– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 19 Mehefin 1947.
Mr James Callaghan
Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Transport)
12:00,
19 Mehefin 1947
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely the decision of the Government to site the cold reduction plant at Llanelly instead of Swansea, which involves the expenditure of £50,000 of public money.
Mr Douglas Clifton Brown
, Hexham
The hon. Member has asked permission to move the Adjournment of the House because of the decision of the Government to site the cold reduction plant at Llanelly instead of Swansea. I am afraid I cannot accept that Motion as a definite matter of urgent public importance. I admit that it has local importance, but I regret that I cannot say that it has urgent public importance, and, therefore, I must refuse to accept the Motion.
An adjournment is a break in the course of parliamentary business.
The House adjourns at the end of each day's business.
On a daily basis the House adjourns, or breaks, half an hour after the moving of the adjournment debate.
The House is also adjourned for several holiday periods during the session.
The more lengthy adjournments - often coinciding with the academic calendar - are known as recesses.
