HC Deb 12 May 1948 vol 450 c2136

Lords Amendment: In page 29, line 4, at end, insert: (e) paragraph (e) of Subsection (1) of the said Section four (under which regulations may require appeals and advertisements to state that a charity is registered under the said Act of 1940) shall have effect as if for the words 'under this Act' there were substituted the words 'in accordance with the National Assistance Act, 1948.'

Mr. Bevan

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

Hon. Members will recall that it is intended to make use of voluntary organisations to carry out a certain amount of welfare work under the supervision and control of the local authorities. These voluntary organisations do not like to register under the War Charities Act and so we are allowing them to register under this Bill.

Lieut.-Colonel Elliot

This is an admirable Amendment. It is the desire of both sides of the House that voluntary organisations should be brought into this work wherever possible and that theiramour propre should be consulted in regard to their disinclination to be registered as war charities. That is a reasonable request, and I commend it to the House.

Question put, and agreed to.