the F o r e i g n O f f i c e
tremendous p r e p a r a t i o n s ,
t h e y would c o n v i n c e t h e Cabinet
to
Despatches
In his v i e w these
the warnings o f
(35))
( N o s . 112 9,
Ambassador a t B e r l i n
1160 and 1178) on t h e re-armament o f
justified
(CP.-£17
Foreign A f f a i r s
colleagues
from P i s M a j e s t y " s
fully
DEFENCE RBQNIREMPN^S .
The Cabinet had b e f o r e
that
and he
as
thought
t h e r e was no t i m e
i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n and c o m p l e t i o n o f our own
defensive
a r r a n g e m e n t s , w h i c h w e r e an e s s e n t i a l
accompaniment, a n d , so f a r
any agreement t o
certainly
i n the
future".
preliminary
to
d i s c u s s w i t h t h e German Government
t h e changes w h i c h ,
almost
as p o s s i b l e ,
i n Blerr H i t l e r ' s
necessary
The S e c r e t a r y
of
he had c i r c u l a t e d
State
words, were
to prevent
"an e x p l o s i o n
for Foreign Affairs
said
t h e above D e s p a t c h e s as he was
impressed w i t h the g r a v i t y o f
the s i t u a t i o n ,
l e d him to urge t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f
own D e f e n c e Programmes.
which
pushing on w i t h our
He was somewhat
depressed
a t the s l o w n e s s w i t h which p r o g r e s s was b e i n g made,
as e x a m p l i f i e d by t h e c a s e o f
the production
anti-aircraft
t h a t w e r e so i n a
ammunition.
m a t t e r w h i c h had p r i o r i t y
would be t h e p o s i t i o n
of
the -Services?
If
i n a time o f
i n the general
of
u r g e n c y , what
re-conditloning
He made a s u g g e s t i o n t h a t
Lord.
W e i r should be b r o u g h t i n t o any Committee t h a t was
dealing with the subject
in getting
as he was p a r t i c u l a r l y
over the d i f f i c u l t i e s
He could not
importance o f
made by
useful
contractors.
urge on t h e C a b i n e t t o o s t r o n g l y
the
p r e s s i n g ahead w i t h our own m e a s u r e s .
Germany, e v e n i f
not c o m p l e t e l y
t a k e some a c t i o n i f
other countries
satisfied
r e a d y , might
that the defences
were e v e n f u r t h e r
A
easily
behindhand..
of
The S e c r e t a r y o f
preliminary
d i s c u s s i o n on t h e subject, o f
Requirements.
(Official)
S t a t e ' s remarks l e d t o a
Defence
The C a b i n e t w e r e i n f o r m e d t h a t
D e f e n c e Requirements Committee had
s u b m i t t e d a R e p o r t t o the Prime M i n i s t e r
after
the E l e c t i o n ,
immediately
and t h a t t h i s R e p o r t had been
c i r c u l a t e d , o n l y t o t h e body t h a t had s t a r t e d ,
Inquiry,
of
n a m e l y , t h e Sub-Committee o f t h e
I m p e r i a l D e f e n c e on D e f e n c e P o l i c y
ments.
of
circulating
Report to the Cabinet,
i n the Conclusions
On t h e q u e s t i o n o f
this highly
the r e s u l t s
the
Committee
and R e q u i r e ­
Some d i s c u s s i o n t o o k p l a c e as t o
desirability
recorded
the
the
secret
o f which
are
below.
s e e k i n g Lord W e i r ' s
co-operatio
doubts w e r e e x p r e s s e d as t o whether he c o u l d he
asked t o a f f o r d
giving.
more h e l p than he was
already
I t was t h o u g h t , h o w e v e r , t h a t L o r d Weir
would, be w i l l i n g t o s i t
on any Committee, and
if
n e c e s s a r y he m i g h t perhaps be r e l i e v e d o f
some o f
t h e o t h e r v o l u n t a r y work he was g o i n g f o r
the
Government.
The C a b i n e t w e r e i n f o r m e d t h a t L o r d
been consulted
section of
informally
the Report o f
had
i n connection w i t h the
the Defence
Committee d e a l i n g w i t h i n d u s t r i a l
The Prime M i n i s t e r
tfeir
Requirements
mobilisation.
said that, i n view of
its
magnitude and t h e l a r g e i s s u e s r a i s e d , t h e R e p o r t
of
t h e D e f e n c e Requirements
Committee was not an
easy one t o h a n d l e , and, h a v i n g read
I t himself,
he
had a r r a n g e d t o d i s c u s s p r o c e d u r e a t t h e week-end
w i t h the Secretary
t o t h e C a b i n e t , who had
been Chairman o f ' t h e
Defence Requirements
A s u g g e s t i o n was, made t h a t , - i n v i e w o f
importance o f t h i s Report
also
Committee.
the
from t h e p o i n t o f v i e w
Government P o l i c y , t h e Prime M i n i s t e r
should
of
himself
p r e s i d e o v e r any Committee s e t
up.
A s u g g e s t i o n was made t h a t a t a v e r y
the M i n i s t e r i a l
R e p o r t might
early
stage
Committee t h a t was d e a l i n g w i t h t h e
select
some i t e m s on which immediate
a c t i o n c o u l d he t a k e n w i t h o u t w a i t i n g f o r t h e
tion of
i t s e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e whole
The C a b i n e t w e r e warned t h a t t h e
activities
Report.
industrial
connected w i t h the r e - c o n d i t i o n i n g
F o r c e s would i n v o l v e v e r y d e l i c a t e
labour.
eomple­
questions
Even i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e A i r
of
the
with
Expansion
Scheme such q u e s t i o n s had a r i s e n w i t h T r a d e U n i o n s .
The C a b i n e t were reminded t h a t when t h e p u b l i c
asked t o make s a c r i f i c e s
for re-conditioning
D e f e n c e F o r c e s and d e f e n c e s
a demand f o r
for
example, the c o n c l u s i o n o f
the Cabinet were informed t h a t
in t h i s
had b e e n w o r k s ? o u t b e t w e e n t h e S e c r e t a r y
f o r proceeding with the A i r
politics,
of
if
in their Air
aircraft
problem.
