HC Deb 15 August 1913 vol 56 cc3345-6

"Where an employer in Scotland has failed or neglected to pay any contributions which, under Part I. of the principal Act, be is liable to pay in respect of an employed contributor the amount which he has so failed or neglected to pay shall be a debt due from the employer to the Commissioners, and shall be recoverable by the Commissioners summarily as a civil debt: Provided that the powers conferred by this Section on the Commissioners shall be deemed to be in supplement of and nowise in restriction of the powers conferred upon them or upon members of approved societies by the principal Act."

Clause brought up, and read the first time.

Mr. DUNCAN MILLAR

I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a second time."

This Clause is rendered necessary for the same reason, as was the Clause last agreed to.

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause added to the Bill.

The CHAIRMAN

In regard to the Clause standing in the tame of the hon. Member for standing (Sir Stuart Samuel)—(Reserve Values for Aliens)—I understand that the hon. Member does not move the first part, and the second seems to me out of order because it depends upon the Reserve Values, which are not dealt with owing to the deletion of the first part.

Mr. GLYN-JONES

I take it that nothing that has happened this afternoon will prevent my putting that part down as a new Clause, and letting it take its chance to-morrow?

The CHAIRMAN

I cannot give an opinion on new Clauses until they appear upon the Paper.

Mr. FORSTER

I understand that my hon. friend the Member for Mile End (Mr. Harry Lawson) desires to move the whole Clause relating to the benefits of aliens. I submit that that is in order.

Mr. HARRY LAWSON

This Clause deals with an East-End question.

Mr. MASTERMAN

Have you not ruled this Clause out of order? I only refrained from moving the adjournment of the Committee because I understood that this Clause was out of order. I therefore move, "That the Committee do now adjourn."

Question put, and agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 3.58 p.m. till 11.30 a.m. to-morrow (Thursday).