§ Order of the Day for receiving the report of Amendments, read.
§ Moved, That this Report be now received.—(Lord Eversley.)
§ LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGHMy Lords, I had the misfortune not to be in the House yesterday, but I understand that the noble Lord intimated his intention to propose at a future stage of the Bill some Amendment to an Amendment which was inserted by the Select Committee. If so, I shall be much obliged if he would give me due notice of its nature and when the Amendment will come on.
§ LORD EVERSLEYI did not indicate that I should move any Amendment. I merely made some comments on the Motion to go into Committee, and suggested that between now and the time when the Bill reached the other House it probably would be carefully examined by the Government draftsman with regard to the Amendment of the noble Lord, but I expressed the hope that it would be found unnecessary to make any change in it.
§ LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGHI only ask, should the noble Lord come to the conclusion that some Amendment is necessary, that I may have due notice of it.
§ LORD EVERSLEYI cannot, of course, undertake to say what will happen when the Bill gets to the other House.
§ LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGHI am alluding only to what may happen in this House.
§ LORD EVERSLEYI do not understand whether the noble Lord wishes the Report stage to be postponed.
§ LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGHNo. If the proposed Amendment is not going to be inserted in this House, of course I have nothing further to say on the matter.
§ VISCOUNT HALDANEI understand from my noble friend Lord Eversley that he does not propose to move any further Amendment in this House.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to, and Bill to be read 3a To-morrow.