§ CITATION
§ Mr. WhiteheadI beg to move, Amendment No. 9, in page 1, line 15, leave out from 'the' to 'Act' in line 16 and insert 'Rate Rebate'.
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir R. Grant-Ferris)With this we will take Amendments Nos. 10 and 11.
§ Mr. WhiteheadThis group of amendments is simply to simplify the title of the Bill and make sure it covers Scotland.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsThe other night the House agreed an Instruction to the Committee that the Bill should be extended to cover Scotland. I know that 878 that was always the intention of the hon. Member for Derby, North (Mr. Whitehead). I think it is entirely right that it should cover the entire Kingdom, and indeed I am quite sure that our friends to the north of the Border would be horrified if it did not. On behalf of the Government I am very glad to accept the amendment.
§ Mr. Gregor Mackenzie (Rutherglen)From the Front Bench on this side we would wish to accept the amendment moved by my hon. Friend. We are delighted that Scotland should be covered and we should feel very deprived if it were not.
§ Amendment agreed to.
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Amendments made: No. 10, in page 1, line 17, leave out second 'and' and insert:
'in its application to England and Wales, may be cited together with '.
§ No. 11, in page 1, line 17, leave out 'may be cited together'.—[Mr. Whitehead.]
§ Clause 3, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.