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§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)I beg to move, in page 57, line 2, to leave out "thirtieth day of September," and to insert "thirty-first day of October."
It will be remembered that on the discussion in Committee of this Clause, which deals with a reduction of the value of a house in respect of which an advance or guarantee may be made, from £1,500 to £800, it was suggested, I think by the hon. Member for North Kensington (Mr. Duncan) and the hon. Member for North Lambeth (Mr. Strauss), that notice should be given as regards negotiations then afoot, because if the change in value came down from £1,500 to £800 as from the date of the passing of the Bill, a number of transactions not yet finished would be wasted. An Amendment was therefore conceded that the operative 2024 date of the change should be 30th September, but it was pointed out that that was a holiday month, and therefore we have suggested that the change shall take place as from 31st October.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.