§ 7.12 p.m.
§ Lord EltonMy Lords, I beg to move that the Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments Scheme) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, laid before the House on 2nd June, be approved.
As my noble friend Lord Long has explained, the amendments made to the Northern Ireland scheme by this order are exactly the same in substance as those which he has described in introducing the previous order. I do not think your Lordships would wish me to detain you, therefore, in rehearsing what he has already made so abundantly plain. I commend the order to the House.
§ Moved, That the draft order laid before the House on 2nd June be approved.—(Lord Elton.)
§ Lord Ponsonby of SchulbredeMy Lords, may I thank the noble Lord, Lord Elton, for his remarks and just say that my noble friend Lord Blease was hoping to be able to speak from this Bench in response to the order which the noble Lord has moved, but he has had to return to Northern Ireland. I know that he would also welcome very much the laying of this order and would be pleased that the House should approve it.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.