Deb 21 July 1936 vol 102 cc137-8

Report from the Special Orders Committee, That they have examined the Special Order as required by the Standing Orders of the House; that they have considered a Report, dated the 5th June, 1936, of the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee, and a statement by the Minister of Labour made in accordance with subsection (8) of Section 55 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1935; that in their opinion the provisions of the Order raise important questions of policy and principle; they comply with the terms of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1935, under which the Order is submitted for approval; that the Order is founded on precedent, inasmuch as it provides for the amendment of an Order which has received already the approval of Parliament; that in the opinion of the Committee the Order cannot be passed by the House without special attention, but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order:

Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.