§ Lords Amendment: In page 14, line 20, leave out "section," and insert "Act."
Mr. Ivor ThomasI beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
This is now necessary because of the fact that there will be references to scheduled journeys in the Bill otherwise than in Clause 23.
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Lords Amendment: In page 14, line 31, at end, insert:
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(c) in accordance with arrangements for the time being approved by the Minister as being in the public interest, to carry a party of passengers and their baggage (if any) upon a series of three or more journeys organised as a tour for the common enjoyment of those passengers.
Mr. ThomasI beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
There have been, in various places, discussions about round tours; and strenuous efforts have been made by hon. Gentlemen opposite, and by their friends in another place, to secure that private charter operators should be able to enter this field. My noble Friend did not feel able to accede to that request in the form originally proposed. He was confronted in particular with the difficulties of international agreements. The question of charter operators is one that is giving 702 great concern to many governments and the subject will have to be denned by the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organisation. He has, however, seen his way to consent to the proposal that charter companies may be permitted to conduct round tours with inclusive arrangements for board and lodging if he certifies that they are in the public interest. In this form I hope that the House will agree with the Lords Amendment.