Air
question
French
t o be h e l d up by t h e
these
matters
The
e x p a n s i o n t h e y would be
effect
on t h e i r
They w e r e a l r e a d y t r y i n g
to
sell
abroad.
The s u g g e s t i o n was made t h a t H i s
Majesty's
Ambassador i n B e r l i n might be asked t o
ascertain
from H e r r H i t l e r w h e t h e r he was, c r e a t i n g h i s
Air
F o r c e on t h e b a s i s o f
of
the exaggerated f i g u r e
1,800 F r e n c h a e r o p l a n e s w h i c h h e had mentioned
his
for
t h e Germans r e a c h e d a
u n a b l e t o r e d u c e owing t o i t s
industrial
State for
Italo-Abyssinlan dispute.
danger i n t h i s was t h a t
certain point
details
o f State
by t h e e x i g e n c i e s o f
Germans, who d i d n o t c a r e t o d i s c u s s
dxaring t h e p r e s e n t
connection
P a c t , but t h e
and now was l i k e l y
Pact
some t i m e ago
and t h e S e c r e t a r y
be
disarmament:
a Western A i r
w i t h a v i e w t o a i r disarmament,
had been h e l d up f i r s t
our
t h e r e would c e r t a i n l y
a c t i o n i n the d i r e c t i o n o f
Foreign Affairs
were
discussions with Sir
John Simon i n B e r l i n
in
earlier
i n t h e y e a r , o r on t h e l o w e r f i g u r e
mentioned i n t h e Report o f
of
1,000
a. Committee o f
aeroplanes
the
French
Chamber as the p r e s e n t F r e n c h a i m .
The S e c r e t a r y o f
State for Foreign A f f a i r s
t h a t he was d r a f t i n g a Despatch t o H i s
Ambassador i n B e r l i n s u g g e s t i n g
Herr H i t l e r
Majesty's
he should
see
and d i s c u s s t h e s e m a t t e r s w i t h h i m .
d r a w i n g up a s e r i e s o f
t o e n q u i r e about
The Cabinet
the A i r
agreed
He was
q u e s t i o n s which t h e Ambassador
might put t o Herr H i t l e r ,
(a)
that
reported
and would a l s o
instruct
Pact.
—
o t a k e n o t e o f t h e Despatches from
H i s M a j e s t y ' s Ambassador i n B e r l i n
on t h e re-a.rms.ment o f Germany and
German e x p a n s i o n i s t a i m s , c i r c u l a t e d
w i t h C.P.-217 ( 3 5 ) :
m
(b)
T h a t , i n v i e w o f i t s extreme s e c r e c y ,
t h e T h i r d R e p o r t o f t h e Defence
Requirements Committee should be
c i r c u l a t e d t o t h e C a b i n e t when i t
was r e a d y f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n , but i n
the f i r s t instance i t s c i r c u l a t i o n
should be l i m i t e d t o t h o s e M i n i s t e r s
t o whom i t would be r e f e r r e d f o r
e x a m i n a t i o n ; and t h a t the utmost c a r e
must be t a k e n w i t h i n each Government
Department t o l i m i t i t s c i r c u l a t i o n
and t o ensure s e c r e c y .
(c)
That t h e Prime M i n i s t e r should d e c i d e
on t h e p a r t i c u l a r machinery f o r the
c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f the R e p o r t , including
t h e p r o p o s a l t h a t L o r d Weir should be
associated either with i t s consideration
o r w i t h t h e means f o r i m p l e m e n t i n g i t :
(d)
That the M i n i s t e r s a p p o i n t e d by t h e
Prime M i n i s t e r t o c o n s i d e r t h e R e p o r t
should have t h e i r a t t e n t i o n drawn t o
t h e v a r i o u s s u g g e s t i o n s r e c o r d e d above
( e . g . , l a b o u r a s p e c t s and t h e p o s s i ­
b i l i t y o f some immediate a c t i o n ) :
(e)
That the S e c r e t a r y o f - S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n
A f f a i r s should g i v e c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o t h e
p r o p o s a l s made i n t h e c o u r s e o f the
d i s c u s s i o n f o r promoting ( s i m u l t a n e o u s l y
with the r e - c o n d i t i o n i n g o f the Forces)
s t e p s i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f peace and
disarmament.
him
GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS .
Legislative
Programme
for the
Session.
4 . The Cabinet had b e f o r e
(35)
of
t h e Committee o f
classified
lists
of
them t h e 11th
Nome A f f a i r s ,
Conclusions
covering
proposed. Government B i l l s . ( A p p e n d i x .
The c o n c l u s i o n s r e a c h e d by the Committee o f
Affairs
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet
( 3 5 ) , Conelusion 8.)
w e r e as
(l)
L
Home
follows
To recommend t h e C a b i n e t t o adopt t h e
f o l l o w i n g c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f the P i l l s
named i n ' P a p e r H . A . - 3 0 ( . 3 5 ) , on t h e
u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t i t w i l l be f o r t h e
Cabinet t o d e t e r m i n e t h e o r d e r o f
p r i o r i t y and r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f
the B i l l s w i t h i n each o f the
respective l i s t s : ­
( A ) Annual o r Compulsory
Bills.
( B ) U r g e n t o r E s s e n t i a l B i l l s and
O r d e r s i n C o u n c i l ( o t h e r than
t h o s e named i n ( A ) above).
(C) Useful B i l l s , mainly
controversial *
(8)
(D)
Other B i l l s not y e t r e a d y , o r
B i l l s required in certain events.
(E)
Consolidation
Bills.
To recommend t h e Cabinet t o a u t h o r i s e
t h e immediate r e - i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e
Employment o f women and. Young P e r s o n s
B i l l and t h e Hours o f Employment
(Conventions) B i l l .
