HC Deb 05 July 1938 vol 338 cc215-6

Order for Consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee), read.

4.0 p.m.

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sir Samuel Hoare)

I beg to move, That the Bill be re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House in respect of the Amendments in Clause 2, page 4, line 16, Clause 16, Clause 24, page 16, line 8, and the First Schedule, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare. I move this Motion as a result of an undertaking that I gave in the Standing Committee, namely, that fire authorities should be given power to pay compensation when they make use of private supplies of water.

4.1 p.m.

Mr. Westwood

I beg to move, as an Amendment to the proposed Motion, in line 4, at the end, to add: and in respect of the Amendment in Clause 16, page 14, line 14, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Westwood. I move this Amendment because of a promise given in Standing Committee.

Mr. Levy

On a point of Order. May I call attention to Clause 1, and ask my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary a question with regard to it? We are now going on to Clause 2 without mentioning Clause 1 at all.

Mr. Speaker

The Motion is that the Bill be recommitted in respect of certain Clauses. We shall come back to Clause 1 later.

Mr. Westwood

As I said, I move my Amendment because of a promise that was given in Standing Committee that consideration would be given to the particular point of extending the fire brigade superannuation scheme to those other than men who were wholly and solely engaged on fire brigade work. I hope that the Secretary of State will accept my Amendment so that we can discuss the matter on its merits when we reach Clause 16 later.

Sir S. Hoare

I am prepared to accept the Amendment to my Motion, and we can discuss the matter referred to on its merits later.

Amendment to the proposed Motion agreed to.

Ordered, That the Bill be recommitted to a Committee of the Whole House in respect of the Amendments in Clause 2, page 4, line 16, Clause 16, Clause 24, page 16, line 8, and the First Schedule, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare, and in respect of the Amendment in Clause 16, page 14, line 14, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Westwood.

Bill accordingly considered in Committee.

[Captain BOURNE in the Chair.]

    cc216-33
  1. CLAUSE 2.—(Fire-hydrants and water supply in case of fire.) 6,963 words, 1 division
    2. cc233-8
  2. CLAUSE 16.—(Definition of "fire brigade duties" for purposes of Fire Brigade Pensions Act, 1925, and this Act.) 2,147 words
    3. c238
  3. CLAUSE 24.—(Provisions as to London.) 129 words