HC Deb 18 March 1935 vol 299 c972

11.41 p.m.

Mr. HACKING

I beg to move, in page 1, line 18, after the word "four," to insert "and Section six."

This is a privileged Amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. HACKING

I beg to move, in page 1, line 21, to insert: (2) Any sums required to enable the Secretary of State to make any payment under the foregoing Sub-section shall, if and in so far as they are not provided out of the proceeds of the sale of investments held by the National Debt Commissioners on account of the Fund for the Military Savings Banks, be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament, This again is a privileged Amendment. The object is to bring the Bill into accord with the Financial Resolution.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: in page 2, line 5, insert: (3) Upon making any payment under Sub-section (1) of this Section, the Secretary of State may pay to the holding trustee, out of moneys provided by Parliament, such fee in respect of the acceptance of the payment under that Sub-section as the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, may determine."—[Mr. Hacking.]

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill,