§ No person shall be disqualified for being elected to, or sitting or voting as a member 910 of, the House of Commons by reason of being a member of the Central Midwives Board or the Central Midwives Board for Scotland; but, in relation to a member of either of those Boards who is a member of the House of Commons, section nine of this Act shall have effect with the omission of references to loss of earnings.—[Mr. Blenkinsop.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Mr. BlenkinsopI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
This Clause is to make provision for such Members of Parliament as may from time to time be added to the Central Midwives Board. It is desirable that such a person should not be prevented from being a member of the Board by virtue of the rule which prevents Members from holding an office of profit under the Crown. This Clause is designed to deal with that point, and provides that a Member shall not receive from the Board anything beyond his bare expenses for travelling and subsistence, to which I am sure we should all agree.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.
§ First and Second Schedules agreed to.