PRIVATE BILL PROCEDURE (Hansard, 2 February 1955)

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§ 2.40 p.m.

§ Order of the Day read for the consideration of the Commons Message of yesterday—namely, That they have appointed a Committee consisting of seven Members to join with a Committee of this House to consider what alterations, if any, are desirable in the practice and the Standing Orders of the two Houses relating to Private Legislation, having special regard to the desirability of lessening the expense at present incurred, and request this House to appoint an equal number of Lords to be joined with the Members of their House.

THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (THE EARL OF DROGHEDA)
My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons Message be now considered.

§ Moved, That the Commons Message be now considered.—(The Earl of Drogheda.)

§ On Question, Motion agreed to.

THE EARL OF DROGHEDA
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name, that a Committee of seven Lords be appointed to join with the Committee of the Commons as a Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure, and that the Lords named on the Order Paper be of the Committee.

§ Moved, That a Committee of seven Lords be appointed to join with the Committee of the Commons as a Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure, and that the Lords following be named of the Committee:

L. Derwent,
L. Hindlip,
L. Merthyr,
L. Faringdon,
L. Belstead,
L. Latham,
L. Grantchester,

and that the Minutes of Evidence of the Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure laid upon the Table in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the Committee.—(The Earl of Drogheda.)

§ On Question, Motion agreed to: ordered that a Message be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.

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§ EARL FORTESCUE
My Lords, I have to inform your Lordships that a statement on West Indies Federation will be made by my noble friend at about half-past three this afternoon.