Lords Sitting of 21 December 1934

Preamble
The House met at eleven of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
SPECIAL AREAS (DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT) BILL
  FORMERLY
    DEPRESSED AREAS (DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT) BILL.
    Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments agreed to.
  ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and to be printed.
  MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVI- SIONAL ORDER (LEICESTER AND WARWICK) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed, and referred to the Examiners.

  THE RECESS.
  THE EARL OF LUCAN: My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Leader of the House, I beg to move that the House on its adjournment, do adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, until the 29th January, except that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chancellor that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during such adjournment,
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  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.
  Moved, That the House on its adjournment, do adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, until the 29th January, except that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chancellor 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.—(The Earl of Lucan.)
  On Question, Motion agreed to.
  House adjourned during pleasure.
  House resumed.

  ROYAL COMMISSION.
  The Royal Assent was given to the following Bills:—
  Special Areas (Development and Improvement),
  Hamilton Burgh Order Confirmation,
  Aberdeen Corporation Order Confirmation.
  House adjourned during pleasure.
  House resumed.
  House adjourned at seventeen minutes before twelve o'clock.