Sitting of 25 June 1929

PARLIAMENT.
Opened by Commission (the Royal Commissioners being the Lord Chancellor, Earl Stanhope, the Earl of Kintore, Lord Atkin and Lord South-borough); and the Commons (who were sent for), being at the Bar, were directed to proceed to the choice of a Speaker, and to present such person whom they should so choose here tomorrow, at a quarter before three o'clock, for His Majesty's Royal approbation.
The Right Honourable Sir John Sankey, G.B.E., having been appointed Lord Chancellor, sat Speaker.
Several Lords—Took the Oath.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR.
THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (LORD PARMOOR): My Lords, I have to acquaint the House that His Majesty has been pleased to create the Right Honourable Sir John Sankey (Lord Chancellor of Great Britain) a Peer of this Realm, by the title of Baron Sankey, of Moreton in the County of Gloucester.
His Lordship, having retired to robe, was (in the usual manner) introduced.

Certificate of the Election of Sixteen Representative Peers for Scotland delivered and read.

ROLL OF THE LORDS.
Garter King of Arms attending, delivered at the Table (in the usual manner) a List of the Lords Temporal in the First Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom: The same was ordered to lie on the Table.
Several Lords—Took the Oath.
The Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal of England)—Sat first in Parliament after the death of his father.
Several Lords—Took the Oath.
The Lord Phillimore—Sat first in Parliament after the death of his father.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
THE PAYMASTER-GENERAL (LORD ARNOLD): My Lords, before we adjourn I would like to take the opportunity of announcing that the House will meet to-morrow from a quarter to three until five o'clock to enable noble Lords to take the Oath.
House adjourned at five o'clock.