§ Dr. Dickson MabonI beg to move Amendment No. 24, in page 20, line 6, after '105', to insert '110'.
1503 The Amendment makes a minor addition to the Schedule by inserting a reference to Section 110 of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1950. It was pointed out to us by one of the new towns that we should make the Amendment to make it quite right as far as they are concerned.
Schedule 4 lists statutory provisions under which Exchequer contributions are paid to recipient local authorities and Clause 11 empowers the Secretary of State to discontinue, reduce or transfer those contributions in certain circum-, stances, for example, where the subsidised house has been disposed of or transferred to another authority. Section 110 of the 1950 Act, which authorises contributions towards the losses incurred by new town development corporations carrying out improvement work, was repealed in 1959. Contributions under the Section are, however, still in payment and the Secretary of State should have power under Clause 11 to discontinue, reduce or transfer those contributions where appropriate.
The Amendment, in fact, adjusts the position to suit the situation in the new towns.
§ Amendment agreed to.