If the necessity for it exists it arises from the fact that in the last few months we have been going through the most serious Crisis of This Century, a crisis second only to that of 1926.

I am astonished that the Government have introduced the Bill when we have the worst rural Crisis of This Century.

After the first great economic Crisis of This Century, when the actions of Governments were absolutely critical in preventing things from being far worse than they would have been, the right hon. Gentleman's attack was on big government.

The Foreign Secretary said that this is the most serious Crisis of This Century.