HC Deb 05 March 1948 vol 448 cc688-9
Mr. Steele

I beg to move, in page 7, line 21, to leave out from "Where" to "in," and to insert "payments."

The purpose of the Amendment is to fulfil a promise given in the Committee to the hon. Member for The High Peak (Mr. Molson), when he raised strong objection to the drafting of the Clause at this point. The matter has been reconsidered, and I am satisfied that the Amendments now proposed will considerably simplify the Clause and make it much clearer.

Mr. Molson

I am very much obliged to the Minister.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 7, line 30, leave out from beginning, to third "the," in line 32, and insert: are in arrears for any period and assistance grants have been made for that period by reference to the requirements of the person to whom the payments are due, the payments may, at the discretion of.

In line 34, leave out from beginning, to end of line 39, and insert: be abated to the extent to which the actual amount of those assistance grants exceeds what would have been their amount, as decided by the Board, if the said payments had not fallen into arrears."—[Mr. Steele.]