HC Deb 06 July 1938 vol 338 cc500-1

Lords Amendment: In page 7, line 9, leave out from "allocate" to "to," in line 12.

8.55 p.m.

Captain Crookshank

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

This is a drafting Amendment, but as it anticipates the next Amendment, I had better explain it. Under the Bill it is provided that the Central Valuation Board shall prepare a map and divide the country into regions and allocate to each region its proper proportion of the total sum of £66,450,000. That is what they naturally would do, but to make slightly clearer the principle on which they will have to work, we propose to accept the Amendment.

Sir S. Cripps

I understand that the reason for the Amendment is that something which was perfectly clear to this House was a little difficult for the other House to understand. Therefore, we agree that there shall be put in more simple language something that we in this House understand perfectly well.

Question put, and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment, in page 7, line 12, agreed to.