HC Deb 11 February 1965 vol 706 c667

[Queen's Recommendation signified]

Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 88 (Money Committees).

[Dr. HORACE KING in the Chair]

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to confer additional functions on the Gas Council and to make further provision as to the rating of the Gas Council and Area Gas Boards, to increase the number of members of the Gas Council and to regulate and facilitate the storage of gas by the Council and those Boards in underground strata, it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (1) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—
    1. (a) any sums payable by way of remuneration or otherwise to or in respect of inspectors appointed under that Act;
    2. (b) any remuneration, allowances or expenses payable to persons holding, or assisting or giving evidence at, inquiries held under that Act;
    3. (c) any administrative expenses incurred by any Minister under or in consequence of the provisions of that Act; and
    4. (d) any increase attributable to that Act in the sums payable out of moneys so provided by way of Rate-deficiency Grant or Exchequer Equalisation Grant under the enactments relating to local government in England and Wales or in Scotland;
  2. (2) any increase in the sums which, in consequence of the provisions of that Act, are required to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund or raised by the Treasury under section 45 of the Gas Act 1948 or section 2 of the Electricity and Gas Act 1963; and
  3. (3) the payment into the Exchequer of any sums which are or may be required to be so paid under or in consequence of the said Act of the present Session.—[Mr. Lee.]

Resolution to be reported.

Report to be received Tomorrow.

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