§ In the Schedules
§ Schedule 1, page 147, line 1, at end insert—
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[No. 1]
Greater Glasgow
The county of the city of Glasgow.
In the county of Dunbarton—the burghs of Bearsden, Clydebank. Milngavie; the district of Old Kilpatrick (except the elctoral divisions of Bowling, Dunbarton).
In the county of Lanark—the burgh of Rutherglen; in the Eighth district the electoral divisions of Bankhead,
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Cambuslang Central, Cambuslang North, Hallside, Rutherglen, and those parts of Cambusland South and Carmunnock electoral divisions lying outwith the designated area of East Kilbride New Town; in the Ninth district, the electoral divisions of Baillieston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Carmyle, Springboig.
In the county of Renfrew—the First district.
Lanarkshire
In the county of Dunbarton— the burghs of Cumbernauld, Kirkintilloch; the district of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld.
The county of Lanark (except the burgh of Rutherglen; in the Eighth district, the electoral divisions of Bankhead, Cambuslang Central, Cambuslang North, Hallside, Rutherglen, and those parts of Cambuslang South and Carmunnock electoral divisions lying outwith the designated area of East Kilbride New Town; in the Ninth district, the electoral divisions of Baillieston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Carmyle, Springboig).
In the county of Stirling—the burgh of Kilsyth; the Western No. 3 district: the electoral divisions of Kilsyth East, Kilsyth West.
Argyll and Clyde
The county of Argyll (except the district of Ardnamur-chan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish, Kinloch-leven).
The county of Bute (except the burgh of Millport; the districts of Arran, Cumbrae).
In the county of Dunbarton— the burghs of Dumbarton. Cove and Kilcreggan, Helensburgh; the districts of Helensburgh, Vale of Leven; the electoral divisions, of Bowling, Dunbarton.
The county of Renfrew (except the First district).
Ayrshire and Arran
The county of Ayr. In the county of Bute—the burgh of Millport; the districts of Arran, Cumbrae.
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The Commons disagreed to these Amendments for the following Reason:
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[No. 3]
Because a single regional authority is required to determine local government policies for the development of the West of Scotland, and to take action to implement them.
§ LORD POLWARTHMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth not insist on their Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to which the Commons have disagreed for the Reason No. 3; namely, because a single regional authority is required to determine local government policies for the development of the West of Scotland and to take action to implement them. When your Lordships passed these Amendments not so long ago the noble Lord, Lord Hughes, moved them (and he has explained to me very courteously why he is unable to be with us in his place to-day) and explained that he did so with the prime object of enabling the other place to have a final rethink on the principle of a single Strathclyde Region. He undertook that so far as he was concerned he would be happy to accept as final whatever view the other place took regarding this fundamental question in the Bill. In the other place this matter was considered with great thoroughness last Monday night, and their conclusion, reached by a majority of nearly two to one, was that the concept of a single regional authority proposed by the Government should be adhered to. In the circumstances I do not think I should detain your Lordships any longer; we have been over all this ground at great length before. I would therefore recommend your Lordships not to insist on the said Amendments.
§ Moved, That this House doth not insist on their Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to which the Commons have disagreed.—(Lord Polwarth.)
§ LORD HOYMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Polwarth, has said, my noble friend is away on other Parliamentary business and cannot be here, but I know that he would not wish to go back on a statement he made when the matter was being debated in your Lordships' House last week. So we would concur with the Motion.
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.