CLAUSE 43.—(Accommodation for clothing.) (Hansard, 16 June 1937)

§ Sir S. Hoare
I beg to move, in page 37, line 39, to leave out the Clause.
The House will remember that I proposed an alternative Clause which was accepted by the House.

§ Mr. E. Smith
May I ask a few questions of the Home Secretary before we dispose of this Clause? Yesterday, as the result of criticism from both sides of the House, the right hon. Gentleman was good enough to agree to the withdrawal of his proposals and to reconsider the whole question.

§ Mr. Deputy-Speaker
I must point out that this Amendment is purely consequential. The Amendment to leave out Clause 42 was not moved, and it is therefore not before the House at the moment. This matter cannot be raised because there is no question before the House. To leave out Clause 43 is purely a consequential Amendment upon the new Clause which the House has accepted.

§ Mr. E. Smith
May I be permitted to ask the Home Secretary whether the new Clause which he proposes to consider will be placed on the Order Paper before it goes to another place?

§ Mr. Deputy-Speaker
That is not a matter which is now before the House, and it is entirely out of order.

§ Mr. Batey
Surely, some reason should be given by the Home Secretary for moving to leave out Clause 43.

§ Sir S. Hoare
I have just given it. Yesterday I moved as a new Clause an alternative to Clause 43 about the accommodation of cloakrooms, and clothing and so on. The House unanimously accepted the new Clause, and, that being so, it is now necessary for me to move the deletion of this Clause.