HC Deb 05 April 1951 vol 486 cc425-75

As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.

5.38 p.m.

Mr. Donnelly (Pembroke)

On a point of order. May I ask for your guidance, Mr. Deputy-Speaker? The new Clause—(Definition)—standing in my name and that of other hon. Members is meaningless without a number of Amendments which come later on. I wonder whether you would be agreeable to our discussing the whole question of a Welsh Committee for the white fish industry on the new Clause?

Mr. Deputy-Speaker (Colonel Sir Charles MacAndrew)

I think it would be easier to discuss together the new Clause and the proposed Amendment in page 2, line 13, to leave out from "constituted" to "for" in line 14, and to insert: two committees (hereafter in this Act referred to as 'the Scottish and Welsh Committees').

The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (Mr. Thomas Williams)

Since the whole of the Amendments relating to Wales are devoted to one purpose, would it not be to the general advantage if we had one debate covering the whole field instead of sub-dividing it?

Mr. Deputy-Speaker

I anticipated that if we took the new Clause the Government would resist it, in which case all the other Amendments will fall. I thought that would perhaps save time.

Mr. Donnelly

Would you be agreeable to our discussing the whole question on the new Clause?

Mr. Deputy-Speaker

The new Clause plus the Amendment to which I referred, concerning the Welsh Committee. That would meet the point.

Mr. Donnelly

Thank you very much.

    cc425-36
  1. New Clause.—(DEFINITION.) 4,154 words
    2. cc436-7
  2. Clause 1.—(CONSTITUTION AND GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF WHITE FISH AUTHORITY.) 206 words
    3. cc437-40
  3. Clause 3.—(THE WHITE FISH INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL.) 1,244 words
    4. cc440-1
  4. Clause 4.—(PARTICULAR POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY.) 400 words
    5. cc441-2
  5. Clause 5.—(POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS ABOUT HANDLING, ETC., OF WHITE FISH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.) 156 words
    6. c442
  6. Clause 6.—(SCHEMES FOR REORGANISATION, DEVELOPMENT OR REGULATION OF THE INDUSTRY.) 54 words
    7. cc442-7
  7. Clause 15.—(FINANCES OF THE AUTHORITY AND EXPENSES OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.) 1,932 words
    8. c447
  8. Clause 16.—(ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS OF THE AUTHORITY.) 13 words
    9. cc448-54
  9. Clause 18.—(GENERAL PROVISIONS ABOUT OFFENCES.) 2,528 words
    10. cc454-6
  10. Clause 19.—(INTERPRETATION.) 732 words
    11. c456
  11. Clause 21.—(FISHERY HARBOURS.) 170 words
    12. cc457-75
  12. Third Schedule.—(AUTHORITY'S REGULATIONS AND SCHEMES (PRELIMINARY PROCEDURE).) 7,304 words