HC Deb 31 October 1939 vol 352 cc1819-20

6.13 p.m.

Major Lloyd George

I beg to move, in page 3, line 17, after "of," to insert: changes in the business, since the date as at which the basic price for the goods is to be ascertained in relation to. In the Committee stage the hon. Member for Ebbw Vale (Mr. A. Bevan) had an Amendment on the Paper in his name, the object being that decreases as well as increases in costs should be taken into consideration. The Amendment which I now move is to set off increases against any decreases in price, and I think that that fully meets the point which the hon. Gentleman wanted to be met. The next Amendment makes it clear that decreases must be set off against increases.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: In page 3, line 18, at the end, insert "taken as a whole."—[Mr. Stanley.]