HC Deb 07 December 1967 vol 755 cc1804-6

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the National Health Service Act 1946 and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947 and make other amendments connected with the national health service and for other purposes, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of— (1) any expenditure incurred by the Minister of Health or the Secretary of State—

  1. (a) in making payments towards—
    1. (i) the cost of the provision by others of instruction in connection with the provision of services under Part IV of the National Health Service Act 1946 or corresponding provisions and of material connected with such instruction; and
    2. (ii) expenses of persons availing themselves of such instruction;
  2. (b) in making payments towards costs incurred by persons appearing to be suffering from severe physical defect or disability in connection with invalid carriages or other vehicles provided by the Minister or the Secretary of State for or belonging to such persons;
  3. (c) in making payments of compensation to or in respect of persons suffering loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments attributable to—
    1. (i) the occurrence of any of the events mentioned in paragraph (a) to (c) of section 11(9) of the National Health Service Act 1946 or paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 11(10) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 (reorganisation of provision of hospital services); or
    2. (ii) the making of an order under subsection (2), (3) or (4) of section 31 of the said Act of 1946 or subsection (2), (3) or (4) of section 32 of the said Act of 1947 (constitution of, and variation of constitution or functions of, Executive Councils) or an order revoking an order made under any of those subsections;
  4. (d) in making payments of remuneration or travelling or other allowances to members of bodies constituted under or by virtue of the National Health Service Act 1946 or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 and certain other bodies recognised by the Minister or the Secretary of State;
  5. (e) in making payments to any body with whom arrangements are made for the provision of accommodation for persons displaced in course of development for the purposes of the Acts relating to the national health service or to mental health;
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  6. (f) in connection with the operation of a scheme administered by a government department for the provision of any welfare food;
  7. (g) in making payments to certain voluntary organisations;
  8. (h) in the exercise of any power conferred by the said Act of the present Session (other than a power to make payments);
(2) ally expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in paying grants to certain authorities in respect of expenditure incurred by them in the exercise in relation to im- ported food of functions conferred or imposed on them by or under the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956, but so that the amount of such a grant in respect of any expenditure shall not exceed one half of that expenditure; (3) any increase attributable to the provisions of the said Act of the present Session in the sums payable under any other enactment out of moneys so provided; and to authorise the payment into the Exchequer of sums received by the Minister of Health or the Secretary of State under the said Act of the present Session.—[Mr. Harold Lever.]