One of the few amendments on the Livestock Industry Bill
that aroused interest outside the ranks of the agriculturists was that in which compensation was prescribed for persons who might lose their employment through the operation of the Act. Though the proposal was made from the Labour Benches it received substantial support from the Government side. Mr. Morrison in a very persuasive reply pointed out the implications involved in the establishment of the conception that anyone who lost his job through no fault of his own was entitled to compensation. "Where is it to stop? "—he argued. "Suppose that you get any system of reorganisation or rationalisation of industry. Is it to be said in every case that everyone who is affected is to be compensated . . . If we impose sanctions on Italy, is everyone who suffers under a policy of that character to be compensated ? " The speech visibly impressed the House and a revolt that at one time had seemed quite formidable collapsed.
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