§ Order for Consideration of Lords Amendments read.
§ 10.7 p.m.
§ Major ELLIOTI beg to move, "That the Lords Amendments be now considered."
It may be convenient if I make a short general statement on these Amendments from another place. They appear to constitute a rather formidable array, but very few of them are more than drafting Amendments, and of those I shall give the House full notice when we reach them. There is one important Amendment which is of great interest to lawyers and particularly to constitutional lawyers which relates to the power of the subject to challenge certain Orders in the courts. I will not venture to deal with that myself since my right hon. Friend the Attorney-General is here to do so. I will only say that we have been able to meet the criticisms expressed in this House and in another place and although we shall have to go through the motion of asking this House to disagree with certain of the Lords Amendments, we shall, I think, be able to meet the substance of the complaint.
Another point which arises is the constitution of the boards set up under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1931. There is a difference of opinion between the Government and certain of their supporters, or perhaps I ought to say critics, in another place, and I believe that there 1364 is an Amendment to the Lords Amendment, put down by my Noble Friend the Member for Aldershot (Viscount Wolmer) and also a manuscript Amendment which has been handed in by my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Mr. T. Williams). Consequently, it is clear that when we come to that Amendment the House will require some further explanation of the point involved. Apart from those which I have mentioned I think we should be able to dispose of the Amendments expeditiously.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Lords Amendments considered accordingly.