HC Deb 27 July 1944 vol 402 cc980-2

Lords Amendment: In page 96, line 16, leave out paragraph (c), and insert: (c) such associations representing teachers as, in the opinion of the authority, ought, having regard to the circumstances of the area, to be represented;

Mr. Butler

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment." This Amendment clarifies the duties of local education authorities in determining what associations of teachers shall be represented at the Conference. Question put, and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 97, line 12, agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 97, line 19, leave out from "appoint," to end of line 20, and insert: to prepare a syllabus of religious instruction a body of persons having experience in religious instruction which shall, so far as is practicable, be of the like representative character as is required by paragraph 2 of this Schedule in the case of a conference.

Mr. Butler

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This explains what I said earlier in reply to an hon. Member.

Question put, and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment in page 97, line 31, agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 97, line 35, at end, insert: 12. Whenever a local education authority are of opinion (whether upon representations made to them or otherwise) that any agreed syllabus for the time being adopted by them ought to be reconsidered, the authority shall cause to be convened for that purpose a conference constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule. If the conference convened for the reconsideration of any syllabus unanimoulsy recommend that the existing syllabus should continue to be the agreed syllabus or that a new syllabus should be adopted in substitution therefor the authority may give effect to the recommendation of the conference, but if the authority report to the Minister that the conference are unable to reach unanimous agreement, or if it appears to the Minister that the authority have failed to give effect to the unanimous recommendation of the conference, the Minister shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 10 of this Schedule, and paragraph II thereof shall apply accordingly.

Mr. Butler

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

Mr. Edmund Harvey

Could a misprint be corrected, Mr. Speaker? It would be unfortunate to put into an Act of Parliament a word which has hitherto not appeared anywhere in the English language. I refer to the word "unanimoulsy."

Mr. Speaker

That will certainly be put right.

Question put, and agreed to.

Remaining Lords Amendments agreed to.

Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the Bill.

Committee nominated of Mr. Butler, Mr. Charleton, Mr. Furness, Mr. Edmund Harvey, Mr. Joseph Henderson, Mr. Geoffrey Hutchinson, Major Mills, Mr R. Morgan, Colonel Sir John Shute, and Mr. Parker.

Three to be the Quorum.—[Mr. Butler.]

To withdraw immediately.

Reasons for disagreeing to certain of the Lords Amendments reported, and agreed to.

To be communicated to the Lords.—[Mr. Butler.]