(3 ) To draw t h e a t t e n t i o n o f
(i)
(ii)
After
t h e q u e s t i o n o f the B i l l
the Malta C o n s t i t u t i o n .
t h e Lord C h a n c e l l o r ,
certain features
M Employment o f
women and Young
Persons B i l l ,
previous
reference
( b )
:
Cabinet 49 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion 1 4 . )
Hours o f Employment
Convent i o n s ) B i l l *
Previous R e f e r e n c e :
Cabinet 49 ( 3 ^ ) , ConQlusion 1 4 . )
f
(a)
the Cabinet
to:­
the importance o f o b t a i n i n g a
F i r s t Reading b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s ,
1935-, i n t h e c a s e o f as many as
p o s s i b l e o f t h e B i l l s mentioned
i n the R i n g ' s Speech:
Committee o f Rome A f f a i r s ,
agreed.
non­
of
to
repeal
as Chairman o f
the
had dravn a t t e n t i o n
t h e recommendations, t h e
Cabinet
—
To a p p r o v e t h e recommendations o f
Committee o f Rome A f f a i r s :
to
the
That t h e Employment o f Women and Young
P e r s o n s B i l l should be introduced, i n
t h e Rouse o f Commons, and the Hours o f
Employment ( C o n v e n t i o n s ) B i l l i n t h e
House o f L o r d s :
(c)
The Malta
Const i t u t i o n
Bill­
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 41
(35),
Con­
c l u s i o n 3 .)
(
That, i n view o f the a l t e r e d s i t u a ­
t i o n i n the M e d i t e r r a n e a n , t h e M a l t a
C o n s t i t u t i o n B i l l (which was r e p o r t e d
t o be i n r e a d i n e s s f o r i n t r o d u c t i o n )
could be h e l d o v e r f o r t h e t i m e b e i n g
rjv ATLANT 10
AIR ROUTE.
f previous
Reference:
Cabinet 4?
( 3 5 ) , Con­
jlusion 7 . )
5.
The Cabinet had b e f o r e
by t h e C h a n c e l l o r
of
State
for Air
of
them a J o i n t Memorandum
t h e Exchequer and t h e
' CP.-22.8
the A t l a n t i c A i r Route,
(35))
on t h e s u b j e c t
reporting
D e l e g a - t i o n had been i n c o n f e r e n c e
Newfoundland and I r i s h F r e e S t a t e
of
a t Ottawa
of
during
the
Canadian,
Governments, when
f o r m u l a t e d t o s e r v e as t h e
an agreement b e t w e e n t h e U n i t e d Kingdom,
a. u n i t e d
a t Washington.
the draft
front
in their
forthcoming
International Air
discussions
Inter-Departmental
Communications, and t h e
the S e c r e t a r y
of
an agreement on t h e l i n e s
United
for A i r ,
s u g g e s t e d , on t h e
i t would be s u b j e c t
the s e v e r a l
State
t o the f i n a l
Governments concerned,.
at
Committee on
Kingdom D e l e g a t i o n had b e e n a u t h o r i s e d , w i t h
ing that
might
These p r o p o s a l s had been c o n s i d e r e d
s t a g e by t h e
approval o f
basis
Canadian
and. I r i s h F r e e S t a t e D e l e g a t i o n s , whereby t h e y
present
of
that a B r i t i s h
t h e p a s t t e n days w i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
c e r t a i n proposals were
Secretary
the
to
conclude
understand­
approval
of
A R e p o r t on t h e
p o s i t i o n by t h e Committee was appended t o t h e Memo­
randum, a n d , i n t h e l i g h t
of
t h e r e i n , t h e two M i n i s t e r s
t h e endorsement o f
at Ottawa.
the observations
set
out
sought. C a b i n e t a p p r o v a l
the p r o v i s i o n a l
I t was d e s i r a b l e
that
agreement
for
reached
t h e U n i t e d Kingdom
D e l e g a t i o n should be a b l e t o pursue t h e i r
discussions
a t Washington i n t h e knowledge t h a t t h e Ottawa
agreement
had b e e n approved .
The S e c r e t a r y
Cabinet
of
State
f o r A i r reminded, t h e
that at the Meeting r e f e r r e d
t o i n t h e margn
he had b e e n asked t o a r r a n g e f o r a t e c h n i c a l
of
a l t e r n a t i v e bases
terminus o f
f o r -aerodromes
the A t l a n t i c
for
the
eastern
A i r Route t o be c a r r i e d
a t once i n t h e I r i s h F r e e S t a t e and N o r t h e r n
respectively,
survey
out
Ireland
and t h a t he should keep i n t o u c h w i t h
t h e Prime M i n i s t e r o f N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d on t h e
A technical
lives
of
s u r v e y had now been made by
the Air M i n i s t r y ,
representatives
Ireland.
of
the
The g i s t
of
subject.
representa­
in consultation with
I r i s h F r e e S t a t e and N o r t h e r n
the c o n c l u s i o n s
reached was
that neither of the s i t e s h i t h e r t o
contemplated,
namely, Galway and Lough P o y l e , was
suitable.
The most s u i t a b l e
s i t e s were on t h e Shannon, i n
I r i s h F r e e S t a t e , and on Lough Neagh, i n
Ireland'
Northern
but t h e f o r m e r had the a d v a n t a g e
shortening
t h e r o u t e by 80 m i l e s .
the
of
T h i s answered a
doubt e x p r e s s e d by L o r d C r a i g a v o n , w h o , h o w e v e r ,
had made c l e a r t h a t he would not ask a
airman t o f l y
an e x t r a unnecessary
In t h e c o u r s e o f
mentioned
be f o r
that
a short
Transatlantic
mile.
discussion i t
was
the agreement between t h e f i r m s
15 y e a r s , and t h a t i t was p r o b a b l e t h a t
agreement between
duration,
though n o t h i n g had been
The Cabinet
(a)
Governments would be f o r a
agreed
settled.
