§ Lords Amendment: In page 38, line 25, leave out from "means" to "beginning," in line 26, and insert "the year."
1702§ Captain WallaceI beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
The purpose of this and the next two Amendments is to shorten the definition of the renters' quota period.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 38, line 28, agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: In page 39, line 41, leave out "three" and insert "four."
§ Captain WallaceI beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
This and the next Amendment to line 42 can be considered together. They were moved in connection with the concession promised in Committee and made on Report as a result of representations made by my hon. Friend the Member for South Croydon (Mr. H. G. Williams) in connection with the trade show of a film which started off by having a charity performance. We thought that the point had been met on Report, but we have since discovered that if the producers of a film elected to have their charity performance on a Friday, which, in spite of the fact that it is an unlucky day, is a day when they can get the attendance of Members of this House, the difficulty would arise that the trade show under the Bill as it stood would have to be held on either the Saturday or the Sunday in order to keep within the three days. There are difficulties in getting exhibitors to come up on Saturday or Sunday, and they will be got over by allowing four days. The second Amendment is designed to secure that the exhibitors get seven days' notice of when a show is to be held.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 40, line 17, agreed to.