HC Deb 11 February 1954 vol 523 c1478

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

[Sir RHYS HOPKIN MORRIS in the Chair]

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to enable grants to be made in respect of measures taken to secure the due functioning of electricity undertakings in Great Britain in the event of hostile attack, it is expedient to authorise any charge on moneys provided by Parliament which may result from amending section thirty-nine of the Civil Defence Act, 1939, so as to make it applicable to electricity undertakings, and making section six of the Civil Defence Act, 1948, apply to the said section thirty-nine as so amended.—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]

Resolution to be reported upon Monday next.