Orders of the Day — Agricultural Marketing Bill.

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 9 February 1931.

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Mr. DEPUTY - SPEAKER (Mr. Dunnico):

I understand the hon. Member has raised this question with Mr. Speaker, who has given a great deal of care, attention, and thought to the matter. Mr. Speaker, after the most careful consideration, has come to the conclusion that the real object of this Bill is to deal with home products only, and that the intention of the promoters of the Bill is not to go outside home products. The bringing in of foreign imports would therefore be outside, not the title of the Bill, but outside the scope of the Bill. On those grounds, the Instruction to which the hon. Member refers would be out of order, it would not be called.