§ 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.]