HC Deb 28 March 1946 vol 421 cc680-1
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Ede)

I beg to move, That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act. 1932, to the Urban District of Otley, a copy of which Order was presented on 25th March, be approved.

8.36 p.m.

Captain Crookshank (Gainsborough)

It is such an unusual thing for the Home Secretary to be courteous enough to come to deal in person with one of these Orders, that I am prompted to ask whether there is anything special in this matter.

Mr. Ede

Yes, Sir. The special thing is the speech made by the right hon. and gallant Gentleman earlier in the evening. The Debate on the previous Bill was rather shorter than was anticipated. My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary left his dinner to come here in case the recent Debate closed early. The right hon. and gallant Gentleman's speech was of such a length that I was able to complete my dinner and come here to relieve my hon. Friend and discharge this duty. May I say that I only regret that I have had to deprive my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of one of the few opportunities an Under-Secretary gets of being responsible for some legislation in this House?

Captain Crookshank

I take it the reasons are purely culinary, and not cinematographic?

Mr. Ede

We shall watch to see the result on each of us.

Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the Urban District of Otley, a copy of which Order was presented on 25th March, be approved.

Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932 to the Borough of Luton, a copy of which Order was presented on 25th March, be approved."—[Mr. Ede.]