§ Returned from the Commons, with several of the Amendments made by the Lords agreed to without amendment, certain other Amendments agreed to with Amendments, one consequential Amendment made, and one Lords Amendment disagreed to for which they assign a Reason.
§ THE LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, I beg to move that the Commons Amendments to the Lords Amendments to this Bill be now considered. There are five Amendments to be considered. Perhaps I had better deal with them when they come up in turn for consideration, but I should like to make this preliminary observation that while your Lordships have adopted a very large number of Amendments to this Bill—I have not counted them, but I think they must approach or perhaps exceed one hundred in number—the other House has in substance agreed to all except one. They have agreed to your Lordships Amendment regarding the tribunal and they have accepted the Courts which you propose. They have accepted the new subsection to Clause 3 which was moved by Lord Charnwood. The matter was left to the free vote of the House of Commons and by a considerable majority the House agreed to accept the Amendment. They have accepted another Amendment by a smaller majority. I think therefore it may properly be said that in substance both Houses agree with the bulk of the changes which your Lordships have made in the Bill. I think the revision of the Bill by your Lordships' House has been a most effective and valuable process.
§ Moved, That the Commons Amendments to the Lords Amendments be now considered.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.