HC Deb 12 May 1948 vol 450 cc2135-6

Lords Amendment: In page 24, line 33, leave out "at the home" and insert: in the management of the home or any part thereof.

The Minister of Health (Mr. Aneurin Bevan)

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

The language of the Bill before this Amendment would have enabled the Minister to lay down conditions controlling the appointment of any person at any old persons' home or disabled persons' home which will now be liable to be inspected under the Act. We felt that was rather wide and that we really only wanted to concern ourselves with the management of the home and not with individual members of the staff. We are therefore restricting this provision.

Question put, and agreed to.