HC Deb 10 July 1930 vol 241 cc685-6
Mr. HERBERT MORRISON

I beg to move, in page 17, line 15, after the word "of," to insert the words: section one hundred and ninety-three of the Law of Property Act, 1925 (which relates to the rights of the public over commons and waste lands), or of.

Colonel ASHLEY

There is a regular milky way of Amendments to be moved by the hon. Gentleman the Minister, and, really, if anybody is obstructing, I think, the Minister is in the number of his Amendments. May I make a suggestion for the hon. Member's consideration which may expedite matters. There is a great number of Amendments and it will be quite unnecessary to ask the hon. Gentleman to explain all his Amendments to the House. I suggest that we put him on his honour, that if there is anything of importance he will explain it to the House.

Mr. MORRISON

I agree with the right hon. and gallant Gentleman. This Amendment is really to make clear that the provisions of the Clause do not affect the provisions of Section 193 of the Law of Property Act, 1925. It is really a drafting Amendment, and perhaps I ought to have said so. If the truth be told, I am sometimes in a little difficulty to get to my brief as quickly as I ought to do. I am sorry that there are so many Amendments to be moved by me, but we are rather rushing the stages of the Bill, and the men for whom I have the most sympathy are probably the Parliamentary draftsmen and the officers who have had to work so hard.

Amendment agreed to.