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Bills Presented

Volume 341: debated on Thursday 24 November 1938

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Mining Industry (Welfare Fund) Bill

"to amend section twenty of the Mining Industry Act, 1920, and the enactments amending that section," presented by Captain Crookshank; supported by Mr. Stanley; to be read a Second time To-morrow, and to be printed. [Bill 36.]

Public Works Loans Bill

"to grant money for the purpose of certain local loans out of the Local Loans Fund, and for other purposes relating to local loans," presented by Captain Wallace; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 37.]

Chairmen's Panel

Resolutions reported from the Chairmen's Panel:

  • 1. That where, on two successive sittings of a Standing Committee called for the consideration of a particular Bill, the Committee has to be adjourned by reason of the absence of a quorum within the first twenty minutes of the time for which the said Committee was summoned, the Chairman do instruct the Clerk to place the particular Bill at the bottom of the list of Bills then waiting consideration of that Committee, and that the Committee shall forthwith be convened to consider the other Bill or Bills then waiting.
  • 2. That it is the undoubted and established right of the Chairman who is appointed to a Standing Committee for the consideration of a particular Bill to name the day and hour on which the consideration of the Bill shall begin.
  • 3. That if, during the consideration of a Bill before one of the Standing Committees, it shall appear that the business would be expedited by postponing the further consideration of the Bill in hand until the Bill next on the list has been reported, and if the Member in charge of the Bill rises and makes a Motion to that effect, the Chairman will be in order in proposing such a question.

    • Report to lie upon the Table.

    Selection (Chairmen's Panel) (Parliament Act, 1911)

    Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That, in pursuance of Section 1, Sub-section (3), of the Parliament Act, 1911, they had appointed Sir Hugh O'Neill and Sir Robert Young from the Chairmen's Panel, with whom Mr. Speaker shall consult, if practicable, before giving his certificate to a Money Bill.

    Report to lie upon the Table.

    Selection (Standing Orders Committee) (Panel)

    Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had selected the following Eight Members to be the Panel appointed to serve on the Select Committee on Standing Orders under Standing Order 98: Lieut.-Colonel Acland-Troyte, Mr. Frankel, Sir Francis Fremantle, Major Leighton, Mr. Mander, Sir Frank Sanderson, Mr. Annesley Somerville, and Mr. Tinker.

    Report to lie upon the Table.

    Selection (Committee On Unopposed Bills) (Panel)

    Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had selected the following Twelve Members to be the Panel appointed to serve on the Committee on Unopposed Bills under Standing Order 111: Mr. Boulton, Mr. Broad, Captain Crawford Browne, Mr. Crowder, Sir Geoffrey Ellis, Sir Francis Fremantle, Sir George Hume, Mr. Lee, Mr. Logan, Colonel Sir Charles MacAndrew, Mr. Moreing, and Mr. Storey.

    Report to lie upon the Table.

    Selection (Private Legisla- Tion Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936) (Panel)

    Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That, in pursuance of the provisions of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, they had selected the following Twenty-five Members to form the Parliamentary Panel of Members of this House to act as Commissioners: Mr. Barr, Mr. Chapman, Sir Samuel Chapman, the Marquess of Clydesdale, Sir Henry Fildes, Sir Edmund Findlay, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Guy, Miss Horsbrugh, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Graham Kerr, Mr. Kirkwood, Captain McEwen, Mr. Maclay, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Moore, Major Neven-Spence, Lord William Scott, Captain Shaw, Sir Robert Smith, Mr. Henderson Stewart, Sir Douglas Thomson, Sir John Train, Mr. Watson, Mr. Welsh, and Mr. Young.

    Report to lie upon the Table.