§ 2 Clause 2, leave out Clause 2.
§ 5.30 p.m.
§ The Lord ChancellorMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 2, which is consequential.
§ Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 2.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ Lord RentonMy Lords, in the collection of notes which my noble friend Lord Henley sent to us there is a grouping. In that grouping, Amendment No. 3, which is a simple amendment, is grouped with Amendments Nos. 14, 98 and 101. The amendments are set out on page 2. There is then a note showing the effect of the four amendments taken together. It would help me if we could be told whether it is intended to take each amendment separately as we come to it or whether my noble and learned friend the Lord Chancellor or my noble friend Lord Henley, when moving the Commons amendments, intend to discuss them as a group. If they are to be discussed each as a group, those noble Lords who do not have the benefit of the notes supplied by my noble friend will be at a great disadvantage. I do not find myself at a great advantage because these matters are so complicated that I have been unable in the time available, which was the time between the two Statements, to get beyond page 6 in my studies, and there are 57 pages of notes and comments. It would be idle, at any rate for me with my limitations, to pretend that I shall be able to understand what follows.
§ The Lord ChancellorMy Lords, I am sure that when the time comes to consider Amendment No. 3, with which my noble friend Lord Henley will deal, he 504 will give such a cogent explanation of the matter that my noble friend will feel able to follow it. My question at the moment merely relates to leaving out Clause 2, which is entirely consequential upon Amendment No. 1.
§ Lord RentonMy Lords, I am sorry.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.