—
To g i v e t h e i r a p p r o v a l f o r t h e
endorsement o f t h e p r o v i s i o n a l
agreement r e a c h e d a t O t t a w a , as
recorder i n C P . - 8 2 2 ( 3 5 ) :
5
(b)
That t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
Dominion A f f a i r s should so i n f o r m
t h e D e l e g a t i o n i n Canada:
(c)
That t h e S e c r e t a r y o f s t a t e f o r
A i r should be a u t h o r i s e d t.n i nfn-rm
L o r d C r a i g a v o n o f the.
would
the
longer
fptit? AIR
NAVIGATION
ACT, 1 9 2 0 .
6.
The Cabinet had b e f o r e
the Secretary of
colleagues
them a Memorandum by
State for Air
B i l l to
Amend and
his
Supplement,
w h i c h had b e e n p r e p a r e d f o r
(CP.-811
t o approve t h e p r i n c i p l e s
(35))
of
t h e purpose o f
and s u p p l e m e n t i n g i n c e r t a i n p a r t i c u l a r s
a
ashing
Bill
amending
the
Air
(Previous
Reference:
N a v i g a t i o n A c t , 1920, and t o a u t h o r i s e i t s r e f e r e n c e
Cabinet 30
( 3 4 ) , Con- t o t h e Committee o f Rome A f f a i r s .
For p o l i t i c a l
elusion 5 .)
r e a s o n s he thought i t
fblsdV,
the B i l l
would be e x p e d i e n t
introduce
i n t h e ^ouse o f Commons .
I n the c o u r s e of a s h o r t d i s c u s s i o n
President
to
of
the
t h e Board o f Trade m e n t i o n e d t h a t
his
Department p r o p o s e d t o keep i n t o u c h w i t h the
insurance i n t e r e s t s in connection w i t h t h i s B i l l .
The C a b i n e t a p p r o v e d t h e p r i n c i p l e s
o f t h e A i r N a v i g a t i o n B i l l and a g r e e d
that i t should be r e f e r r e d t o the
Committee o f Home A f f a i r s ,
^EMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE
f mgMPORARY
PROVIS TONS)
(jib.3) B I L L .
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 48
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clusion 1 2 . )
7.
The Cabinet had b e f o r e
by t h e M i n i s t e r o f H e a l t h and t h e S e c r e t a r y o f
for
Scotland
b-^-fii)
(CP.-223
(35))
covering a draft
t o a u t h o r i s e the continuance o f
Assistance authorities
further
period of
necessary
F.R.
them a J o i n t Memorandum
to
s i x months pending the
give effect
for a .
legislation
t o t h e Government"s
the Committee o f
Bill
Public
on t h e p r e s e n t b a s i s
on Unemployment A s s i s t a n c e .
Meeting of
grants to
State
decisions
As t h e r e would, be no
Nome A f f a i r s
before
d a t e on w h i c h the Money R e s o l u t i o n on w h i c h t h e
the
Bill
would be founded should be i n t r o d u c e d , the two
t h e Cabinet
M i n i s t e r s a s k e d , w i t h t h e C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e Exchequer*s
agreement, t o authorise the B i l l without
to that
reference
Committee.
The C a b i n e t a u t h o r i s e d t h e M i n i s t e r
o f H e a l t h and the S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e
f o r S c o t l a n d t o i n t r o d u c e the Money
R e s o l u t i o n and t h e Unemployment
A s s i s t a n c e (Temporary P r o v i s i o n s )
( N o . 3 ) B i l l , s u b m i t t e d w i t h C P 223 ( 3 5 ) ,
i n t h e House of Commons w i t h o u t
r e f e r e n c e t o t h e Committee o f Home
Affairs.
0
0
I ttWEMFLOYMFNT
I INSURANCE F O R
LGRICULTURF.
f previous
Reference'
Cabinet 2 7
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clusion 7.)
8.
The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
the M i n i s t e r
that
it
policy
o f Labour
( C P . - 2 2 1 (35))
was most d e s i r a b l e ,
already
them a Memorandum by
approved o f
Insurance t o A g r i c u l t u r e ,
pointing
i n accordance w i t h
extending
t h a t unemployment
authority
ment
t o have t h e d e t a i l s
Insurance
t h e Cabinet
purpose he
benefit
further
o f Home A f f a i r s
to the
and t o
Committee
w i t h a v i e w t o a p p r o v a l by
and i n t r o d u c t i o n b e f o r e
Unemploy­
c o n s i d e r e d by
as n e c e s s a r y ,
as soon as p o s s i b l e
early
asked
o f a scheme o f
for Agriculture
Committee so f a r
submit a R i l l
Cabinet
For t h i s
the
Unemployment
should b e g i n t o be p a i d t o a g r i c u l t u r e by t h e
w i n t e r o f next y e a r .
out
the
t h e Christmas Recess-.
The C a b i n e t a p p r o v e d t h e p r o p o s a l s
o f the M i n i s t e r o f Labour as s e t
f o r t h above.
itrg GROWN
RjlDS BILL
[Previous
/Reference:
I Cabinet 55
I ( 3 5 ) , ConI elusion 7 . )
9.
The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
them a Memorandum by
the M i n i s t e r
o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s
( ex o f f i c i o )
of
approval
seeking
a Grown Lands
on w h i c h t h e O f f i c e
Bill
Richmond
o f Works
e r e c t an e x t e n s i o n o f t h e H e a d q u a r t e r s
the Metropolitan P o l i c e :
t h e management o f
t h e Commissioners o f
o f Works:
(35)) ,
date t o d e a l w i t h a s i t e a d j o i n i n g
in Whitehall,
proposed t o
of
(CP.-284
f o r the i n t r o d u c t i o n o f
a t an e a r l y
Terrace
Crown Lands)
(Commissioner
to regularise certain
p o r t i o n s o f R e g e n t s Park
Crown Lands t o
and t o i n c l u d e v a r i o u s
the
of
transfers
from
Commissioners
amendments o f
Crown Lands A c t s w h i c h had b e e n found t o be
the
desirable.
The C a b i n e t a p p r o v e d the p r o p o s a l s o f
t h e M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and
F i s h e r i e s as s e t f o r t h i n C P . 224 ( 3 5 )
and summarised above*
CABINET PAPERS. 10.
