PERFORMING ANIMALS (No. 2) BILL. (Hansard, 19 June 1925)

I beg to move, "That the Lords Amendments be now considered."

Perhaps it might save the time of the House if I were to say that, as far as I am concerned, I accept every one of the Amendments printed on the Paper. I think, perhaps, some apology is due from me for the length of this list of Amendments. When I took over this Bill from another hon. Member a few years ago, I was under the impression that it had already received a careful scrutiny from the Parliamentary draftsman. Last year I incorporated in it a number of Amendments which had been put upon the Paper on behalf of the Home Office, and I rather concluded that all the Amendments that were likely to be put forward had been submitted; otherwise I should have taken steps to ensure that these Amendments were considered upstairs in Committee of this House. They are practically all drafting Amendments, and have been so referred to in another place, and unless the House desires any explanation from me in regard to any of them I do not propose to take up the time of the House further when we consider the Amendments, unless, perhaps, to say a few words on one of the later ones in regard to interpretation.