Lords Sitting of 10 October 1939

Preamble
The House met at a quarter past four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
BAIRD TRUST ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed; and (pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936) deemed to have been read 2a and reported from the Committee.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (EARL STANHOPE): My Lords, I beg to move, That Standing Order No. XXXIX be considered in order to its being suspended for this day's sitting.
Moved, That Standing Order No. XXXIX be considered in order to its being suspended for this day's sitting.—(Earl Stanhope.)
On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

EXECUTION OF TRUSTS (EMERGENCY PROVISIONS) BILL. [H.L.]
Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.
Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
On Question, Motion negatived.
Then, Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended, Bill read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
EARL STANHOPE: My Lords, I told your Lordships last week that I expected that the Government would be in a position to make the usual weekly statement to-morrow, Wednesday. I understand now that the statement will not be ready until Thursday, but the noble and learned Viscount on the Woolsack has been good enough to arrange that the judicial sitting on that day shall be over in time for us to meet at three o'clock instead of at a quarter past four. When we meet at three o'clock we shall take the Finance Bill and put it through all its stages. We shall follow that with the Government's statement of policy and any debate which your Lordships may wish to make upon it. I think that is all I wish to say: tomorrow we shall meet at three o'clock, as I originally stated, and we shall meet at three o'clock on Thursday for the Finance Bill and the Government's statement.
House adjourned at eighteen minutes past four o'clock.