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[Lord Shepherd.] country that had dealt with the problem as efficiently as Hong Kong. If there are any families who are not able to pay this very small fee we have made it known by the circulation of leaflets and the use of radio and television exactly what services are available for these children.
LORD RHODES: My Lords, may I ask whether it is not unjust to harry the present Minister at the Box in isolation on this matter when in my view he has done more than any Minister in either House for many years to bring some realisation to the Hong Kong Govern- ment of the need to attend to these problems?
LORD CONESFORD: My Lords, is the Minister aware that, in view of the enormous influx of population into Hong Kong, many of us certainly on this side of the House and I hope in all quarters, are filled with admiration for the achieve- ment of the Hong Kong Government?
SEVERAL NOBLE LORDS: Hear, hear!
INCOME AND CORPORATION TAXES BILL [H.L.]
TAXES MANAGEMENT BILL [H.L.]
THE LORD CHANCELLOR (LORD GARDINER My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now resolve into Com- mittee on these Bills.
Moved, Tha the House do now resolve itself into Committee-(The Lord Chan- cellor.)
On Question, \Motion agreed to: House in Committee (on recommitment) accordingly.
THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (LORD MERTHYR): The Income and Corporation Taxes Bill has been amended by the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills. No further Amend- ments have been put down for considera- tion this afternoon. With the permission of the Committee I will therfore now put the Question, That I report this Bill to the House without further amendment.
The Taxes Management Bill has been amended by the Joint Committed on Consolidation Bills. No further Amend- ments have been put down for con- sideration this afternoon. With the
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in Hong Kong permission of the Committee I will there- ore put the Question, That I report this Bill to the House without further amend- ment.
Nouse resumed: Bills reported without further amendment; the Reports received.
Then Standing Order No. 41 having been dispensed with (pursuant to the Resolution of yesterday):
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THE LORD CHANCELLOR: Lords, beg to move that the Income and Corporation Taxes Bill be now read a third time. It is, of course, unusual for us to take a Bill on a Wednesday after- noon in this way. The reason why the House is being asked to take these two Bills is that they must pass both Houses before Easter, otherwise they will be in danger of running into another Finance Act.
In ordinary circumstances, before ask- ing your Lordships to give a Third Read- ing to the Bills I should have read the two Reports of the Joint Consolidation Committee on the Bills, but there are a number of Members of your Lordships' House who are looking forward to an interesting debate and therefore I do not propose to read the Reports. In each Report the Commitee say what Amend- ments they have made, and why, and they conclude that the Bill as amended is pure consolidation and represents the existing law. I beg to move.
Moved, That the Income and Corpora- tion Taxes Bill be now read 3a.-(The Lord Chancellor.)
On Question, Bill read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR: My Lords, I beg to move that the Taxes Man- agement Bill be now read a third time.
Moved, That the Taxes Management Bill be now read a third time.- (The Lord Chancellor.)
On Question, Bill read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
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AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
LORD FULTON rose to call attention to the Pearson Report Partnership in Development and to the Jackson Study of the Capacity of the United Nations Development System in relation to the
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