Lords Sitting of 31 July 1931

Preamble
The House met at twelve of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.

THE RECESS.
THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (LORD PARMOOR): My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Paper. The latter part of the Motion—what I call the precautionary portion of it, in case it be advisable that the House should reassemble before 20th October—is in the ordinary form, the form which has been adopted four times in this House, and therefore I move it in the ordinàry form. It is merely a precaution.
Moved to resolve, That the House on its adjournment do adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, to 20th October, except that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chàncellor that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during such adjournment, the Lord Chancellor may give Notice to the Peers that he is so satisfied, and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such Notice, and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that time.—(Lord Parmoor.)
On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
LORD PARMOOR: My Lords, we have now to adjourn during pleasure in order that the Appropriation Bill may be passed when it comes up from another place, and after that there will be a Royal Commission. From information I have obtained, it is thought it will not be a long time before the Appropriation Bill comes up, and then that can be dealt with.
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL.
Brought from the Commons, endorsed with a Certificate from the Speaker that the Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act, 1911; read 1a.
Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended), Bill read 2a: Committee negatived: Bill read 3a, and passed.
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

ROYAL COMMISSION.
The following Bills received the Royal Assent:—

Finance,

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation),

Probation of Offenders (Scotland),

Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship),

Road Traffic (Amendment),

Architects (Registration),

Isle of Man (Customs),

British Sugar Industry (Assistance),

Unemployment Insurance (No. 3),

Adoption of Children (Scotland),

Isle of Man Loans,

Housing (Rural Authorities),

Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amendment,

Agricultural Land (Utilisation),

Agricultural Marketing,

Improvement of Livestock (Licensing of Bulls),

Small Landholders and Agricultural Holdings (Scotland),

Local Government (Clerks),

Bethlem Hospital (Amendment),

North Killingholme (Admiralty Pier),

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Great Western Railway) (No. 1) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Great Western Railway) (No. 2) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Nottingham Corporation) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Newport (Mon.) Corporation) Confirmation,

1313

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Chepping Wycombe Corporation) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Rothesay Water) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Padstow Harbour) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Rotherham Corporation) Confirmation,

Public Works Facilities Scheme (Swindon Corporation) Confirmation,

Ministry of Heàlth Provisional Order Confirmation (Wareham Extension),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Great Marlow Water),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Yeadon Wàter),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Rhymney Valley Joint Sewerage District),

Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Portslade and Southwick Outfall Sewerage District and Seaton Burn Valley Joint Sewerage District),

Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (St. Helens and York),

Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Godalming and Scunthorpe ànd Frodingham),

Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Bristol and Leicester),

Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Abertillery and District Water District and Western Valleys (Monmouthshire) Sewerage Board),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Làncaster and District Joint Hospital District),

Midlothian County Council (Calder) Water Order Confirmation,

1314

Perth Corporation Order Confirmation,

Ipswich Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Order Confirmation,

York Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Order Confirmation,

Darlington Corporation Trolley Vehicles (Additional Routes) Order Confirmation,

Pier and Harbour Orders (Cowes and Yarmouth) (Isle of Wight) Confirmation,

Grand Union Canal,

Bacup Corporation,

London and North Eastern Railway,

London Squares Preservation,

Salvation Army,

Dagenham Urban District Council,

Seaton Urban District Council,

Sheffield Gas,

Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield (District) Waterworks,

Southampton Corporation,

Metropolitan Water Board,

Surrey County Council,

Taunton Corporation,

West Hartlepool Corporation,

Corby (Northants) and District Water,

Felixstowe and District Water,

Scarborough Corporation,

Grand Union Canal (Leicester Canals Purchase, &c.),

Ebenezer Chapel Birmingham,

House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.
House adjourned at nine minutes past one o'clock.