§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ 5.57 p.m.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Development, Scottish Office (Mr. George Younger)I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
This is a consolidation Measure. It has been referred to the Joint Committee appointed to consider all consolidation Bills, and in its report the Committee said that in its view there were no points to which the attention of Parliament ought to be drawn.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Bill accordingly read a Second time.
§ Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House.—[Mr. Jopling.]
§ Committee upon Monday next.