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§ The PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY of STATE, NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE (Lord Elton)My Lords, I beg to move that the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, a draft of which was laid before this House on 4th April of this year, in the last Parliament, be approved. This order consolidates the Industrial Assurance Acts (Northern Ireland) 1924 to 1958. and related legislation. It does not make any 1425 changes of substance in the existing law, but brings it together in one order. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That the draft order laid before the House on 4th April, be approved.—(Lord Elton.)
§ Lord BLEASEMy Lords, in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Elton, for his explanatory statement as to what is proposed in this draft Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order, I wish to indicate support from this side of the House for it. As it appears to me that the following two orders, which the Minister is about to introduce, are based on the same principle of parity and consolidation, I hope it will be in order, and will help to expedite the business of the House, if I indicate now, in advance, our support for the next two measures.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.