§ Mr. Grahatitle PageI beg to move Amendment No. 6, in page 8, line 22, at end insert:
'(1A) To the extent that it would not otherwise be so included, there shall be treated for the purposes of this section as included in a council's estimated expenditure in connection with transport matters their estimated capital expenditure in connection with the provision by any person of facilities for or in connection with the loading or unloading of freight carried or intended to be carried otherwise than by road'The purpose of the amendment is to extend the scope of Clause 6(1) to ensure that capital expenditure by local authorities in providing handling facilities for freight carried or intended to be carried by means other than by road will be 1706 taken into account in determining the transport supplementary grants.We discussed fully in Committee the transport supplementary grants and what might be included in them. The point about freight was raised and I promised to examine it to see whether we could introduce an amendment of this kind. The amendment carries out that undertaking. I am grateful to the hon. Members who raised the matter in Committee and I hope that the solution is satisfactory to them.
§ Amendment agreed to.