HC Deb 28 June 1974 vol 875 cc1983-4

Amendment made: No. 34, in page 10, line 66, leave out from ' on ' to end of line 67 and insert '1st July 1975 or such earlier day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint'.—[Mr. Alexander W. Lyon.]

Order for Third Reading read.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

In view of the misunderstanding which occurred earlier, I invite the hon. Member for Bromsgrove and Redditch (Mr. Miller) to move, as verbal amendments to the Bill, the amendments which he wished to move to Amendment No. 21.

Mr. Hal Miller

I beg to move, as an amendment to the words inserted in the Bill by Amendment No. 21, in line 9, leave out 'never' and insert 'not'.

Verbal amendment agreed to.

Mr. Hal Miller

I beg to move, as an amendment to the words inserted in the Bill by Amendment No. 21, in line 10, leave out 'never' and insert 'not'.

Verbal amendment agreed to.

Mr. Stanbrook

On a point of order. Mr. Deputy Speaker—

Mr. Deputy Speaker

I am obliged to put the Question now. I will take the point of order afterwards.

Motion made, and Question, That the Bill be now read the Third time, put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Third Reading), and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.

Mr. Stanbrook

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I wished to speak on the Third Reading.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Order. The Standing Orders required me to put the Question forthwith.

Mr. Stanbrook

That is why I raised it as a point of order.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

If the hon. Gentleman had been able to put his point of order, I should have told him that I must put the Question forthwith. The House has given instructions to the Chair, and occupants of the Chair try to obey the instructions of the House.

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