– in the House of Commons am ar 18 Mehefin 1924.
Sir Joseph Lamb
, Stone
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the practice of exhibiting notices in restaurants and cafes stating that milk is supplied without any guarantee that, it is new, pure, or with all its cream; and whether he proposes to secure an Amendment of the law to prevent this evasion of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
Yes, Sir. I am aware of the practice, but I am afraid I cannot undertake to introduce legislation for the Amendment of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts at the present time.
The amendment of the law motion relates to the chancellor's Budget statement.
It is a general resolution laid before the House of Commons by the chancellor of the exchequer.
It enables the financial changes proposed in the Budget statement to be passed into law.
The amendment of the law is moved formally at the start of the Budget debate and, together with the Ways and Means resolutions, is voted on at the end of this debate.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
