HC Deb 11 July 1957 vol 573 c563

Lords Amendment: In page 10, line 1, leave out "Electricity Board" in insert: of the Scottish Electricity Boards".

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power (Mr. David Renton)

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

This is a drafting Amendment, consequential on a change which was made in Clause 11 on Report in this House. Hon. Members will remember that, originally, that Clause was designed to provide that the machinery for settling terms and conditions of employment should be negotiated and operated by area boards and by the Generating Board, whereas, in response to views expressed by the Opposition, it has now been made the responsibility of the Electricity Council in England and Wales. However it remains, and must be made clear in the Bill that it does remain, the responsibility of the two Scottish Electricity Boards severally in Scotland, and that will be the effect of this Amendment.

Sir F. Soskice

We welcome this change, which is a purely formal change of language consequential upon the major change in the provisions of the Bill, for which we pressed, and we are grateful to the Minister.

Question put and agreed to.