The House met at Eleven o'Clock

[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]

Resolution reported:

"That the profits tax payable on distributed profits (and sums treated as such) shall be increased by— (a) substituting as respects any chargeable accounting period ending after the end of...

• Profits Tax Bill,

  "to increase the profits tax payable on distributed profits and sums treated as such,"—presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be...

Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to reconstitute the General Nursing Council for England and Wales (hereinafter referred to as "the Council"), it is...

Considered in Committee.

• Clause 1. — (Reconstitution of the General Nursing Council and Consequential Provisions.)

  8 speeches

  11.7 a.m.

Clause 2. — (Standing Nurse-Training Committees.)

24 speeches

I beg to move, in page 2, line 27, to leave out from "Minister," to "constitute," in line 28, and to insert "shall by order." In moving this Amendment, to which there is a consequential...

Clause 4. — (Expenditure on Nurse-Training by Hospital Management Committees, etc.)

17 speeches

I beg to move, in page 4, line 14, to leave out "or," and to insert "and expenditure." This Amendment and the proposed Amendment to line 15 are of a drafting nature. It might be possible to...

Clause 7. — (Reference of Disputes to the Council.)

Amendments made: In page 4, line 40, after "or," insert: between a standing nurse-training committee for a hospital area and.

Clause 8. — (the Finance Committee.)

13 speeches

I beg to move, in page 5, line 3, after the first "of," to insert: not less than seven nor more than eleven. This Amendment has been put down in order to obtain from the Government some...

Clause 12. — (Provisions Relating to the Approval of Training Institutions.)

1 speech

I beg to move, in page 8, line 31, at the end, to insert: (3) The Lord Chancellor may pay to any person nominated by him under the last foregoing subsection such fees and allowances as the Lord...

Clause 13. — (Fees and Contributions in Respect of Training Institutions.)

2 speeches

I beg to move, in page 9, line 3, at the end, to add: (2) The Minister may make to the Council, out of moneys provided by Parliament, contributions of such amounts as he may determine towards the...

Clause 15. — (Registration, etc., Fees.)

Amendment made: In page 10, line 4, after "in," insert "relation to."—[Mr. Blenkinsop.]

Clause 16. — (Information with Respect to Nurses.)

Amendments made: In page 10, line 15, leave out "and," and insert "or."

Clause 19. — (Expenses of the Council.)

10 speeches

I beg to move, in page 11, line 8, at the beginning, to insert: All expenses incurred by the Council with the approval of the Minister which are attributable to defraying expenditure incurred by...

Clause 21. — (Interpretation.)

4 speeches

I beg to move, in page 11, line 35, at the end, to insert: 'chief male nurse' means a male nurse in charge of the male nurses employed in a mental hospital. There is a later Amendment to the...

New Clause. — (Membership of the Council, etc., Not to Involve Parliamentary Disqualification.)

1 speech

A member of the Council, the Assistant Nurses Committee, the Mental Nurses Committee, a standing nurse-training committee or a sub-committee of a standing nurse-training committee shall not, by...

New Clause. — (Amendment of Section Eighteen of Act of 1943.)

3 speeches

Subsection (3) of section eighteen of the Act of 1943 shall be read and construed as if after the words "Any person who" there were inserted the following paragraph:— (a) not being a person...

First Schedule. — (the General Nursing Council for England and Wales.)

49 speeches

I beg to move, in page 13, line 11, at the end, to insert: and one shall be a member of the University Grants Committee. The Amendment needs very few words of explanation because it...

Second Schedule. — (Standing Nursetraining Committees.)

7 speeches

Amendments made: In page 15, line 44, after "payments," insert "as may be specified in the order."

Third Schedule. — (the Mental Nurses Committee.)

1 speech

I beg to move, in page 17, line 9, to leave out from "a," to "such," in line 10, and to insert "chief male nurse of." This Amendment is proposed because the expression "chief male nurse" which...

Fourth Schedule. — (Enactments Repealed.)

Amendment made: In page 18, line 7, leave out from "from." to "referred," in line 8, and insert: the date of the first coming into operation of such rules as are."—[Mr. Blenkinsop.]

Considered in Committee.

• Clause 1. — (Repeal of Provisions of S. 5 of Act of 1940 Relating to Local Telegraph Authorities.)

  1 speech

  2.37 p.m.

Considered in Committee.

Considered in Committee.

• Clause 55. — (Appointment of Election of Agent.)

  1 speech

  I beg to move, in page 49, line 43, to leave out "the prescribed officer," and to insert: such officer as may be prescribed by the Court of Session by Act of Sederunt. This is little more than...

Considered in Committee.

Bill read a Second time; committed to a Committee of the Whole House for Monday next.

Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84.—(King's Recommendation signified.)

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]