Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 26 Gorffennaf 1935.
If the right hon. Gentleman's interpretation is the proper one—and he has at his disposal all the legal experts in the various departments—I should like to know why the Amendment is moved to-day. If ultimately the Bacon Board desire to utilise the power to fix quantities, they will have to come to Parliament for an affirmative order before they can continue. It seems to be that even without this Amendment the Bacon Board could at any time proceed to Parliament to ask for an affirmative order which would enable paragraph (b) of Section 38 to come into existence. What is the point of this Amendment if subsequently, before quantities can be determined by the Bacon Board, it will still have to come to Parliament for an affirmative order?