HC Deb 24 January 1967 vol 739 cc1400-1
Mr. MacDermot

I beg to move Amendment No. 9, in page 6, line 15, to leave out 'or produce any document'.

It might be for the convenience of the House to discuss with it Amendments Nos. 10 and 11.

The three Amendments are largely drafting Amendments, and are to meet a point which was raised in Committee by the hon. and learned Member for Northwich (Sir J. Foster). The intention of the Amendment is to make it clear that a mere passing reference to Cabinet proceedings would not be used to withhold from the Commissioner the whole of documents which otherwise were not related to Cabinet proceedings, and would enable any part of that kind to be blacked out. He could then consider the rest of the documents.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: No. 10, in page 6, line 16, after 'Cabinet', to insert: 'or to produce so much of any document as relates to such proceedings'.

No. 11, in page 6, line 19, to leave out 'or document' and insert 'document or part of a document'.—[Mr. MacDermot.]