HC Deb 28 April 1947 vol 436 cc1546-696

[1ST ALLOTTED DAY]

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

3.50 p.m.

The Minister of Transport (Mr. Barnes)

I beg to move, That the Bill be recommitted to a Committee of the whole House in respect of the Amendments to Clause 13, page 13, line 30, Clause 25, page 31, line 28, Clause 35, page 4o, line 32 and line 37, Clause 46, page 53, line 32 and page 54, line 41, Clause 65, page 77, line 8, Clause 69, page 79, line 14, Clause 86, page 90, line 29, Clause 87, page 91, line 16, Clause 96, page 96, line 27, line 31 and line 39, Clause ion, page 102, line 41, Clause 101, page 103, line 3, Clause 110, page 109, line 4, line 6 and line 7, Clause 12o, page 113, line 30, of the New Clauses (Additional compensation to local authorities), (Right to require acquisition by Commission of canal carrier undertakings), and (Right to require acquisition of undertakings providing port facilities), and of the Amendments to Schedule 3, page 122, line 28, Schedule 4, page 126, line 59, and Schedule 15, page 141, line 24, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Barnes.

Major Sir David Maxwell Fyfe (Liverpool, West Derby)

I beg to move, as an Amendment to the recommittal Motion, at the end, to add: and of the Amendments to Clause 16, page 17, line z8 and line 43, and page 18, line 10 and line 17, Clause 46, page 53, line 44, and page 54, line 7, Clause 53, page 64, line 37, Schedule 8, page 232, line 4, line 11 and line 12, and page 133, line 17, and Schedule 9, page 133, line 28 and line 35, and page 134, line 11, line 23 and line 27.

Amendment agreed to.

Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.

Bill immediately considered in Committee.

[Major MILNER in the Chair]

    cc1546-7
  1. CLAUSE 13.—(Bodies whose undertakings are to vest in Commission.) 89 words
    2. cc1547-627
  2. CLAUSE 16.—(Compensation.) 33,295 words, 4 divisions
    3. cc1627-34
  3. CLAUSE 25.—(Application of preceding provisions to local authorities.) 2,367 words
    4. cc1634-5
  4. CLAUSE 35.—(Commission's licensing powers as to inland waterways.) 215 words
    5. cc1635-67
  5. CLAUSE 46.—(Amount of Compensation.) 14,147 words, 3 divisions
    6. cc1667-85
  6. CLAUSE 53.—(Right to require notice of acquisition to be given.) 8,099 words, 2 divisions
    7. cc1685-7
  7. CLAUSE 65.—(Power to license provision of port facilities.) 260 words
    8. c1687
  8. CLAUSE 69.—(Renaming of, and other provisions as to, Railway Rates Tribunal.) 100 words
    9. c1687
  9. CLAUSE 86.—(Borrowing Powers of the Commission.) 54 words
    10. c1688
  10. CLAUSE 87.—(British transport stock.) 23 words
    11. c1688
  11. CLAUSE 96.—(Provisions as to pension rights.) 103 words
    12. cc1688-9
  12. CLAUSE 100.—(Compensation to officers and servants in other cases.) 182 words
    13. c1689
  13. CLAUSE 101.—(Fees and allowances on references under Part VII to referees.) 256 words
    14. cc1689-90
  14. CLAUSE 110.—(Application to schemes.) 95 words
    15. cc1690-3
  15. CLAUSE 120.—(Interpretation.) 1,448 words
    16. cc1693-6
  16. NEW CLAUSE.—(Right to require acquisition by Commission of canal carrier undertakings.) 653 words
    17. c1696
  17. ADJOURNMENT 16 words