Lords Sitting of 30 July 1937

Preamble
The House met at half past eleven of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
AGRICULTURE BILL.
Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments agreed to.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPER ANNUATION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments agreed to.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPRO PRIATION) 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, and read 1a.
Then, Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended, Bill read 2a: Committee negatived: Bill read 3a, and passed.

THE RECESS.
THE EARL OF LUCAN: My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Lord President of the Council, I beg to move the Resolution standing on the Order Paper in his name, relating to the adjournment of the House.
Moved to resolve, That the House on its adjournment, dc adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, until the 21st October, 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, and ordered accordingly.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRO VISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMA TION (MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM) BILL [H.L.]
Order of the Day for the consideration of Commons Amendments read.
THE EARL OF LUCAN: My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Gage, I beg to move that the Commons Amendments be now considered.
Moved, That the Commons Amendments be now considered.—(The Earl of Lucan.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
THE EARL OF LUCAN: My Lords, I beg to move, on behalf of Lord Gage, that this House doth agree with the Commons Amendments. They are purely drafting Amendments, to meet suggestions put forward by the Speaker's Counsel.
Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(The Earl of Lucan.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.

FACTORIES BILL.
Order of the Day for the consideration of Commons Reason for disagreeing to one of the Lords Amendments read.
THE EARL OF MUNSTER: My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons Reason for disagreeing to one of the Lords Amendments be now considered.
Moved, That the Commons Reasons for disagreeing to one of the Lords Amendments be now considered.—(The Earl of Munster.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.

LORD AMENDMENT.
[The reference is to Bill No. 136.]
Page 70, line 42, at end insert the following clause:—
Exception as to hour at which period of employment of young persons under 16 ends.
(". The period of employment for young persons who have not attained the age of sixteen may end at an hour later than six o'clock in the evening but not later than seven o'clock in the evening in any factory where—

(a) the total hours worked by those young persons do not exceed forty-four in any week;

(b) those young persons are, on at least one weekday in addition to Saturday, not employed after the interval for the midday meal, or are, on at least one weekday, not employed before that interval; and

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(c) such other conditions as may be prescribed by regulations of the Secretary of State are complied with.")

The Commons disagree to the above Amendment for the following Reason:—
Because they consider that the extension of the period of employment of young persons under sixteen is contrary to their best interests.
THE EARL OF MUNSTER: My Lords, this clause was inserted during the Committee stage of the Bill in this House, and its object was simply to make it easier to give a half-holiday to young persons under sixteen working a forty-four-hour week. In another place stress was laid on considerations indicating that the clause was not in the best interests of the young persons, and in the circumstances the Government felt that they should not press this Amendment. I therefore beg to move that this House doth not insist on the Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed.
Moved, That this House doth not insist on the said Amendment.—(The Earl of Munster.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

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

Finance,

Appropriation,

Coal (Registration of Ownership), Matrimonial Causes,

Summary Procedure (Domestic Proceedings),

Cinematograph Films (Animals),

Rating and Valuation,

Export Guarantees,

Coal Mines (Employment of Boys),

Nigeria (Remission of Payments),

Isle of Man (Customs),

London Naval Treaty,

Milk (Amendment),

Factories,

Local Government Superannuation,

Local Government Superannuation (Scotland),

Agriculture,

Clyde Valley Electrical Power Order Confirmation,

Ferguson Bequest Fund Order Confirmation,

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Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women Glasgow Order Confirmation,

Aberdeen Corporation (Water Gas Electricity and Transport) Order Confirmation,

Elgin and Lossiemouth Harbour Order Confirmation,

Paisley Corporation Order Confirmation,

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Bridlington),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Guildford),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Rhymney Valley Sewerage District and Western Valleys (Monmouthshire) Sewerage District),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Selby),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (South East Essex Joint Hospital District),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Tynemouth),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Birmingham Tame and Rea Main Sewerage District),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Wisbech Water),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Yeadon Water),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Clevedon Water),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Morecambe and Heysham),

Aberystwyth Rural District Council,

Bath Corporation,

Poole Corporation,

Taunton Corporation,

North Cotswold Rural District Council, Shoreham Harbour,

Southampton Corporation,

Staffordshire Potteries Water Board,

Watford Corporation,

Bristol Transport,

Canvey Island Urban District Council, Dartford Tunnel,

Liverpool United Hospital,

Saint Paul's and Saint James' Churches (Sheffield),

Cardiff Extension.

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