HC Deb 24 July 1931 vol 255 cc1911-3

Lords Amendment: In page 23, line 8, leave out the words "twenty-three."

Mr. WESTWOOD

I beg to move, "That this House doth disagree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

Sir J. GILMOUR

May we have an explanation?

Mr. WESTWOOD

It is purely drafting.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 23, line 8, agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 23, line 11, disagreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 23, line 24, agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 24, line 15, disagreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 24, line 42, agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 25, line 4, disagreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 25, line 7, after the word "worker" insert or for a person who, being or having been a member of His Majesty's Forces, has had a suitable course of training for agriculture.

Mr. SPEAKER

This Amendment raises the question of Privilege.

Motion made, and Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment," put, and agreed to.—[Mr. Westwood.]

Mr. SPEAKER

An entry will be made in the Journals of the House.

Lords Amendment: In page 25, line 8, leave out the word "or".

Mr. SPEAKER

This Amendment raises the question of Privilege.

Motion made, and Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment," put, and agreed to.—[Mr. Westwood.]

Mr. SPEAKER

An entry will be made in the Journals of the House.

Lords Amendment: In page 25, line 9, after the word "worker" insert the words "or other person."

Mr. SPEAKER

This Amendment also raises the question of Privilege.

Motion made, and Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment," put, and agreed to.—[Mr. Westwood.]

Mr. SPEAKER

An entry will be made in the Journals of the House.

Lords Amendment: In page 25, line 21, after the word "worker" insert the words or a person who, being or having been a member of His Majesty's Forces, has had a suitable course of training for agriculture.

Mr. SPEAKER

This Amendment raises the question of Privilege.

Motion made, and Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment," put, and agreed to.—[Mr. Westwood.]

Mr. SPEAKER

An entry will be made in the Journals of the House.

Lords Amendment: In page 25, line 24, leave out "sixteen" and insert "seventeen."

Mr. SPEAKER

This raises a question of Privilege.

Motion made, and Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment," put, and agreed to.—[Dr. Addison.]

Mr. SPEAKER

A special entry will be made.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 26, line 9, disagreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment to page 26, line 10, agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 26, line 11, leave out from the word "eighteen" to the word "shall" in line 12, and insert and Section twelve in so far as it relates to smallholdings.

Amendment divided.

Mr. WESTWOOD

I beg to move, "That this House doth disagree with the Lords in so much of the said Amendment as proposes to leave out the words 'and paragraph (c) of Part I of the First Schedule.'"

It is necessary for us to disagree with the Lords in this Amendment, because Part I has been reinserted in the Bill.

So much of the Lords Amendment as proposed to insert the words "and section twelve in so far as it relates to smallholdings," agreed to.

Remaining Lords Amendments disagreed to.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the Bill.

Committee nominated of Mr. William Adamson, Mr. Westwood, Sir John Gilmour, Mr. Ernest Brown, and Dr Addison.

Three to be the Quorum.—[Dr. Addison.]

To withdraw immediately.

Reasons for disagreeing to certain of the Lords Amendments reported, and agreed to.

To be communicated to the Lords.—[Dr. Addison.]