HC Deb 06 July 1939 vol 349 cc1527-646

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

4.4 p.m.

The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

I beg to move, That the Bill be re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House in respect of the new Clause (Amendment of 26 Geo. 5& 1 Edw. 8, c. 21), standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Stanley. The reason why it is necessary to consider this new Clause in Committee and not in the House as a whole is that in an indirect way it increases the charge on the Exchequer. Under the Cotton Spinning Industry Act the Exchequer has power to make up any deficiency which may occur—none has hitherto occurred—between the income and expenditure under the scheme. The new Clause which I shall move later extends the operation of that scheme for another two years, with the result that the power of the Treasury to guarantee this deficit is extended for another two years. The amount of money which the Government can guarantee is not increased, but the period during which the guarantee can be given is extended. For that reason it is held to impose a charge and must be considered in Committee.

Bill accordingly considered in Committee.

[Sir DENNIS HERBERT in the Chair.]

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  1. NEW CLAUSE—(Amendment of 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw.8, c. 21.) 2,214 words
    2. cc1532-5
  2. NEW CLAUSE—. (Amendment of price schemes in relation to persons carrying on business in certain parts of the United Kingdom.) 1,075 words
    3. cc1535-43
  3. CLAUSE 4.—(The Export Development Committee.) 3,179 words
    4. cc1543-5
  4. CLAUSE 5.—(Registration of persons carrying on business in the industry and of merchants.) 499 words
    5. cc1545-81
  5. CLAUSE 8—(Provisions as to redundancy schemes.) 15,059 words, 1 division
    6. cc1581-600
  6. CLAUSE 9.—(Provisions as to price schemes.) 7,647 words
    7. cc1600-1
  7. CLAUSE 12.—(Initial poll in relation to a sectional scheme.) 86 words
    8. c1601
  8. CLAUSE 13.—(Proceedings if poll favourable.) 236 words
    9. cc1601-2
  9. CLAUSE 14.—(Consideration of sectional schemes by Cotton Industry Advisory Committee.) 220 words
    10. cc1602-5
  10. CLAUSE 15.—(The Rayon Committee.) 1,355 words
    11. cc1605-7
  11. CLAUSE 16.—(Consideration of sectional schemes by Board of Trade and sub mission to Parliament.) 831 words
    12. cc1607-29
  12. CLAUSE 18—(Power of Cotton Industry Board to perform services.) 9,106 words, 1 division
    13. cc1629-31
  13. CLAUSE 19.—(Fees and contributions payable to Cotton Industry Board by the industry.) 819 words
    14. c1631
  14. CLAUSE 20.—(Exchequer contributions towards certain expenses of Cotton Industry Board.) 83 words
    15. cc1631-2
  15. CLAUSE 21.—(Exchequer assistance to boards administering redundancy schemes.) 131 words
    16. c1632
  16. CLAUSE 22.—(Form, publication, validity and commencement of orders con firming sectional schemes.) 77 words
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  17. CLAUSE 24.—(Power to enter and inspect premises.) 149 words
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  18. CLAUSE 25.—(Restrictions on disclosure of information.) 116 words
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  19. CLAUSE 27.—(Special provisions as to persons engaged in certain businesses.) 4,006 words
    20. cc1643-4
  20. CLAUSE 29.—(Liability of directors, etc., of bodies corporate for offences.) 550 words
    21. cc1644-6
  21. CLAUSE 34.—(Definition and classification of the cotton industry.) 569 words
    22. c1646
  22. CLAUSE 36.—(Application to Scotland and Northern Ireland.) 178 words