HC Deb 29 January 1951 vol 483 c678

Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision for the reorganisation, development and regulation of the white fish industry, and for other matters, being an Act which provides for constituting a White Fish Authority having among other functions that of reorganising, developing and regulating the industry, it is expedient—

  1. (a) to authorise the making out of moneys provided by Parliament of advances to that Authority during the ten years beginning with the passing of the Act, so long as the amount outstanding at any time of the sums advanced does not exceed ten million pounds, and the payment into the Exchequer of any sums received by a Minister of the Crown by way of interest on repayment of any such advance;
  2. (b) to authorise the making out of moneys provided by Parliament, during the said ten years, of grants to that Authority up to a total of one million pounds in respect of any expenditure of the Authority on research or experiment;
  3. (c) to authorise payment out of moneys provided by Parliament—
    1. (i) of remuneration and allowances to members of that Authority or of any Committee or Advisory Council constituted under the Act to act on behalf of or advise the Authority;
    2. (ii) such expenses as may be incurred under the Act by any Ministers of the Crown in relation to any inquiry held thereunder by their direction, and such other administration expenses as may be so incurred by any such Minister.

Resolution agreed to.