HC Deb 11 November 1948 vol 457 cc1847-8

Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees). —(King's Recommendation signified.)

[Mr. BOWLES in the Chair]

Motion made, and Question proposed, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the construction of roads reserved for special classes of traffic, it is expedient to authorize—

  1. (a) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of such sums as may be required to be paid into the Road Fund for the purpose of defraying out of that Fund—
    1. (i) expenses incurred by the Minister of Transport with the approval of the Treasury under the said Act of the present Session in the construction, maintenance, repair or improvement of roads;
    2. (ii) sums required by that Minister for making advances under section eight of the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, in respect of roads provided or to be provided in accordance with schemes under the said Act of the present Session (including advances in respect of expenses which, under the said Act of the present Session, are deemed for the purposes of the said Act of 1909 to be incurred in the construction of such roads);
    3. (iii) such other expenses of that Minister under the said Act of the present 1848 Session (not being administrative expenses) as may be determined by that Minister with the consent of the Treasury;
  2. (b) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any expenses of the said Minister under the said Act of the present Session, other than those required to be defrayed out of the Road Fund, to such amount as may be approved by the Treasury, and of any increase in the Exchequer Equalisation Grant payable under Part I or Part II of the Local Government Act, 1948, attributable to any expenditure of a local authority under the said Act of the present Session;
  3. (c) the payment into the Exchequer in accordance with section one hundred and seventeen of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, of all fines imposed in respect of offences under the said Act of the present Session."—[Mr. Barnes.]

It being Ten o'Clock, the Chairman left the Chair to make his report to the House.

Committee report Progress; to sit again upon Monday next.