HC Deb 14 July 1978 vol 953 cc1965-6

Lords amendment: No. 4, in page 3, line 2, after "used" insert "(a)".

Mr. Robert Hughes

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this amendment we shall also take Lords Amendments nos. 5 to 7 and 12 to 15.

Mr. Hughes

The purpose of these amendments to clause 2 and clause 5 is to make clearer which institutions qualify for relief under these provisions and which are excluded. Subsection (3) at present purports to exclude from relief institutions whose predominent purpose is treatment—for example hospitals and old people's homes.

It is not the intention to exclude premises where the predominant purpose is one of those which qualify under subsections (2) but where there is a subsidiary or ancillary treatment purpose. As the Bill was drafter, there might possibly have been room for doubt about this The amendments made by their Lordships should clear up the point.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords amendments nos. 5 to 10 agreed to.

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