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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18304, 11 February 1925, Page 9

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PARLIAMENT MEETS.

MUCH FOOD FOR DEBATE,

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(Received February 10th, 9 p.m.)

LONDON, February 10 Parliament reassembles to-duy.

Controversial topics looming ahead include the safeguarding of industries, trade unions' political levy, housing, tho Navy programme, and the Geneva ProtocoU

It is also understood that the Government is considering tho stricter administration of the unemployment dole, and tho possible reduction of the benefits. Although strenuous opposition 13 threatened the Government's majority is so latfgo that the Whip* are arranging io reloaso batches of Conservative members for the purpose of campaigning tho country. Mr Churchill and the Admiralty. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" Parliamentary correspondent understands that Mr Churchill is resisting tho Admiralty's new cruiser programme, and hints that the Government ia inclined to a postponement ,in view of the Geneva proposal for' a disarmament conference. War Problems. Major Tryon, Minister of Ponsions, speaking at Lowisham, declared that tho country's expenditure on war pensions since 1917,"up to March next, amounts to six hundred millions sterling. . Tho "Daily Tclograph's" diplomatic correspondent, referring to. foreign rumours, siiys that ho has tho highest authority for stating that tho Government has no' intention to treat the problems of inter-Allied debts, security, and) of Cologne control as in any way interdependent, or furnishing opportunities for, bargaining.