Retention o f
by M i n i s t e r s
on l e a v i n g
Office .
The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
by t h e S e c r e t a r y
them a Most S e c r e t
to the Cabinet
(CP.-218
(35))
covering
a R e p o r t on t h e a c t i o n t a k e n by t h e C a b i n e t O f f i c e
give effect
t o t h e C o n c l u s i o n mentioned
s
t
o
c
.p.
218
(35).
to
i n the margin
(Previous
r e s p e c t i n g t h e r e t e n t i o n by M i n i s t e r s on l e a v i n g
Reference:
Cabinet 11
o f t h e i r Cabinet P a p e r s .
( 3 4 ) , Con­
elusion 5.)
The C a b i n e t a p p r o v e d t h e R e p o r t by
, .
the S e c r e t a r y t o the C a b i n e t a t t a c h e d
F:K.5i*(U)lo
Note
office
EMORIAL TO THE
ADMIRAL OP
^ FLEET EARL
ftLlCOE.
11.
The C a h i n e t g a v e f o r m a l
approval
to the
TATB
3
previous
Reference:
Cabinet 11 ( 3 1 )
Conclusion I S ) .
First
Lord of
the A d m i r a l t y
t o make arrangements
a n a t i o n a l memorial t o the l a t e A d m i r a l o f
Earl J e l l i c o e ,
the d e t a i l s
by t h e M i n i s t e r s
o f which had been
concerned.
The F i r s t
asked t o keep i n touch w i t h t h e F i r s t
o f Works i n t h e l a t t e r
stages of
with a view to avoiding
some
t h a t had a r i s e n i n the c a s e o f
F i e l d Marshal E a r l
Haig.
the
for
Fleet
approved
L o r d was
Commissioner
the memorial
difficulties
the memorial
to
PENSIONS
(GOVERNORS
OP DOMINIONS
ETC.) B I L I
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 38
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clusion 8.)
1 2 . The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
Secretary of
State for
seeking authority
(Governors o f
possible
them a Memorandum by the
the Colonies
to re-introduce
Dominions e t c . )
(C.P.-215
the
Bill
Pensions
at the
earliest
date during the present S e s s i o n .
had a l r e a d y b e e n r e a d f o r
dissolution, of
t o make f u r t h e r
the f i r s t
during l a s t
The
t i m e , but
P a r l i a m e n t had r e n d e r e d i t
progress
4 t h December,
1935.
Bill
the
impossible
Session.
The C a b i n e t a u t h o r i s e d t h e S e c r e t a r y
o f S t a t e f o r the C o l o n i e s t o
r e - i n t r o d u c e the pensions (Governors
o f Dominions e t c . ) B i l l a t t h e
e a r l i e s t p o s s i b l e date during the
present Session.
2, V / h i t e h a l l G a r d e n s , b , w . 1. ,
(35))
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTVS GOVERNMENT ^ ^ g
Printed
November 1935.
for the Cabinet.
Copy No. i O
SECRET
H.A.C. 11th Conclusions (35).
CABINET.
COMMITTEE
OP
HOME
AFFAIRS
11
(35).
CONCLUSIONS
of a Meeting of the Committee held in Committee Room " A.
House of Lords, on Thursday, November 28. 1935, at 5-30 P.M.
Present:
The R i g h t Hon. VISCOUNT HAILSHAM, L o r d Chancellor (in the
Chair).
The R i g h t Hon. Sir JOHN SIMON,
G.C.S.I., K . C . V . O . , O.B.E., K.C.,
M.P., Secretary of State for the
Home Department.
The R i g h t Hon. Sir GODFREY COLLINS,
K . B . E . , C . M . G . , M . P . , Secretary of
The R i g h t Hon. OLIVER STANLEY, M.C.,
The
M.P., President
Education.
of
the Board
of
Mr. W . S. MORRISON, M.C., K.C., M.P.,
Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Sir DONALD SOMERVELL, O.B.E., K.C.,
M.P., Solicitor-General.
State for Scotland.
Right
Hon.
Sir
H.
KINGSLEY
WOOD, M.P., Minister of Health.
The R i g h t Hon. Sir THOMAS
C.B.E.,
General.
K.C.,
M.P.,
INSKIP,
Attorney-
Captain
the R i g h t
Hon. H . D.
MARGESSON, M.C., M.P., Parlia­
mentary Secretary to the Treasury.
The following were also present:
The
Most
Hon.
the
MARQUESS
OF
ZETLAND, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Secretary of State for India.
Captain
D.
EUAN
M.P.,
Secretary,
Overseas Trade.
WALLACE,
M.C.,
Department
of
The R i g h t
Hon. W A L T E R
Mr.
ELLIOT,
GEOFFREY
LLOYD,
M.P.,
Parlia-
mentary Under-Secretary of
for the Home Department.
Dr. E. L. BURGIN, M.P., Parliamentary
Secretary, Board of Trade.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Sir MAURICE GWYER, K.C.B., K.C.S.I.,
Sir
K.C., First Parliamentary Counsel.
E.
M.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries.
A.
J.
State
MUIRHEAD,
M.C., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of Labour
JOHN E. SHUCKBUKGH, K . C . M . G . ,
C.B., Assistant Under-Secretary
State, Colonial Office.
of
Mr. E. J . MAUDE, C.B., Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health.
Mr.
Mr. H. L. FRENCH, C.B., O.B.E., Second
Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries.
Mr. J . M . SPAIGHT, C.B.E., P r i n c i p a l
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L.
A.
J . GRANVILLE R A M , CB.,.
Second Parliamentary Counsel.
Assistant Secretary, A i r Ministry.
2
Mr. E. H. HILL, C.B., Principal
Assistant
Secretary, Ministry
of
Transport.
Mr. S. P.
Trade.
Mr. A . D. STOCKS, C.B., O.B.E., Legal
Adviser and Solicitor, Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries.
Mr. G. R. HILL, C.B., Parliamentary
Counsel.
STAINTON,
Mr. J. A .
Counsel.
Parliamentary
Sir V. DAWSON, K.C.I.E.,
Secretary, I n d i a Office.
