HC Deb 06 February 1964 vol 688 cc1485-6

Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to place the public library service provided by local authorities in England and Wales under the superintendence of the Minister of Education and to make new provision for regulating and improving that service and as to the provision and maintenance of museums and art galleries by such authorities, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—

  1. (a) grants made under the Act to any body which makes available to authorities constituted library authorities by the Act any facilities likely to assist them in the discharge of their duties;
  2. (b) administrative expenses incurred by the Minister of Education for the purposes of the Act;
  3. (c) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of moneys so provided by way of Rate-deficiency Grant or 1486 Exchequer Equalisation Grant under the enactments relating to local government in England and Wales or in Scotland.

Resolutions agreed to.