HC Deb 05 March 1929 vol 226 cc171-2

The following Notice of Motion stood upon the Paper in the name of the Minister of Transport (Colonel ASHLEY):— That it be an Instruction to all Committees to which Bills containing provisions restricting competition with road transport services provided or to be provided by the promoters, or prejudicing the impartial exercise by a licensing authority or their functions with regard to the issue of licences to ply for hire with omnibuses, have been or may be referred during the present Session, that they do leave out such provisions as aforesaid.

Mr. SPEAKER

With regard to this Notice of Motion in the name of the Minister of Transport, I have been able to consider it now that it has been put into intelligible English—which yesterday it was not, owing to an error in printing—but I should not like it to be moved to-day until I have considered further the question whether it is really in order as an Instruction or not.

Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with).

Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That in the case of the following Bills, originating in the Lords, and referred on the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders not previously inquired into, which are applicable thereto, have been complied with, namely:—

Bills to be read a Second time.

Private Bills (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with).

Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That in the case of the following Bills, referred on the Second Reading thereof, the Standing Orders not previously inquired into, which are applicable thereto, have been complied with, namely:—

Bills committed.

Private Bill Petitions [Lords] (Standing Orders not complied with)

Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That in the case of the Petition for the following Bill, originating in the Lords, the Standing Orders have not been complied with, namely:—

Report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.