HC Deb 29 March 1971 vol 814 cc1281-3

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to establish a public authority concerned with civil aviation (hereinafter referred to as 'the Authority') and to establish a corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board') with functions which include the function of controlling the activities of British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, it is expedient to authorize—

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  1. (1) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of sums required for making loans to the Authority and the Board;
  2. (2) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of sums required for fulfilling a guarantee given by the Treasury in respect of sums borrowed by the Authority or the Board or stock issued or debts incurred by the Board;
  3. (3) the making out of moneys provided by Parliament of payments to the Authority and the Board, of payments to local authorities in respect of expenses incurred by them in performing duties under provisions of that Act relating to health control and of refunds of fees paid in respect of applications for air service licences which abate, or as regards which appeals abate, by virtue of that Act;
  4. (4) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any administrative expenses incurred by a government department by virtue of that Act and o any increase 1283 attributable to that Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.—[Mr. Patrick Jenkin.]