Clause 12. — (Short title, extent and commencement.)

Orders of the Day — PUBLIC HEALTH (SMOKE ABATEMENT) BILL [Lords]. – in the House of Commons am ar 6 Rhagfyr 1926.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Lieut.-Commander ASTOURY:

I beg to move, in page 7, line 21, to leave out the word "January," and to insert instead thereof the word "July."

There is no doubt that this Bill will cause a great deal of inconvenience to many manufacturers in the country, and especially to small manufacturers who have not the capital to put their works into an efficient state to meet the requirements of the Measure at such short notice. I hope, therefore, the right hon. Gentleman will allow six months before bringing the Bill into operation so as to give them ample time to adjust their works to the altered conditions.

Mr. WILLIAMS:

I beg to second the Amendment.

While the Bill is much better then when it passed Second Reading it will involve manufacturers in certain difficulties, and I think they should have at least six months to prepare themselves for the new conditions which are to come into operation.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I had hoped, origiNally, that the Bill would become law before the House rose, for the Summer Recess, but as it has been delayed until a short time before it was origiNally intended to come into operation, and in view of the events of the past six months, I think it is not unreasonable to postpone its operation for six months.

Mr. GREENWOOD:

Does that mean that the right hon. Gentleman is going to support 1928 as against 1927, which is proposed in the next Amendment.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

Oh no.

Mr. GREENWOOD:

That is in the minds of the movers of this Amendment.

Mr. WILLIAMS:

No.

Photo of Mr John Whitley Mr John Whitley , Halifax

The first Amendment is an alternative to the second. It is not an additional one. I do not propose to call the second Amendment.

Question put: "That the word 'January' stand part of the Bill."

The House divided: Ayes, 44; Noes, 170.

Division No. 542].AYES.[12.0 p.m.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West)Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton)Potts, John S.
Ammon, Charles GeorgeHall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil)Riley, Ben
Barr, J.Hardie, George D.Scurr, John
Benn, Captain Wedgwood (Leith)Hayes, John HenrySlesser, Sir Henry H.
Bondfield, MargaretHenderson, T. (Glasgow)Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe)
Brown, James (Ayr and Bute)Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield)Stephen, Campbell
Buchanan, G.John, William (Rhondda, West)Taylor, R. A.
Charleton, H. C.Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd)Townend, A. E.
Dalton, HughKelly, W. T.Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P.
Davies, Evan (Ebbw Vale)Lindley, F. W.Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline)
Day, Colonel HarryLunn, WilliamWelsh, J. C.
Duncan, C.Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan)Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Gardner, J. P.March, S.
Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton)Maxton, JamesTELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne)Oliver, George HaroldMr. Allen Parkinson and Mr. Charles Edwards.
Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan)Paling, W.
NOES.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-ColonelForrest, W.Mac Robert, Alexander M.
Albery, Irving JamesFoster, Sir Harry S.Makins, Brigadier-General E.
Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S.Foxcroft, Captain C. T.Manningham-Buller, Sir, Mervyn
Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W.Frece, Sir Walter deMitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark)
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. StanleyFremantle, Lt.-Col. Francis E.Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr)
Balfour, George (Hampstead)Galbraith, J. F. W.Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C.
Barclay-Harvey, C. M.Ganzoni, Sir JohnNail, Colonel Sir Joseph
Barnett, Major Sir RichardGilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir JohnNewman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter)
Beamish, Captain T. P. H.Goff, Sir ParkNuttall, Ellis
Bethel, A.Grant, Sir J. A.Oakley, T.
Blundell, F. N.Greene, W. P. CrawfordO'Connor, T. J. (Bedford, Luton)
Brass, Captain W.Grotrian, H. BrentOwen, Major G.
Briggs, J. HaroldGunston, Captain D. W.Pennefather, Sir John
Briscoe, Richard GeorgeHacking, Captain Douglas H.Penny, Frederick George
Brocklebank, C. E. R.Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.)Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings)
Broun-Lindsay, Major H.Hammersley, S. S.Perkins, Colonel E. K.
Bullock, Captain M.Hanbury, C.Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome)
Burman, J. B.Harrison, G. J. C.Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Assheton
Carver, W. H.Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington)Price, Major C. W. M.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood)Hawke, John AnthonyRainn, W.
Charteris, Brigadier-General J.Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M.Ramsden, E.
Christie, J. A.Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley)Rawson, Sir Cooper
Cobb, Sir CyrilHeneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P.Remer, J. R.
Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D.Hennessy, Major J. R. G.Rhys, Hon. C. A. U.
Cope, Major WilliamHerbert, Dennis (Hertford, Watford)Richardson. Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y)
Courtauld, Major J. S.Herbert, S. (York, N. R., Scar. & wh'by)Roberts. E. H. G. (Flint)
Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L.Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone)Roberts, Sir Samuel (Hereford)
Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities)Holbrook, Sir Arthur RichardRopner, Major L.
Craig, Ernest (Chester, Crewe)Hore-Belisha, LeslieRuggles-Brise, Major E. A.
Crawfurd, H. E.Horlick, Lieut.-Colonel J. N.Samuel, A. M. (Surrey. Farnham)
Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend)Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.)Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney)
Cunliffe, Sir HerbertHuntingfield, LordSandeman, A. Stewart
Curzorn, Captain ViscountHutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose)Sanderson, Sir Frank
Davidson, J. (Hertf'd, Hernel Hempst'd)Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H.Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D.
Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil)Jacob, A. E.Savery, S. S.
Dean, Arthur WellesleyJones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth)Shaw, R. G. (Yorks, W.R., Sowerby)
Dixey, A. C.Kennedy, A. R. (Preston)Shaw, Capt. Walter (Wilts, Westb'y)
Duckworth, JohnKidd, J. (Linlithgow)Shepperson, E. W.
Edmondson, Major A. J.King, Captain Henry DouglasSkelton, A. N.
Elliot, Major Walter E.Little, Dr. E. GrahamSlaney, Major P. Kenyon
Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South)Looker, Herbert WilliamSmith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.)
Everard, W. LindsayLucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh VereSmithers, Waldron
Fairfax, Captain J. G.Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard HarmanSprot, Sir Alexander
Fanshawe, Commander G. D.MacAndrew, Major Charles GlenStanley, Col. Hon G. F.(Will'sden, E.)
Fenby, T. D.Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.)Stanley, Lord (Fylde)
Fermoy, LordMcLean, Major A.Stanley, Hon. O. F. G. (Westm'eland)
Fielden, E. B.Macmillan, Captain H.Story-Deans, R.
Forestier-Walker, Sir L.McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald JohnStreatfield, Captain S. R.
Stuart. Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)Waterhouse, Captain CharlesWise, Sir Fredric
Templeton, W. P.Watson, sir F. (Pudsey and Otley)Womersley, W. J.
Thorn, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton)Watts, Dr. T.Wood, E. (Chest'r, Stalyb'ge & Hyde)
Thomas, Sir Robert John (Anglesey)Wells, S. R.Wood, Sir H. K. (Woolwich, West)
Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen. S.)Wheler, Major Sir Granville C. H.Woodcock, Colonel H. C.
Titchfield, Major the Marquess ofWiggins, William MartinYerburgh, Major Robert D. T.
Tryon, Rt. Hon. George ClementWilliams, Com. C- (Devon, Torquay)
Wallace, Captain D. E.Williams, Herbert G. (Reading)TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull)Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel GeorgeCaptain Margesson and Captain Bowyer.
Warner, Brigadier-General W. W.Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl

Bill read the Third time, and passed, with Amendments.

Word "July" there inserted in the Bill.