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Amendments made: No. 1, in page 2, line 26, leave out 'any member or officer thereof' and insert:
'by or on behalf of any of the Corporation's members or employees'.
§ No. 2, in page 3, line 2, leave out 'or gratuity'.
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No. 3, in line 26, at end insert:
'(8A) The Secretary of State shall maintain in respect of each Corporation a register of members' financial interests and shall ensure that all members of a Corporation enter in the register kept in respect of it statements of such of their financial interest as, were they Members of the House of Commons they would be required to register in accordance with resolutions of that House, any such resolution being construed, in its application to members of a Corporation, with appropriate modifications.'.—[Mr. Kaufman.]
§ Further consideration of the Bill, as amended, adjourned.—[Mr. Snape.]
§ Bill, as amended (in the Standing Committee and on recommittal), to be further considered tomorrow.
§ Mr. Tom KingOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Is there anything to protect the interests of opposition Members and parties? You will be aware of the lengths to which we went in not moving our amendments and curtailing debate, to allow the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland—who made a particu- 398 lar effort to be here—to reply to what are recognised in Northern Ireland to be significant amendments which could have real implications. They cover a wider span than the Department of Industry and industrial matters.
It is intolerable for Opposition parties in that situation that the Secretary of State made a political attack and made little attempt to deal with the amendments. For him to go to every length when we were under the guillotine to put at risk our support for bipartisan industrial policies—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. I have heard enough to realise that that is not a point of order for me.
§ Rev. Ian Paisley (Antrim, North)Further to that point of order—
§ Mr. SpeakerThe hon. Gentleman will have heard that I indicated that it was not a point of order for me. Is it a new point?
§ Rev. Ian PaisleyYes. Tonight, because of the guillotine it has not been possible for the Secretary of State to reply to the points made to him, whether we agree with his speech or not. As the House has passed the new clause and it has not been defined, is there any way in which the Government can tell us what they mean by the clause that we have now passed?
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. Hon. Members and right hon. Members know well that with the timetable motion I have to put the Question, and that is the end of the matter for the time being.
§ Mr. Michael McNair-WilsonOn a point of order. While I accept your ruling, Mr. Speaker, it seems unfortunate that it is impossible for the Secretary of State to answer some of the points raised. Is it not possible for the Government to alter the motion tomorrow so that half an hour could be allowed for this clause and so that the amendments to it could be discussed?
§ Mr. SpeakerMotions which the Government table tomorrow are not my concern. What the hon. Members said will have been heard, but we have dealt with New Clause 12.