New Clause. — (Provisions as to arrestment.)

Part of Orders of the Day — CROWN PROCEEDINGS BILL [Lords] – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 25 Gorffennaf 1947.

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Photo of Sir William Darling Sir William Darling , Edinburgh South 12:00, 25 Gorffennaf 1947

I confine myself then to the new Clause. I would point out to the Committee that paragraph (c) gives great latitude to a person who might be subject to arrestment. One is entitled to deposit several hundred pounds in the Post Office Savings Bank, one is entitled to have £500 in War Savings Certificates, and I do not think there is any limit to the number of 10s. National Saving certificates which one may hold. Therefore, it is apparent that a very large sum of money might be held by a person who may he liable to arrestment. If there was a desire to limit the amount of such money held by him, it would appear that there is something to be said for this limitation. If paragraph (c) is to remain unamended, I suggest it should be extended to include trustee savings banks, ordinary banks and other national savings, including the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.