General Principles

Part of Orders of the Day — Industrial Relations Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 January 1971.

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Photo of Mr Emlyn Hooson Mr Emlyn Hooson , Montgomeryshire 12:00, 18 January 1971

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. First, may I deal with the question of resignations. They never impress me. Whenever there is legislation, especially on controversial matters, one has resignations right, left and centre. It is part of the political system. They do not affect my judgment of the matter. What those gentlemen feel, no doubt sincerely, is their business. What I feel is what I judge myself. The second point was whether there is a case sometimes for the legislature to intervene. Let me give some examples. In the law of contract we have implied terms brought in by the Sale of Goods Act where the parties disagree. This House has said that those implied terms should be read into the contract.