Clause 1. — (Application of Part I.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Commonwealth Immigrants Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 February 1962.

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Photo of Mr R.A. Butler Mr R.A. Butler , Saffron Walden 12:00, 6 February 1962

Until we see how this works, we will take no further decision about whether we use the powers or not, about whether we use the landing card procedure referred to in the Bill, or whether we consider doing anything at the border. I simply say at present that we reserve the right to do so if we should find it necessary.

We hope, in these various ways, to obtain fuller information than we have had before about the movement of Irish labour, and we hope in that way to be able to meet the Committee, or the House as it may be, when the time comes for the Bill to be renewed.