HC Deb 08 May 1969 vol 783 c837

Queen's recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to prescribe a tolerable standard for houses and to make provision for the treatment of houses and areas, and for payments in respect of houses purchased or vacated, which do not meet that standard; to make new provision with respect to the repair of houses; to make further provision for grants by local authorities and contributions out of moneys provided by Parliament towards the cost of providing dwellings by conversion, or of improving dwellings; and for other purposes, it is expedient to authorise:—

  1. (1) any increase attributable to the Act of the present Session in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under sections 13, 16 and 17 and for the purposes of Part II of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968;
  2. (2) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of contributions to local authorities towards so much of any expenses incurred by them, or treated under the Act as incurred by them, for the purpose of the improvement of the amenities of certain areas as may be approved by the Secretary of State;
  3. (3) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under the said Act of the present Session;
  4. (4) Any increase in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament in respect of rate support grants which may arise from the inclusion, in the expenditure relevant to the fixing of the aggregate amount of those grants, of expenditure under the Act.—[Mr. George Thomson.]