POLLING ARRANGEMENTS (PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS) BILL [H.L.]

HL Deb 22 May 1903 vol 122 c1501

[SECOND READING.]

Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.

LORD RIBBLESDALE

My Lords, the object of this Bill is to make the County Councils all over England the sole authority for settling the polling districts in Parliamentary electoral divisions, just as they are for County Council electoral divisions. An anomaly has crept in under the present Acts which divides the authority. In some places the authority is the justices in Petty Session, and in others the County Council. If this Bill becomes law it will remove that anomaly and make the County Councils throughout England the authorities to settle the polling arrangements. I believe there is no objection to the Bill.

Moved, That the Bill be now read 2^a—(Lard Ribblesdale.)

LORD KENYON

So far as the Local Government Board are concerned they have no objection to the Bill.

On Question; Bill read 2^a (according to Order) and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.