§ Lords Amendment No. 1, in page 4, line 10, at end insert "or any statutory predecessor"
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
§ Mr. YoungerI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I am sure that the House would like to have an assurance, and I am glad to give him the assurances that he has sought. First, it is the Government's intention to produce the necessary Bill in the overspill period to give similar effect to the arrangements made yesterday in the English Housing Bill. Secondly, in the Bill we shall wish to provide that there is no possibility of an interregnum during which an old person's house might be inadvertently sold. That would be covered by the amendment. I am glad to assure the right hon. Gentleman that I shall ensure that the provisions are acceptable to him.
§ Mr. Barry Henderson (Fife, East)Will my right hon. Friend consult his hon. Friends on the wording?
§ Mr. YoungerI shall ensure that my hon. Friend is informed about the wording before it is published.
The amendments that we are discussing are purely drafting in their nature. I hope that the House will agree to accept them.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos. 2 to 9 agreed to.
§ Lords amendment: No. 10, in page 5, line 23, at end insert "and"
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Malcolm Rifkind)I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
§ Mr. RifkindThese are drafting amendments. They are designed to ensure that the wording of the clause coincides with that which the Committee and the House clearly intended.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos. 11 and 12 agreed to.