HC Deb 10 April 1933 vol 276 cc2329-33

Order for consideration of Lords Amendments read.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Lords Amendments be now considered."

11.49 p.m.

The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

Perhaps it will be con- venient if I state on this Motion that, formidable as the Paper looks, in fact it consists almost entirely of drafting or grammatical Amendments, with the necessary Amendments consequent upon putting into the Bill the date on which it will come into force. The number of Amendments of substance are only about 20, but even these raise no question of principle, and I do not think it is necessary to call the attention of this House to them. I should, of course, be only too glad to answer any questions which hon. Members may desire to ask.

Lords Amendments considered accordingly.

11.51 p.m.

Mr. SPEAKER

Before considering the Lords Amendments I wish to make a few remarks about those Amendments which may raise questions of Privilege. In considering this Bill there are several Amendments which might technically be treated as raising questions of Privilege, but this is a Hybrid Bill of which all notices were published under the Standing Orders relating to Private Bills. I propose, therefore, in dealing with Amendments which might raise questions of Privilege, to deal with this Bill as if it were a Private Bill sent down from the Lords under Standing Order 245. That Standing Order says: This House will not insist on its Privileges with regard to any Clause in Private Bills, or in Bills to confirm any Provisional Orders or Provisional Certificates sent down from the House of Lords which refer to tolls and charges for services performed, and are not in the nature of a tax, or which refer to rates assessed and levied by local authorities for local purposes. The House will probably approve of my treating the Bill in this way. The House will also notice that a great many of these Amendments are drafting Amendments and a few of them are Amendments of substance. I propose, if the House agrees, to put these drafting Amendments in groups, which will save a lot of time, and to pause when it comes to any Amendment of substance to see if any hon. Member wishes to raise any point upon them.

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  1. CLAUSE 1.—(Establishment of London Passenger Transport Board.) 224 words
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  2. CLAUSE 57.—(Date of operation of this part of this Act.) 237 words
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  3. CLAUSE 106.—(Repeals.) 55 words