HC Deb 27 May 1957 vol 571 cc36-7

Amendment made: In page 4, line 9, at end insert: (6) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the power of the Minister to vary a determination made in pursuance of an order under section one of this Act in respect of any produce specified in the First Schedule to this Act, or to vary during a guarantee period an order made under that section in respect of any such produce, shall not be exercised in a manner which, in his opinion, would reduce the amounts payable to the producers of that produce unless—

  1. (a) the reduction is made in pursuance of the conclusions of the Ministers from the annual review last held before the commencement of that period; or
  2. (b) the Ministers are satisfied, in consequence of a special review, that the reduction is expedient in the public interest.—(Mr. Amory.]

Mr. Speaker

The next Amendment is that in the name of the Minister, in Clause 12, page 11, line 9.

Mr. Willey

I notice, Mr. Speaker, that you are not calling my Amendment in page 7, line 1, to leave out Clause 6. I accept your Ruling, Mr. Speaker, but perhaps I might say that the Amendment was put down purely to elicit a statement concerning the export of livestock. I fully appreciate, however, that that matter would be outside the purview of the Bill.

Mr. Speaker

That is one of the reasons why I did not select the Amendment.