HC Deb 08 July 1954 vol 529 c2454

Lords Amendment: In page 6, line 31, after "rent" insert "repairs."

Mr. H. Macmillan

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

This Amendment, which was brought to our attention by the Opposition in the other place, seeks to make explicit what we certainly intended to be implicit in the Clause already, and, therefore, we very much hope that the House on all sides will agree with the other place by accepting the Amendment.

Mr. Geoffrey de Freitas (Lincoln)

My hon. Friends and I agree with this Amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Silkin, who moved it in another place, was vigilant in the passage of the Bill through the other place and my right hon. and hon. Friends and I would like to thank him. After all, this is one of his Amendments.

Lords Amendment: In line 10 at end, insert: