§ Mr. MellishI beg to move Amendment No. 29, in page 7, line 41, after 'paragraph' to insert (c) or'.
This Amendment seeks to correct a minor defect, in subsection (2) of the Clause. The purpose of that subsection is to ensure that dwellings eligible for the new supplementary town development subsidy do not also qualify for the existing development subsidy under the Town Development Act, 1952. As the Bill is drafted, subsection (2) does not prevent payment of both subsidies in respect of dwellings completed after November, 1965, by those local authorities—there are only two—which qualify for retrospection and which are also carrying out development schemes.
The two local authorities which would otherwise get both lots of subsidy are King's Lynn and Macclesfield, and this Amendment now makes sure that they are put on the same basis as other authorities.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. SpeakerI am now advised that all the Amendments in page 6269 of the Notice Paper—Nos. 31 to 38—are consequential.
§ Mr. AllasonWith respect, Mr. Speaker, we did not discuss Amendments Nos. 31 and 32, which deal with the expensive site subsidy, when we were discussing sites. We discussed the basic subsidy, but my impression is that we did not discuss the expensive site subsidy. I hope that it will be possible to discuss these two Amendments.
§ Mr. SpeakerI can assure the hon. Gentleman that it will be possible. This is why I observed earlier that it helps the Chair, which has to protect Opposition as well as Government, if, when the Government are proposing to group Amendments, the Chair knows in advance.