HC Deb 29 October 1984 vol 65 c1122

Lords amendments Nos. 356 to 364 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 361, in page 122, leave out lines 6 and 7.

Mr. Shaw

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

The amendment is a result of the notification by the Law Commission that the Evidence Act 1877 was repealed by the Statute Law Repeals and Civil Procedure Act 1881, and therefore the repeal in this Bill is redundant.

Mr. Kaufman

We do not oppose this amendment, but we oppose the Bill. This is the last moment of debate on the Bill after one year and four days of consideration. The Bill started in a bad form and it finishes as bad legislation, although slightly less bad because of some of the amendments which we have been able to carry. Nevertheless, it remains unacceptable, and I therefore repeat the Labour party's commitment to repeal it as soon as possible.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 362 and 363 agreed to.

Committee appointed to draw up a reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to one of their Amendments to the Bill: Mr. Garel Jones, Mr. David Mellor, Mr. Gerald Kaufman, Mr. Robin Corbett and Mr. Giles Shaw; Three to be the quorum — [Mr. Giles Shaw.]

To withdraw immediately.