Clause 29. — (Activities in Second Schedule Not to Be Carried on Except Under Licence.)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 2 May 1949.

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Photo of Mr Richard Stokes Mr Richard Stokes , Ipswich 12:00, 2 May 1949

The hon. and learned Gentleman walks right into the rat trap. [Interruption.] That is the trap. I am not calling the hon. and learned Gentleman a rat. That would be unparliamentary, and I apologise for slipping up but it was not meant in that way. What I meant was that he has fallen into the trap. Of course, I agree that that is precisely what could happen under the nationalised system. It is precisely what we are not going to allow to happen. We are not allowing it to happen at present.