HC Deb 22 March 1956 vol 550 cc1556-8
Mr. Vosper

I beg to move, in page 5, line 31, at the beginning to insert "subsection (2) of."

This is a drafting Amendment, as is also the next one, in line 32, after "teachers," to insert "otherwise than."

Mr. Short

Mr. Deputy-Speaker, may I raise a point of order about the Amendment to Clause 5 standing on the Order Paper in my name, namely, in page 5, line 10, at the end to insert: (4) Where the part of the salary of a teacher which has vested in him in respect of a day of service after the commencement of this Act is greater than one three-hundred and sixty-fifth part of the annual rate of his salary on that day, that day shall be reckoned in the calculation of the number of years of service of the teacher as a day and such fraction of a day as the Minister may determine: Provided that the teacher shall not be credited in any year beginning on the first day of April with a greater number of days of service than there are days in that year. This has not been called, and I understand that it is out of order because it increases the charge, but, at the same time, it is within the Money Resolution. I did not know when we started business today that it was out of order. I take it that in order to have the Amendment discussed, I should have had to move an Amendment to the committal Motion at the beginning of our proceedings. As I did not know that the Amendment was out of order, I could not have done that. In view of this difficulty, Mr. Deputy-Speaker, I wonder whether you would allow me to move, That the Bill be recommitted to a Committee of the Whole House in respect of the Amendment standing in my name, which falls within the Money Resolution but which, because it increases the charge, can only be discussed in the way I have suggested.

Mr. Deputy-Speaker

The reason why the hon. Gentleman's Amendment is out of order is that, although it is within the Money Resolution, it increases the charge by what it does. An Amendment which increases a charge can be called only in Committee and not on Report. If the Amendment had been included in the recommittal Motion at the beginning of our proceedings it would have been all right.

Mr. Short

I appreciate that, Mr. Deputy-Speaker, and I am not questioning the reason why the Amendment cannot be called now. The point that I am making is that at the beginning of business today, when the recommittal Motion was considered, I did not know—1 could not have known—that my Amendment would be ruled out of order. Therefore, perhaps I might be permitted to move a recommittal Motion in order to include my Amendment. Would you be prepared, Mr. Deputy-Speaker, to accept from me the Motion which I have mentioned so that the House might consider a very sensible and necessary Amendment which is desired by all teachers?

Mr. Deputy-Speaker

I am sorry, but I could not accept such a Motion. I am sorry that the hon. Member did not know that his Amendment was out of order. If he had asked me, I could probably have told him. I am afraid that there is nothing that I can do about it now.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: In line 32, after "teachers", insert "otherwise than".—[Mr. Vosper]