Low,
Solicitor, Board of
Mr. H. C. GORDON, Assistant Secretary
W a r Office.
Assistant
Mr. H. NAPIER, Principal Private
Secretary to the Postmaster-General.
Mr. F. E. WATERS, Principal, General
Post Office.
Mr. G. H . D. PRYOR, Principal, Mines
Department.
Mr.
Parliamentary
Mr. J. ST. C. LINDSAY, Parliamentary
Counsel Office.
Parliamentary
Mr. C. J. HARRIS, C.B.E., Private
Secretary
to
the
Parliamentary
Secretary to the Treasury.
A.
E.
ELLIS,
Counsel.
ROWLATT,
Mr.
J.
Counsel Office.
Sir R. B. HOWORTH, K.C.M.G., C.B.,
Secretary.
Mr. W. D. WILKINSON, D.S.O., M.C., Assistant
Legislative
Programme for
the 1935-36
Session.
Secretary.
1. T H E Committee had before them a Note by the Secretary
(Paper H . A . 30 (35) ) covering lists of Bills suggested by Depart­
ments for the Parliamentary Session 1935-36.
The Committee adopted the provisional classification in
H . A . 30 (35), subject to certain alterations and additions.
I n the course of discussion attention was drawn to the
following matters : —
The Parliamentary
Secretary to the Treasury emphasised the
great importance of a First Reading being obtained before
Christmas, 1935, in the case of as many as possible of the Bills
mentioned in the K i n g ' s Speech on the Opening of Parliament.
The Committee were informed by the Secretary of State for
India that for technical reasons it was very desirable that the
discussion of the Orders mentioned in List B (ii) should be opened
in the House of Commons rather than in the House of Lords.
(Reference
I n view of the
Cabinet 41 (35) Committee agreed to
-)
the Bill to repeal the
an essential Bill, the
required.
3
altered situation in the Mediterranean, the
reserve for the Cabinet the question whether
Malta Constitution should now be treated as
early passage into law of which is urgently
The Home Secretary informed the Committee that he would
withdraw the Factories Bill
from the 1935-36 legislative
programme on the understanding that time would be found for
the Bill in the 1936-37 Session.
W i t h reference to Cabinet 49 (35), Conclusion 14, the
Committee agreed to recommend the Cabinet to authorise the
immediate reintroduction of the Employment of Women and Young
Persons Bill and the Hours of Employment (Conventions) Bill.
The suggestion was made that certain Bills appeared suitable
for introduction by P r i v a t e Members. The Committee's suggestions
in regard to this point have been noted in the ' ' Remarks ' ' column
of the attached A nnex.
(
The Committee agreed—
(a) T o recommend the Cabinet to adopt the following classifica­
tion of the Bills named in Paper H . A . 30 (35), on the
understanding that it will be for the Cabinet to
determine the order of priority and relative importance
of the Bills within each of the respective lists :—
( A ) Annual or Compulsory Bills.
(B) Urgent or Essential Bills and Orders in Council
(other than those named in ( A ) above).
(C) Useful Bills, mainly non-controversial.
(D) Other Bills not yet ready, or Bills required in
certain events.
(E) Consolidation Bills.
(b) T o recommend the Cabinet to authorise the immediate
reintroduction of the Employment of Women and Young
Persons Bill and the Hours of Employment (Conven­
tions) Bill.
(c) T o draw the attention of the Cabinet t o —
(i) The importance of obtaining a First Reading before
Christmas, 1935, in the case of as many as possible
of the Bills mentioned in the K i n g ' s Speech,
(ii) The question of the Bill to repeal the Malta
Constitution.
2. The Committee had before them a Note (Paper H A . 31
(35)) by the former Financial Secretary to the Treasury, covering
a Treasury circular of the 3rd A p r i l , 1935, relating to the
preparation of Parliamentary Bills.
Preparation of
Parliamentary
B l l l f ?
'
The Financial
Secretary
to the Treasury,
after briefly
summarising the contents of the circular, suggested that the Home
Affairs Committee should draw the attention of Departments to it.
The Committee agreed—
T o take note of the Memorandum by the Financial
Secretary to the Treasury (Paper H . A . 31 ( 3 5 ) ) , covering
the Treasury circular of the 3rd A p r i l , 1935, relating to
the preparation of Parliamentary Bills, and to invite the
attention of Departments to it.
3. In accordance with Cabinet 47 (35), Conclusion 8, the
Committee had under consideration a Memorandum by the Secretary
of State for India ( H . A . 29 ( 3 5 ) ) covering the draft Government
of India (Reprinting) Bill, the object of which was to enable the
Government of India A c t to be divided into two portions, one
relating to India and one to Burma. The opportunity had also been
taken to correct a few misprints and minor drafting errors in the
original Act.
The above Cabinet Conclusion authorised the Secretary of State
for India to proceed with the Bill in the form approved by the
Committee of Home Affairs, without further sanction from the
Cabinet.
In pursuance of Cabinet 47 (35), Conclusion 8, the Committee
agreed—
T o authorise the introduction forthwith in the House of
Lords of the Government of India (Reprinting) Bill in
the form of the draft annexed to Paper H . A . 29 (35),
subject to any drafting or other minor alterations that
might be found necessary or desirable.
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B i I L
4
ANNEX.
1935-36 SESSION.
Legislative
(A)—ANNUAL
Programme.
OR COMPULSORY BILLS.
Bill or Subject.
Department.
Treasury
Required by.
1. Public W o r k s Loans, 1935
Christmas 1935.
2. Expiring L a w s Continuance, 1935 ...
Christmas 1935.
3. Consolidated Fund
March 1936.
4. Finance
July 1936.
5. Appropriation ...
July 1936.
6. Isle of Man
August 1936.
Customs...
8. Expiring L a w s Continuance, 1936 ...
July, or possibly Autumn,
1936.
Christmas 1936.
9. A r m y and Air Force (Annual)
30th April, 1936.
