§ 2.58 p.m.
§ Report received.
§ Then, Standing Order No. 44 having been suspended (pursuant to Resolution):
§ The LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales that they, having been informed of the purport of the Limitation Bill, have consented to place their Prerogative and interests, so far as they are concerned on behalf of the Crown and the Duchy of Cornwall, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a third time. I am grateful for the welcome which the Bill has received in your Lordships' House. The only Amendments made to it were minor Government Amendments of the Bill as a whole which have not been criticised. I hope that this bodes well for its passage in another place, and I am grateful to the Opposition for the indication they have given to us that they will assist us in giving the Bill a speedy passage there. I believe that this Bill is a good example of how law reform can be carried out by consensus. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, spoke helpfully on this subject on Second Reading, and I am grateful to him and to all quarters of the House for the welcome which the Bill has received.
In conclusion, I should like to repeat my thanks to the Law Reform Committee for the work that has led to this Bill and for the study, on which they are now engaged, of the rest of the law of 1191 limitation in response to the request by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, when he was Lord Chancellor. My Lords, I beg to move.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read 3a,(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Bill read 3a.
§ The LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, I beg to move that the Bill do now pass.
§ Moved, That the Bill do now pass.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Bill passed and sent to the Commons.