HL Deb 19 August 1921 vol 43 c1025

Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR (VISCOUNT BIRKENHEAD)

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be given a Second Reading. It is a purely Departmental Bill.

Moved, That the Bill be now read 2a—(The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Bill read 2a; Committee negatived:

Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended), Bill read 3a, and passed.

[The sitting was suspended at ten minutes before suspended at ten minutes before two o'clock until half past two.]