Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER II. THE BUDGET AND THE CONVERSION LOAN

1932

Overview

Wheat Bill Passed (pg. 31). Bill to continue Transitional Payments (pg. 31-32). Sunday Cinemas Bill Second Reading (pg. 32). Shelving of Bill (pg. 32-33). Lotteries Commission Appointed (pg. 33). Mr. Runciman on Trade Situation (pg. 33-34). Home Secretary on Increase of Crime (pg. 34-35). Government and Public Health Services (pg. 35). Education Estimate (pg. 35). Chancellor's Budget Speech (pg. 35-37). Criticism of Budget (pg. 37-38). Advisory Committee's Tariff Scheme (pg. 38-39). Textile Manufacturers' Protest (pg. 39-40). Case of Silk Industry (pg. 40). Mr. Runciman's Indemnity Bill (pg. 40-41). Liberal Party Misgivings (pg. 41). The Exchange Equalisation Account (pg. 41-42). Debate on new Tariff Scheme (pg. 42). New Silk Duties (pg. 42-43). Chancellor and Beer Duty (pg. 43). Condition of Coal Industry (pg. 43-44). Indian Situation (pg. 44). Premier's Second Operation (pg. 44). Report on the Delegation of Parliamentary Functions (pg. 44-46). Solvency of National Health Insurance Fund (pg. 46-47). Debate on Financial Policy (pg. 47). Demand for Economy (pg. 47-48). Acuteness of the Crisis (pg. 48). United States Debt Arrears Agreement (pg. 48-49). Parliament and M. Doumer (pg. 49). Disarmament Prospects (pg. 49). Invitations for Reparations Conference (pg. 49-50). Suggestion of World Economic Conference (pg. 50). Dartmoor Mutineers Sentenced (pg. 50). Unrest in Lancashire Cotton Industry (pg. 50-51). Finance Bill in Committee (pg. 51). Conservative Attack on Beer Tax (pg. 51-52). The Control of Expenditure (pg. 52). Commons and Gold Standard (pg. 52). Land Value Tax (pg. 52-53). Government's Sunday Entertainments Bill (pg. 53). New Coal Bill (pg. 53-54). Commons and Waterloo Bridge (pg. 55). Iron Industry Reorganisation Committee (pg. 55-56). Town Planning Bill in Committee (pg. 56). Finance Bill Third Reading (pg. 56-57). Conservative Economy Committee (pg. 57). Debate in House of Lords (pg. 57). Government Attitude (pg. 57-58). Negotiations with Mr. de Valera (pg. 58-59). Taxation of Irish Imports (pg. 59-60). Mr. Thomas on Preparations for Ottawa (pg. 60-61). Confidence in the Ministry (pg. 61). “Sky-writing” Committee Report (pg. 61). Government's Indian Policy (pg. 61-62). Premier at Lausanne (pg. 62). Mr. Churchill's Attack on Conference (pg. 62-63). Mr. MacDonald on Results of Conference (pg. 63). Satisfaction of Commons (pg. 63-64). New Franco-British Accord (pg. 64). Great Conversion Operation Launched (pg. 64-66). Economy Circular to Local Authorities (pg. 66). British Disarmament Policy (pg. 66-67). Closing of Session (pg. 67). I.L.P. Ultimatum to Labour Party (pg. 67-68). National Liberals Organised (pg. 68).

• Subject: Abnormal Importations Act / American debt / Amery, Rt. Hon. L. S / ANGLO-FRENCH relations / Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley / Bank for International Settlements / Bank rate / Beer duties / Board of Trade / Buchan, Mr. John / Budget / Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Neville / Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S / Cinema / Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R / Coal industry / Coal Mines (Bill) Act / Cripps, Sir Stafford / DE Valera, Mr. (I.F.S.) / Death duties / Doumer, M. Paul (France) / Elliot, Major Walter / Finance Bill (Act) / Foot, Mr. Isaac / French - Great Britain relations / George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd / Greenwood, Mr. Arthur / Hailsham, Lord / Henderson, Sir Vivian / Herriot, M. (Fr.) / Hewart, Lord Chief Justice / Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel / Hoover moratorium / Hoover, President (U.S.A.) / Horne, Sir Robert / Hunsdon, Lord / Income Tax / Irish Free State / Iron and steel industry / Lansbury, Mr. George / Lausanne Conference on Reparations / London County Council / Macdonald, Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay / MAY, Sir George / Mellon, Mr. (U.S.A.) / Reading, Lord / Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter / Samuel, Sir Herbert / Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John / Snowden, Rt. Hon. Lord / Stanley, Mr. Oliver / Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H / Unemployment returns / Wayland, Sir William / World Economic Conference / Young, Sir Hilton