HC Deb 03 August 1971 vol 822 cc1505-6

Lords Amendment: No. 70 in page 30, line 1, leave out from ("be") to ("parties") in line 3, and insert:

(" (a) those appearing to the Commission to be ").
Mr. Dudley Smith

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

It will be for the convenience of the House if we also discuss Lords Amendments No. 71, in page 30, line 6, leave out (" any other persons ") and insert: ('such other persons (if any)') and No. 72, in page 30, line 7, leave out (" who ") and insert: (' as in the Commission's opinion ')".

Mr. Dudley Smith

These three Amendments are linked and their combined effect is to correct an inadvertent grammatical error in the provision in a way which will give the C.I.R. the maximum freedom of choice in the naming of the appropriate parties to further proceedings under the Clause. There is no political significance in this group of Amendments, which is designed to make a non-controversial correction.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.

It being Twelve o'clock, further consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Bill stood adjourned, pursuant to the Orders [25th January and 28th July].

Lords Amendments to be further considered this day.