HC Deb 28 January 1949 vol 460 cc1340-1

Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84.

[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 make certain provision of a financial nature in connection with the assistance furnished to the United Kingdom in pursuance of certain Acts of the Congress of the United States of America and any assistance furnished by or to the United Kingdom in pursuance of agreements entered into by members of the Organization for European Economic Co-operation, it is expedient to authorise such issues out of the Consolidated Fund to the Civil Contingencies Fund, such repayments to the Exchequer and such issues from the Consolidated Fund for the repayment of debt as result from any provision of the said Act of the present Session enabling temporary advances to be made from the Civil Contingencies Fund to any Intra-European Account opened under the said Act of the present Session and applying the provisions of section three of the Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act, 1946, in relation to those temporary advances."—[Sir S. Cripps.]

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported upon Monday next.