HC Deb 17 February 1953 vol 511 cc1159-60
Mr. Low

I beg to move, in page 8, line 23, after "under," to insert "subsection (1) of."

I think it would be convement for the Committee if my remarks could be taken as referring to the next two Amendments as well as to this one. They are all consequent upon the Amendment to Clause 7 to introduce a new subsection (8), with which I was dealing a short time ago.

It is not intended that the Minister should come in on these special cases except where his consent is required to variation of a determination made following his order. This Amendment accordingly provides that the Minister's power to make an order directing the Board to make a prices determination for certain products, or to vary it, shall apply only to the Board's general determinations made under subsection (1) of Clause 7 and not to special determinations under the new subsection (8) of Clause 7.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 8, line 26, leave out "thereunder" and insert "under that subsection,".

In line 31, after "under," insert "subsection (1) of."

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill."

Mr. P. Roberts

I wish only to say. before we leave the question of the fixing of prices, that, of course, there are further Amendments and new Clauses on the exclusion of certain products and processes from this procedure, and I think it would be for the convenience of the Committee if we dealt with other exclusions of other steel prices at a later stage, rather than deal with them now on this Clause. If I may reserve the position to raise the question at a later stage, I think that would be for the convenience of the Committee.

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.