Lords Sitting of 30 July 1949

Preamble
The House met at half past eleven of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
Prayers

  CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL
  11.36 a.m.
  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 (pursuant to the Resolution of July 13), Bill read 2a Committee negatived: Bill read 3a, and passed.

COAL INDUSTRY BILL
Returned from the Commons with the Amendment made by the Lords in lieu of one of their Amendments to which the Commons had disagreed, agreed to.

ASHDOWN FOREST BILL
Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

ROYAL COMMISSION
11.45 a.m.
The following Bills received the Royal Assent:

Finance,

Appropriation,

Colonial Development and Welfare,

Colonial Loans,

Legal Aid and Advice,

Slaughter of Animals (Scotland),

Coal Industry,

Wireless Telegraphy,

Prevention of Damage by Pests,

National Insurance,

704

Airways Corporations,

Isle of Man (Customs),

Licensing,

Housing,

Housing (Scotland),

Patents and Designs,

Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland),

Glasgow Corporation Order Confirmation,

Edinburgh and Midlothian Water Order Confirmation,

Teesside Railless Traction Board (Additional Routes) Order Confirmation,

Pier and Harbour Order (Crarae) Confirmation,

Pier and Harbour Order (Southwold) Confirmation,

Provisional Orders (Marriages) Confirmation,

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (South Molton),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Chichester).

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Morley),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Macclesfield),

British Transport Commission,

Royal Holloway College,

London County Council (Money),

Mersey Tunnel,

Rochdale Canal,

Dover Harbour,

Falmouth Docks,

Manchester Ship Canal,

Huddersfield Corporation,

Slough Corporation,

Oldbury Corporation.

Staffordshire Potteries Water Board,

Crewe Corporation,

Rhodesia Railways, Limited (Pension Schemes and Contracts),

Bolton Corporation,

Bradford Corporation,

Southampton Harbour,

Dartford Tunnel (Extension of Time),

Ashdown Forest,

Salford Corporation,

Halifax Corporation,

Swindon Corporation,

Barnsley Corporation,

West Bromwich Corporation,

Urmston Urban District Council.

House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

PATENTS BILL [H.L.]
11.58 a.m.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR (VISCOUNT JOWITT): My Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to consolidate certain enactments relating to patents, and to move that the Bill be read a first time.
Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
On Question, Bill read 1a and to be printed.

REGISTERED DESIGNS BILL [H.L.]
THE LORD CHANCELLOR: My Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to consolidate certain enactments relating to registered designs, and to move that the Bill he read a first time.
Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
On Question, Bill read 1a and to be printed.