HL Deb 01 August 1930 vol 78 cc1206-8
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY

My Lords, I should like to ask the noble and learned Lord how this House stands with regard to the Land Drainage Bill. That Bill has gone back to another place and will be received here in the course of to-day?

LORD PARMOOR

Certainly.

THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY

Does the noble and learned Lord anticipate that there will be any matter upon which your Lordships' consent will be necessary, because in that case I must make arrangements accordingly?

LORD PARMOOR

As far as I know, there will be no difficulty, but the noble Earl, Lord De La Warr, who is cognisant of the details of the Bill, is not here for a moment. I do not, however, anticipate any difficulty. All the business I know of that we have to do is to deal with the Land Drainage Bill, and I do not understand that there will be any difficulty in dealing with it. Then there will be the Royal Commission to give the Royal Assent to the Bills which we have passed, and after that to fix a date for the re-assembly of Parliament, which I hope will be as early as possible. I cannot say more than that.

THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY

My Lords, the Land Drainage Bill may be merely a formal matter in another place; I do not know and I cannot of course ask the noble and learned Lord to tell us what is going to happen in another place; but I can ask him to tell us what line the Government are going to take there. Are they going to suggest further alterations in the Land Drainage Bill?

LORD PARMOOR

My Lords, I am obliged to say that this Bill has been taken very carefully by Lord De La Warr, who is not here for the moment. I have always understood that there will be no further difficulty, but I cannot say more than that for the moment as he is not here.

THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY

My Lords, perhaps the noble and learned Lord could send a message to the noble Earl, Lord De La Warr, who, may I say respectfully, should be in his place.

LORD PARMOOR

He has some other public duty. I have just had an intimation with regard to the progress of business, and in view of that I think it will be more convenient to your Lordships if we adjourn until a fixed time. I will move that we adjourn until two o'clock.

Moved, That the House do now adjourn until two o'clock.—(Lord Parmoor.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

[House adjourned at a quarter before twelve o'clock and resumed at two o'clock.]