§ Mr. TurtonI beg to move, in page 3, line 20, to leave out from "funds," to "the," in line 21.
This implements the Minister's promise on Second Reading. We propose to leave out the words "or to compensation payable otherwise than out of such funds." 725 They were in the Bill originally presented by the right hon. Lady and would have had the effect that a man already in receipt of Workman's Compensation payment in respect of an industrial accident or other industrial disease might have had his rights under this Bill restricted. We believe such a restriction would be unfair to the workman, and we therefore ask the Committee to delete these words.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. TurtonI beg to move, in page 4, line 7, after "wholly," to insert "or in part."
With permission, I will deal also with the following two Amendments, which are consequential. They fulfil an undertaking I gave on Second Reading in reply to a request by my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mr. Arbuthnot). I promised that the Minister would put down an Amendment to ensure that the scheme under this Bill would have power to provide for cases of partial dependency.
Where the deceased has not left any person wholly dependent on him, but has left someone partially dependent on him, it is our intention that the Board should have discretion to award a sum or sums not exceeding £300. This makes it necessary to bring in the words which were in the right hon. Lady's Bill but which were not in our original Bill. It is our firm intention that where there is someone wholly dependent, it will be a sum of £300 that is awarded and not a less sum.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Further Amendments made: In page 4, line 9, to leave out "the," and insert "an."
§ In line 9, to leave out second "of," and insert "not exceeding."—[Mr. Turton.]
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ Clause 4 ordered to stand part of the Bill.