HC Deb 14 November 1957 vol 577 c1266

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

[Sir CHARLES MACANDREW in the Chair]

Motion made, and Question proposed, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision with respect to slaughterhouses and knackers' yards and the slaughter of animals, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—

  1. (a) any expenses incurred under the said Act by any government department;
  2. (b) any increase attributable to the provisions of the said Act in the sums payable out of moneys so provided under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1948, or the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act, 1954, as amended by the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act, 1956.—[Mr. Amory.]

9.50 p.m.

Mr. Frederick Willey (Sunderland, North)

I am surprised to see that a Treasury Minister is not present. In the good old days of Socialist government, the Treasury Minister was punctilious in coming here to give any explanation required of a Money Resolution. Can the Minister assure us that this Resolution is sufficiently widely drawn to allow us the fullest discussion in Committee?

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Derick Heathcoat Amory)

I can assure the hon. Member that I am fully satisfied on that.

Question put and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported Tomorrow.