Lords Sitting of 27 January 1937

Preamble
The House met at a quarter before four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
BEEF AND VEAL CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.
Brought from the Commons, endorsed with the Certificate from the Speaker that the Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act, 1911; read 1a; and to be printed.

THE KING'S MESSAGE: ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY.
Order of the Day read for the considerate on of yesterday's Message from the king.
THE LORD PRIVY SEAL (VISCOUNT HALIFAX): My Lords, I beg to move that His Majesty's Message, communicated to your Lordships' House yesterday, be now considered.
Moved, That His Majesty's Message e now taken into consideration.—(Viscount Halifax.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
VISCOUNT HALIFAX: My Lords, I now beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty thanking His Majesty for His most gracious communication recommending this House to consider contingencies which may hereafter arise and to make such provision as will in any event secure the exercise of the Royal Authority; and to assure His Majesty that this House will adopt such measures as may appear to be necessary or expedient for securing the purposes to which His Majesty has alluded.
Your Lordships will, I understand, receive in due course from another place the Bill containing the proposals of His Majesty's Government to meet His Majesty's wishes as expressed in the gracious Message communicated to your Lordships' House yesterday, and I have no doubt that on that receipt your Lordships will be anxious to give consideration to it with as much expedition as possible. I beg to move.
Moved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty thanking His Majesty for His most gracious communication recommending this House to consider contingencies which may hereafter arise and to make such provision as will in any event secure the exercise of the Royal Authority; and to assure His Majesty that this House will adopt such measures as may appear to be necessary or expedient for securing the purposes to which His Majesty has alluded.—(Viscount Halifax.)
On Question, Motion agreed to nemine dissentiente: the said Address to be presented to His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.

FIREARMS BILL. [H.L.]
Order of the Day read for the House to be put into Committee on re-commitment of the Bill.
Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
House in Committee accordingly:
[The EARL OF ONSLOW in the Chair.]

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.
Clause 1, page 1, line 21, after ("certificate") insert ("in force at the time")
Clause 7, page 9, line 7, leave out ("false statement") and insert ("statement which he knows to be false")
Clause 11, page 13, line 19, leave out ("or transferring")
Clause 13, page 16, line 12, leave out ("it thinks") and insert ("they think")
Clause 18, page 19, line 39, leave out ("firearms") and insert ("firearm")
Clause 19, page 21, line 13, leave out ("or transfer").
THE MARQUESS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA: This is purely a Consolidation Bill which was sent in the ordinary way to the Joint Select Committee on Consolidation Bills. That Committee proposed certain Amendments. These are naturally of a drafting character and, with your Lordships' permission, I will move them en bloc. I therefore beg to move that the Amendments proposed by the Joint Select Committee be now agreed to.
Moved, That the Amendments proposed by the Joint Select Committee be made.—(The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
House adjourned at three minutes past four o'clock.