Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 22 May 1941.
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
If my right hon. Friend is in a position to make a statement on developments in the Mediterranean and if the situation justifies it, will he consider making such a statement before the Adjournment of the House to-day?
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.
