Coal (Charges) (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1945

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 May 1945.

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Photo of Mr Gwilym Lloyd George Mr Gwilym Lloyd George , Pembrokeshire 12:00, 29 May 1945

Obviously the hon. hon. Gentleman cannot expect me to answer that question at this stage. I am not making a Second Reading speech on a Bill, but sketching very broadly the Government's intentions. If hon. Members opposite were to get up and say broadly that their proposal is to nationalise the mines, I do not think I should be entitled to get up and say, "Will you explain exactly how it is to be done and give the details?" All I am doing is to state what are the Government's intentions, and when those intentions are put into practice, obviously a good deal of discussion will take place. I thought hon. Members would like to know what are the Government's intentions in regard to putting into effect the main recommendations of the Report. At this stage I cannot go beyond that.