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Orders of the Day — HOUSE OF COMMONS (REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS) (No. 2) BILL – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 October 1969.

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Lords Amendment No. 8: In line 4, leave out from beginning to "and" in line 10 and insert not later than 31st March 1970, to relieve the Secretary of State of liability for breach of statutory duty".

Photo of Mr James Callaghan Mr James Callaghan The Secretary of State for the Home Department, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee, Treasurer, Labour Party

I beg to move, That this House doth disagree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

Question put and agreed to.

Committee appointed to draw up a reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the Bill: Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Elystan Morgan, Mr. Ross, and Sir D. Renton; Three to be the quorum.—[Mr. Callaghan.]

To withdraw immediately.

Reason for disagreeing to certain of the Lords Amendments reported and agreed to; to be communicated to the Lords.

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