HC Deb 23 February 1954 vol 524 cc276-7

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

[Sir CHARLES MACANDREW in the Chair]

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to empower the Treasury to guarantee loans and the Board of Trade to make grants to British Industries Fair Limited (hereinafter referred to as "the company"), it is expedient to authorize—

  1. (a) the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of any sums required for fulfilling guarantees given under the said Act in respect of the repayment of, and the payment of interest on, loans made to the company;
  2. (b) the payment into the Exchequer of any sums received by way of the repayment of any sums issued out of the Consolidated Fund under the said Act;
  3. (c) the making, out of moneys provided by Parliament, of grants to the company to wards defraying expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the company in advertising the British Industries Fair.—[Mr. P. Thorneycroft.]

Resolution to be reported Tomorrow.