Lords Sitting of 7 August 1940

Preamble
The House met at four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
AGRICULTURE (MISCELLANEOUS WAR PROVISIONS) (No. 2) BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1ª and to be printed.

CHARTERED AND OTHER BODIES (TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS) ORDER, 1940.
Report from the Special Orders Committee, That they have examined the Special Order as required by the Standing Orders of the House; that in their opinion the Order does not raise any important question of policy and principle; that the Order is not founded on precedent; that in the opinion of the Committee the Order cannot be passed by the House without special attention, but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order:
Read, and ordered to lie on the Table (yesterday).
THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (LORD TRYON): My Lords, I beg to move that this Special Order be approved.
Moved, That the Special Order, as reported from the Special Orders Committee yesterday, be approved.—(Lord Tryon.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
House adjourned at three minutes past four o'clock.