§ Lords amendment: No. 10, in page 4, line 30, leave out "special ambience" and insert "particular setting".
§ 7.0 p.m.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. John Grant)I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This is primarily a drafting amendment. It removes from the Bill the 536 phrase "special ambience" which was criticised in another place on the ground that it might be misunderstood. I think it was also criticised on the ground that it might not be understood at all because it is French. The phrase "particular setting" serves to express the idea that is needed simply and succinctly without altering in any way the scope of the exception.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIs it the case that the original phrase had never before been used in legislation?
§ Mr. John GrantI am not quite sure that I can answer the hon. Gentleman. I think that it has been used on one other occasion. At any rate, we are getting rid of it from this Bill.
§ Question put and agreed to.