§ Bill considered in Committee.
§ (In the Committee.)
§ Clause 1 agreed to.
§ Clause 2 (Construction of Act).
§ MR. BROADHURST (Nottingham, W.)I beg to move that the Chairman do report Progress. This is a Bill that, it appears to me, should receive very considerable attention, which it is not reasonable to suppose it will receive at 3 o'clock in the morning.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again."—(Mr. Broadhurst.)
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir RICHARD WEBSTER) (Isle of Wight)If the hon. Member wishes to have further time for consideration I will not oppose the Motion; but I think he will find that the Bill deals with a very simple matter.
§ MR. TOMLINSON (Preston)The Bill has been down several days on the 2016 Notice Paper, and there has been no suggestion of Amendments, so it was fair to assume there was no opposition.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Committee report Progress; to sit again upon Thursday.