7. Public Works Loans, 1936
War
Office
Ministry
and
Air
( B ) — U R G E N T OR ESSENTIAL BILLS (OTHER THAN THOSE N A M E D IN L I S T ( A )
).
B ( i ) . — B I L L S WHICH MUST BECOME L A W BY CERTAIN DATES.
(Bills of which the principles have received Cabinet approval.)
Treasury
1. Unemployment
Assistance
(Tem­
porary Provisions) ( N o . 2) (Con­
tinuation).
(Cabinet approval in
principle
is
implied
by
the
existing temporary legislation—see
Cabinet 19 (35) 10)
Christmas 1935.
2. Railway Guarantee.
(Approved for
introduction.
Reference Cabinet
49 (35) 6)
Christmas 1935.
Speech Bill.
3. Northern
Ireland
Unemployment
Insurance Agreement.
(Cabinet
41 (35) 5)
India
Office
4. Bill to secure reprinting of the
Government of India Act, 1935,
as two separate Acts, one relating
to India and the other to Burma.
(Cabinet 47 (35) 8)
31st March, 1936.
Christmas 1935.
:
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and Fisheries
Board of Trade
5. Sugar.
(Cabinet 40 (35) 7)
6. Tramp Shipping Subsidy.
49 (35) 9)
31st March, 1936.
(Cabinet
31st March, 1936.
A King's
B i l l or Subject.
Department.
Air Ministry
7. Air Navigation...
India Office
8. East India Loans
Required by.
July
1936.
A
Speech Bill.
Christinas 1936.
'King's
December,
1936.
9. Bill to give effect to the Geneva 23rd
Might be introduced in
Red Cross Convention, 1929
the House of
Lords.
Further progress would
depend on its proving
uncontroversial.
31st
October,
1936,
as
Ministry
of
Agriculture 10. Agricultural ( L e v y Subsidy)..
regards the beef pro­
and Fisheries
visions.
31st
March,
1936, as regards
the
milk provisions; if the
Bill as a whole cannot
be passed by the earlier
date, it will accordingly
be necessary
to pass
certain milk provisions
as a separate Bill.
March 1936. Hybrid Bill.
11. Crown Lands ...
Board of Trade
B (ii).—ORDERS IN COUNCIL, & C , INVOLVING PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL (REQUIRED
BY CERTAIN DATES TOWARDS BRINGING INTO OPERATION THE GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA A C T , 1935).
The A c t provides for a large number of matters of detail to be prescribed by Order in Council,
and further provides (Section 309) that " . . . . the Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament
the draft of any Order which it is proposed to recommend His Majesty to make in Council under
any provision of this Act, and no further proceedings shall be taken in relation thereto except in
pursuance of an address presented to H i s Majesty by both Houses of Parliament
"
The following is a table of the Orders in Council, and other action involving Parliamentary
approval, required in anticipation of, or for the purpose of, bringing into operation Part I I I of
the Act. The list contains nothing relating to Burma and its separation, except the monetary
Order in Council and the Burma Trade Agreement, although nearly every item in the list has
its corresponding Burma provision. I t need not, however, be anticipated that the India Office's
demands on Parliamentary time will be proportionately increased; in almost all cases it should
be practicable for Parliament t o consider the Indian and Burma Orders simultaneously.
Matters on which considerable debate appears probable are indicated by an asterisk.
The dates given for the various parts of the programme are based on the assumption that
Provincial Autonomy is to begin early in 1937.
Required
by Christinas,
1935.
* Order or Orders in Council setting up Sind and Orissa as separate Provinces, with the
necessary provision for their temporary administration until "Provincial Autonomy
starts (Sections 46 and 289).
Required
about April, 1936.
* Order in Council fixing the date of the commencement of Part I I I .
* The electoral Order in Council for the Provincial Legislatures (Sections 61 and 291,
Schedules 5 and 6).
* Order in Council prescribing Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Section 91). ( T o be
laid before Parliament not later than the 2nd February, 1936.)
Required
by the end of July, 1936.
Order in Council dealing with determination of allowances of all descriptions for Governor and
Staff, and customs privileges tor Governors (Section 48, Schedule 3 (c/. Section 305)).
* Draft of Instruments of Instructions to Governors (Section 53).
Order in Council dealing with determination of date of separation of Aden and provision for
its government (Sections 94 (2) and 288).
Order in Council dealing with prescription of percentage of income-tax to be assigned to
Provinces and States and of method of distribution (including fixing of the two
" p r e s c r i b e d periods " under sub-section ( 2 ) ) (Section 138).
Order in Council dealing with prescription of amount of jute export duty to be assigned to
Bengal (if in excess of 50 per cent.) (Section 140 ( 2 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with grants-in-aid to deficit Provinces (Section 142).
6
Required by the end of July, 1936—(continued).
Order in Council dealing with relations between Indian and Burman monetary systems
(Section 158).
Order in Council dealing with provision for relief from Indian income-tax in respect of income
taxed in Burma :(Section 159).
* Order in Council dealing with Burma-Indian Trade Agreement (Section 160).
Order in Council dealing with conditions of service, duties and powers of Auditor-General
(Section 166 (2) and ( 3 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with duties of H o m e Auditor (Section 170 ( 3 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with modification and adaption of East India Loans Acts
(Section 178 ( 2 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with salaries, allowances, leave and pensions of Federal Court Judges
(Section 201).
Order in Council dealing with fixing of maximum number of Judges (including Additional
Judges) of each Provincial H i g h Court (Section 220).
Order in Council dealing with salaries, allowances, leave and pensions of Judges of High
Courts (Section 221).
Order in Council dealing with specification of Defence appointments to be made by the
Crown, or in some other manner directed by the Crown (Section 233).
Order in Council dealing with vesting in Commissioners of, and other arrangements connected
with, F a m i l y Pension Funds (Section 273).
Order in Council dealing with modification of Superannuation Acts and Rules in their
application to Secretary of State's establishment (Section 281 ( 2 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with conditions as to commutation of India Office pensions
(Section 281 ( 6 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with determination of proportion of India Office pensions to be paid
from Federal revenues (Section 282).
