Lords Sitting of 5 June 1940

Preamble
The House met at four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
BOURNEMOUTH GAS AND WATER BILL.
Read 2a, and committed: the Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
CORNWALL ELECTRIC POWER BILL.
Read 2a, and committed.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (MONEY) BILL.
Read 2a, and committed.
BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION BILL.
Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDER (NORWICH) BILL
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed, and referred to the Examiners.

CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES.
LORD SNELL: My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Leader of the House, I beg to move the Motion that stands on the Paper in his name. Your Lordships will, I know, be sorry to learn that the noble Earl, Lord Onslow, has been suffering from strain, and that his medical advisers have insisted upon his taking a rest of at least a fortnight. Your Lordships will be relieved to know that we may anticipate the return of the Lord Chairman completely restored to health
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in due course. Meanwhile, provision must be made for the carrying out of his duties in his absence. His Majesty's Government are fortunate in being able to recommend to the House the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Stanmore, who has often previously undertaken these duties in the temporary absence of the Lord Chairman, and who has always done so to the complete saisfaction of your Lordships' House. I beg to move.
Moved, That the Lord Stanmore be appointed to take the Chair in all Committees of this House during the temporary absence of the Chairman of Committees.—(Lord Snell.)
LORD ADDISON: My Lords, in associating myself and my noble friends with this Motion I should like to add to what the noble Lord said by expressing our sincere hope that the noble Earl the Lord Chairman will soon be restored to health, and that we shall have again his amiable and friendly assistance in all our affairs. In the meantime, we very heartily support this Motion.
On Question, Motion agreed to.

THE TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR SYSTEM.
LORD LAMINGTON LORD LAMINGTON had given Notice that he would ask whether, in connection with the reply given by His Majesty's Government on February 21 last, the Government would say whether any Government Department, and if so which, has adopted the twenty-four-hour method; and move for Papers.
The noble Lord said: My Lords, owing to some misunderstanding, which has resulted in the Notice not being as long as I had intended, His Majesty's Government are not in a position to give a reply to my question to-day. In view of the fact that I regard the matter as of some importance, and since I cannot be in London after to-night, I propose to ask for a written answer to the question. I therefore do not propose to make any Motion now.
House adjourned at five minutes past four o'clock.