§ Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
§
Resolved,
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make fresh provision with respect to the gas industry in Great Britain and related matters, and for purposes connected therewith, it is expedient to authorise—
§ (1) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—
- (a) sums not exceeding £5 million to be applied as contributions to expenses incurred by gas authorities in connection with agreements entered into with the Sec
1708 retary of State to promote employment, and - (b) remuneration and allowances to, and pensions to or in respect of, persons appointed under the said Act to test gas or examine gas meters, and
- (c) any administrative expenses incurred under the said Act by the Secretary of State or by any other Minister of the Crown or Government department; and
§ (2) the issue out of the National Loans Fund of such sums as are necessary to enable the Secretary of State to make loans under the said Act to the body thereby reconstituted as the British Gas Corporation; and
§ (3) the charging on, and the issue out of, the Consolidated Fund of any sum required by the Treasury to fulfil any guarantee given by them under the said Act or under section 45 of the Gas Act 1948; and
§ (4) the payment into the National Loans Fund or the Consolidated Fund of any sums falling to be so paid in pursuance of the said Act of the present Session.—[Mr. Ridley.]