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C.P. (51) 125

5th May, 1951

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PREPARATION OF LEGISLATION FOR THE 1951-52 SESSION

MEMORANDUM BY THE HOME SECRETARY

1. The Committee on Future Legislation have considered, in consultation with the Ministers concerned and with Parliamentary Counsel, what preparatory work on legislation for the 1951-52 session should now be put in hand, subject to prior approval of policy in each case by the Cabinet or an appropriate Cabinet Committee. This is without prejudice to the decisions which the Cabinet may take later in the year about the final content of The King's Speech on the Opening of Parliament. For present purposes, we have assumed that the Session will run from the autumn of 1951 until the summer of 1952.

2. It is normally the custom for the Committee's proposals to the Cabinet to cover only major and medium-sized Bills. Last year, however, in view of the Parliamentary situation, we felt that the Cabinet would wish to examine as a whole the provisional legislative programme for the new Session. We suggest that the Cabinet should follow the same course this year. The Annex accordingly covers all the Bills which have been proposed.

3. We recommend that the provisional programme of Bills for the 1951-52 Session should include the following:-

(a) Bills to be ready for introduction in October 1951:

(i) Major Bills-

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Naval Discipline.

Beet Sugar Industry.

Foreign Visiting Forces.

Local Government (Public Order) (Scotland).

(ii) Medium-sized Bills-

Mortgaging of Aircraft.

Food and Drugs.

Dental.

Geneva Conventions on the Victims of War.

Cinematograph.

National Insurance (Industrial Injuries).

Ferries.

Preservation of Historic Buildings.

Preservation of Historic Buildings (Scotland).

(iii) Minor Bills-

Prevention of Damage by Pests.

Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft. Diplomatic Privileges..

Fireworks.

Valuation and Local Government (Scotland).

Currency and Bank Notes.

(b) Bills to be ready for introduction before Christmas 1951:-

(i) Medium-sized Bills-

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Agricultural Safety.

Children (Employment).

Civil Defence (Industry).

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