§ 3.2 p.m.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone)My Lords, I rise to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The House will have seen that there are two consolidation Bills in my name for this afternoon and although I will move them separately they happen to be connected with one another. So, 933 with the leave of the House, I will speak to them together.
Both are pure consolidation, consolidating the law relating to industrial training boards. The law relating to the Agricultural Training Board has developed separately from the rest and so it has been thought easier to consolidate in two separate Bills, the first dealing exclusively with the Agricultural Board, and the Industrial Training Bill dealing with all the rest. Unless any noble Lord objects, the Bills will, in the ordinary way, be referred to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills. I beg to move that the Agricultural Training Board Bill be now read a second time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read 2a.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Bill read 2a, and referred to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills.