HL Deb 20 July 1954 vol 188 cc1239-40

5.44 p.m.

Order of the Day for the Third Reading read.

THE MINISTER OF STATE, SCOTTISH OFFICE (THE EARL OF HOME)

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill

Cash Earnings Value of Allowances in kind Total
s. d. s. d. s. d.
Average Earnings (All ages):
(i) Per Man-shift worked—
At the Face 56 2.4 2 6.0 58 8.4
All Underground 48 5.9 2 3.8 50 9.7
Surface 33 2.7 2 0.5 35 3.2
All Workers 45 1.0 2 3.0 47 4.0
(ii) Per Wage-earner per Week—
At the Face 279 3 12 5 291 8
All Underground 255 6 12 2 267 8
Surface 195 5 12 0 207 5
All Workers 243 2 12 2 255 4
be now read a third time. I have to acquaint your Lordships that I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to signify to the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, has consented to place the interests of the Crown at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill. The Bill has been through its various stages with nothing but favourable comment from all sides of the House, and therefore I will content myself with moving the Third Reading formally.

Moved, That the Bill be now read 3a.—(The Earl of Home.)

On Question, Bill read 3a and passed.