§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Lords Amendments be now considered."
§ Mr. McKENNAShall I be in order in asking the House to take all the Amendments together, on the assurance I can give that these Amendments were all either moved by the Government, or agreed by the Government. They are in the main either drafting Amendments, or Amendments carried out in accordance with promises made in the House. There are only two Amendments which must be excepted from that statement. The first is one allowing Justices to give aggregate sentences of twelve months, that is to say, two consecutive sentences of six months each, and secondly, where leave to Clerks to the Justices to appeal to the Secretary of State is limited to complaints as to reduction of salary on revision. The right given in this House applied also to a refusal to increase the salaries. Both these Amendments were agreed between the proposer and the Lord Chancellor. With these two exceptions I may say that all the Amendments are either drafting Amendments or Amendments to carry out promises given in this House.
Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKERThe Amendments had better be read through, and the House can express its agreement or otherwise as the Clerk reads them.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.