HC Deb 13 June 1974 vol 874 cc1975-8

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purpose of any Act of the present Session to provide for the construction and operation of a railway tunnel system under the English Channel, it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of sums required to meet expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in making payments for the purpose of restoring any land in pursuance of that Act;
  2. (2) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to that Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment in connection with the use of the tunnel system;
  3. (3) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of such sums as may be required for fulfilling guarantees given by the Treasury in relation to money borrowed for the purpose of providing finance for the construc- 1978 tion and maintenance of the tunnel system provided the sums so borrowed do not exceed £1,000 million.— [Mr. Harper.]

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