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In last Friday's debate on law and order I made remarks which reflected upon the personal conduct of certain hon. Members and which must have caused them offence. I wish now to apologise to the House and to those Members and to withdraw unreservedly the comments that I made.
Bill Presented
Optical Appliances (Blind And Partially Sighted Persons)
Mr. Alfred Morris, supported by Mr. Jack Ashley, Sir John Farr, Mr. Lewis Carter-Jones, Mr. Dafydd Wigley, Mr. Robert N. Wareing, Mr. Laurie Pavitt, Mr. David Alton, Mr. Tom Clarke, Mr. Donald Stewart and Mr. Norman Atkinson, presented a Bill to amend Schedule 12 to the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 70 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 to enable registered blind or partially sighted persons to obtain optical devices provided under the National Health Service free of charge: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 1 May and to be printed. [Bill 121.]
Statutory Instruments, &C
Ordered,
That the draft Statistics of Trade Act 1947 (Amendment of Schedule) Order 1987 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.— [Mr. Durant.]