Clause 13. — (Disposals of Land Effected Indirectly.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 2 July 1962.

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Photo of Mr James Ede Mr James Ede , South Shields 12:00, 2 July 1962

While agreeing with my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr. Mitchison), I should like to point out that at last the Government have come down on the side of defining something which they resisted doing for a considerable time. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury was not here when we had that discussion in which the right hon. and learned Attorney-General played a major and distinguished part. Could the Attorney-General tell me why it is easier and appropriate to define the market value of land than it is to define those things which we were discussing earlier this evening? It is quite clear that my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kettering has correctly sized up the many iniquities of the Government, but for one evening at least they might have arranged to be consistent.