§ The Solicitor-GeneralI beg to move amendment No. in page 37, line 44, after 'or', insert 'a pension'.
I have to make a longer speech on this one. This amendment is addressed to pensions of chairmen and deputy chairmen of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. It makes it clear that the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 applies to those pensions. I commend it to the Committee.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Schedule 3, as amended, agreed to.
§ Schedule 4 agreed to.
§ Bill reported, with amendments; as amended, considered.
§ 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, with amendments.