§ Order read for consideration of Lords Amendments.
§ 6.56 p.m.
§ The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Fred Peart)I beg to move, That the Lords Amendments be now considered.
If I might crave your indulgence, Mr. Speaker, I should like to say how sad I am that our old friend, Tom Williams, the Minister of Agriculture who brought in the 1947 Act, did not live to see this day. He was enormously friendly and kind-hearted and I owe a lot to him. I was his Parliamentary Private Secretary for many years and I know that his work for agriculture will be long remembered.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords Amendments considered accordingly.