Title (Hansard, 9 July 1982)

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker
With this it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendment No. 17.

§ Mr. Abse
As this is the last set of amendments, once again I thank the Solicitor-General and, in particular, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Warley, West (Mr. Archer), who has been very helpful to both my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr. Homewood) and me in giving us the benefit of his guidance, support and assistance throughout the Bill's passage.
I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering. I am sure that his constituents will be alive to the efforts that he has made to ensure that a wrong is put right without subverting ancient principles, but in a way that shows both charity and compassion towards those who find themselves in the awful dilemma to which the Bill applies.
The amendments reshape the long title and explain it so that it can be fully understood. In particular, they clarify the Bill's objectives. Of course, they do not alter the Bill's contents but simply endow the long title with better grammar and, some would say, an improved syntax.
As I reach the end of the opportunity that my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering gave me to steer my ninth Bill-as my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Warley, West so kindly said-through the House, I commend the amendment to the House.