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 Sir Frank Soskice Sir Frank Soskice , Birkenhead East 12:00, 2 May 1949

I hope the House will agree that this Amendment ought not to be accepted. It would not be the desire of the House, I think, that I should go over any of the ground we went over on the previous Amendment. We should approach this Amendment on the basis that it is accepted that the Minister should have power to issue licences containing such conditions and terms as are thought to be appropriate for the purposes of enabling him to discharge his responsibilities under the Bill. On that basis, what we seek to do is to include terms defining the period for which new entrants should be given a licence. The Opposition, by their Amendment, seek to impose a limit on that power and take it out of the hands of the Minister to decide how long the licence shall be for.