NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 17 January 1924

17 JANUARY 1924

Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Lord Jessel and Lord Darling, all new Peers, were introduced to the House of Lords and took the oath.

In the debate on the Address in the House of Commons, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs made a statement on points of foreign policy in reply to David Lloyd George’s questions the previous day. The President of the Board of Trade emphasised the necessity of protecting a vital British industry from dumping of Ruhr iron and steel, and mentioned the steps taken by the Government to that end.

A deputation of Scottish Socialist Members of Parliament visited the Ministry of Pensions in connection with a number of questions concerning the administration of war pensions, particularly the reduction of the weekly allowance to dependent pensioners.