Order in Council dealing with adaptation of existing Indian laws and of existing Acts of
Parliament (Sections 293 and 311 ( 5 ) ) .
B ( i i i ) . — O T H E R ESSENTIAL BILLS.
(Bills of which the principles have received Cabinet approval.)
Department.
Colonial
Office
Board of Trade
Board of Education
Scottish Office
Ministry of Labour
Mines
Department
Bill or Subject.
1. Bill to repeal the Malta Constitu­
tion. (Cabinet 41 (35) 3)
2. Cotton Spinning Industry.
(Ap­
proved for re-introduction. Ref. :
' Cabinet 49 (35) 8)
3. Education—
(i) Raising the school age, with
exemptions.
(ii) Empowering Local Authorities
to make
building
grants
under conditions to volun­
tary schools.
(Cabinet 49 (35) 11)
4. Education (Scotland). Raising the
school
age, with
exemptions.
(Cabinet 49 (35) 7)
5. Unemplovment Insurance for Agri­
' culture". (Cabinet 27 (35) 7)
6. Bill to deal with the unification of
coal-mining royalties.
(Cabinet
46 ( 3 5 ) )
- Remarks.
Further Cabinet considera­
tion required.
A King's Speech Bill.
A K i n g ' s Speech Bill.
A K i n g ' s Speech Bill.
A K i n g ' s Speech Bill.
A K i n g ' s Speech Bill.
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
Mines
Department
of
Agriculture
Ministry
and Fisheries
Ministry of Labour
7.' Bill to deal with the position arising
out of the ' Consett case
8. Tithe
9. Unemployment Assistance^
A K i n g ' s Speech Bill.
* T i m e should also be allowed for a Resolution under Section 52 (4) of the Unemployment
Act, 1934, approving draft Unemployment Assistance Regulations.
(G)—Useful Bills, mainly Non-Controversial.
(Bills of which the principles have received Cabinet approval.)
Bill or Subject.
Department.
Home
Office
Scottish
Office
Colonial Office
Board of Trade
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and -Fisheries, in conjunction with
Scottish
Office
Ministry of Health
Remarks.
1. Petroleum (Transfer of Licences).
(Cabinet 25 (35) 9)
2. Hydrogen Cyanide.
(Cabinet 47
"(35) 10)
reintroduction
3. Employment of W o m e n and Young Immediate
recommended.
Persons. (Cabinet 49 (35) 14)
reintroduction
4. Hours
of
Employment
(Conven- Immediate
recommended.
fcions). (Cabinet 49 (35) 14)
5. Piers
and
Harbours
(Scotland).
(Cabinet 30 (34) 12)
6. Pensions (Governors of Dominions, Awaiting further Cabinet
consideration.
&c).
(Cabinet 34 (35) 14)
7. "Weights and Measures.
(Approved
for re-introduction.
Bef. : Cabi­
net 49 (35) 8)
8. Diseases of Fish.
(Cabinet 3 (34)
12)
9. Antimony W a r e .
(Cabinet 7 (34) 7)
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
-
Lord Chancellor
Ilome
...
Office
10. L a n d Begistration
1.1. Prevention of Crimes
12. Firearms (Amendment)
Scottish
Office
...
. . . . 13. Sheep Stock Valuation (Scotland) ... Numbers 13 to 19 to pro­
ceed
only
if
wholly
uncontroversial.
The
14. Public Becords (Scotland)
Secretary of State for
Scotland
will
consider
1.5. Deer (Scotland)
whether these Bills are
suitable for introduction
l(i. L a n d Settlement (Scotland)
by Private Members.
17. L o c a l Authorities Expenses (Scot­
land)
18. Valuation (Scotland)
19. Police (Scotland)
Ministry
of
Agriculture 20. Regulation of Commons
and Fisheries
Ministry of Health
21. Bill to establish a .local
midwifery service
C-.R. SWSSiy.
22. L o c a l
Government
and
Other
Officers' Superannuation .
be
suitable
for
23. Bill to regulate the advertisement of Might
introduction by a Private
patent medicines
. Member.
24. Bill to carry out the recommenda­
tions of a Departmental Com­
mittee - on the composition and
description of food
25. London Bating
26. Private Street Works
27. Sites
General Post Office
Might
be
suitable
for
introduction by a Private
Member.
authority A King's Speech Bill.
8
( D ) — O t h e r Bills not yet ready, or Bills required in certain Events.
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
Department.
j
Bill or Subject.
1. Savings
Treasury
Remarks.
Banks
2. Bill dealing with the finance of
certain public works, &c.
3. Bill dealing with industrial assurance
Board of Trade
...
4. Bill dealing with insurance on the
lives of children under ten
5. Bill for regulating iron and steel Early in 1936, unless it is
imports
found
possible to iii­
corporate the necessary
provisions in the Finance
Bill.
6. Trade Marks and Industrial Property
",/9,
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and Fis^ v ies
7. Agricultural
Marketing
laneous Provisions)
8. Rabbits
(Miscel­
30 (Ji)
J
Might
be
suitable
for
introduction by a Private
Member.
9. Sea Fisheries Regulation
Ministry of
Transport
10. Highway
Administration
(Trunk
Roads)
11. Bill to amend the Temporary I n ­
crease of Charges Act
12. Bill
dealing
with
the
Railway
Freight Rebate Fund
(E)—Consolidation Bills.
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
Home
Office
1. Coinage Offences
Consolidation
will
be
essential after the Fire­
arms (Amendment) Bill
mentioned in List (C)
has passed, and before
it comes into force.
2. Firearms
-
Scottish
Office
Ministry of Health
3. Children and Young Persons (Scot­
land)
4. Private Legislation Procedure
5. "National Health Insurance
6. W i d o w s ' , Orphans'* and
Contributory Pensions
7. Old A g e Pensions
"
' ...'v . , . ' ^ - " ' ' * ' - ' ' : , - - ' '
;
;
; J
i
Old
Age
"' '
8. Housing
Air Ministry
9. Public H e a l t h
amendment)
10. Air Navigation
(consolidation
O
with