HC Deb 25 June 1947 vol 439 cc573-4
Mr. Glenvil Hall

I beg to move, in page 47, line 33, after "authority," to insert: in respect of severance or. This is an Amendment preliminary to a proposed new Clause (Further compensation to local authorities in respect of severance)—with which we shall be deal- ing later and which provides for the sum of £5 million to be paid to local authorities. This Amendment enables that money to be borrowed, if necessary.

Mr. R. S. Hudson

I have not had a chance to appreciate fully what the repercussions are. May we take it that acceptance of this Amendment will not prevent a full discussion of our case on the proposed new Clause, which, of course, will be based on the suggestion that severance should not be the only expenditure to be compensated for, and that the amount of £5 million is wholly inadequate, because a lot of other things should be included in the expenditure for which local authorities are to be compensated?

Amendment agreed to.

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