HC Deb 24 July 1936 vol 315 cc1012-3

Lords Amendment: In page 49, line 44, after "day" insert: or which was vested for an interest less than a fee simple in possession in Queen Anne's Bounty by the Tithe Act, 1925.

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

I have to inform the House that this Amendment raises a question of Privilege.

Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

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

The purpose of this Amendment is to secure that the appropriate rate deduction shall be made. The Schedule covered Queen Anne's Bounty rent-charges which were either vested in fee simple or which were subject to leases. As the Bill was originally worded it did not cover a third very exceptional class of case where for technical reasons the fee simple did not vest in Queen Anne's Bounty, although the substantial interest in the rent-charge belonged to a benefice. The Amendment is designed to cover these very exceptional cases.

1.24 p.m.

Mr. EDE

I do not know if we could be told whether this was an Amendment that could have been made within the terms of the original Financial Resolution. Last night we had another Bill sent back to us from another place and we resisted one Amendment which it was suggested involved Privilege, and one of the reasons given by the Minister in charge of the Bill was that, had he desired to accept the Lords Amendment, he would have had to propose a new Financial Resolution. I understand that there have been several Amendments this morning raising questions of Privilege. I should like to be assured that this is an Amendment that can be made within the terms of the original Financial resolution passed by the House.

Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

The hon. Member need not have any misgivings on the matter. It was the wish of the House that the appropriate rate deductions should be made in connection with Queen Anne's Bounty. The Bill covered rent-charges vested in fee simple and rent-charges which were subject to leases, but there is a possible exceptional case which is neither precisely fee simple nor precisely lease, and the object of the Amendment is to cover that.

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

A special entry will be made.

Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 51, line 27, agreed to.