18 JUNE 1937, Page 3

The most moving speech came from Mr. Banfield on a

proposal to abolish night baking He has been agitating for this reform for many years, and the most skilful advocate in the whole House could not have made a more effective appeal. No answer was attempted to his principal argu- ments and Sir Samuel Hoare was able to resist the proposed new clause only on the ground that a Committee of Inquiry under the chairmanship of Lord Alness was even now con- sidering the question. * * * *