§ Mr. Thornton-KemsleyOn a point of Order, Mr. Deputy-Speaker. Is it in Order to ask you the reason for not calling the Amendment on Clause 12, page 14, line 20, to leave out "distribution of industry," and to insert:
development of industry in Scotland"?
§ Mr. Thornton-KemsleyOf course, I shall not wish to press the point if Mr. Speaker has ruled that we cannot discuss that Amendment, but this is a matter upon which a specific assurance was made in Committee.
Mr. Deputy-SpeakerThe hon. Member is not entitled to discuss the reasons of Mr. Speaker who, of course, has full power under the Standing Orders in selecting or not selecting any particular Amendment. Mr. Speaker has decided, no doubt for quite good reasons, that this Amendment should not be selected. That being the case, I have no alternative but to proceed with the next Amendment.
Mr. Henderson) StewartWould it be in Order for me to move the Adjournment of the House in order that the Government may explain—
Mr. Deputy-SpeakerCertainly not. The matter is not for the Government, anyway. The matter is one entirely for Mr. Speaker's discretion.
§ Mr. J. S. C. Reid roseߞ—
Mr. Deputy-SpeakerI would remind the hon. Member for East Fife (Mr. Stewart), and the right hon. and learned Member for Hillhead (Mr. J. S. C. Reid), in case he should consider pursuing the matter, that the matter is not discussable.
§ Mr. ReidI agree. Perhaps I might be allowed to make one remark, on a point of Order, so as to clear the point? Of course, it will be impossible for us to accept assurances in future, if we do not get an opportunity of raising matters again here.
§ Mr. BuchananMr. Deputy-Speaker, you have allowed the right hon. and learned Gentleman to make an observation. I have not denied the right of hon. Members to discuss the Amendment. I have nothing to do with it. The implication is that, in some way or another, we on this side are preventing discussion. That suggestion I refute.
§ Mr. Reid rose—
Mr. Deputy-SpeakerUnless the right hon. and learned Gentleman proposes to withdraw the suggestion he has made, I cannot allow the matter to be discussed further in any shape or form.
§ Mr. ReidIf I may, I propose to explain that I made no such suggestion. I merely thought it well to convey to the hon. Gentleman what would have to be our attitude in future, without imputing any sort of blame to the hon. Gentleman.
§ The Lord Advocate1 beg to move, in page 16, line 17, to leave out from "person," to "would," in line 20, and to insert:
who proposes to carry out any operations on land or make any change in the use of land wishes to have it determined whether those operations or the making of that change in the use of land.This is a drafting Amendment consequential upon the deletion in Committee, of reference in Clause 11 to classes of persons by whom application for planning permission may be made.
§ Amendment agreed to.