HC Deb 22 May 1974 vol 874 cc557-8

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the making of grants towards the improvement, repair and provision by conversion of housing accommodation, to make provision for housing action areas and to re-enact with amendments certain provisions of Part I of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1969, to empower the Secretary of State to make payment of a subsidy in order to compensate local authorities for the loss of rents as a result of the exercise of the power conferred by section 11 of the Counter-Inflation Act 1973, and to amend the provisions of Part V of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1969 relating to the improvement of amenities of residential areas, it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any sums required for the payment in pursuance of the said Act—
    1. (a) of contributions to local authorities in respect of expenditure incurred by them in making improvement grants,
    2. (b) of contributions to local authorities in respect of expenditure incurred by them in making improvement grants at a higher rate and repairs grants in areas declared, in accordance with the said Act, to be housing action areas,
    3. (c) of a subsidy to local authorities to compensate them for loss of rents as a result of the prevention of an increase in rents by virtue of an order made under section 11 of the Counter-Inflation Act 1973,
    4. (d) of contributions to local authorities, development corporations and the Scottish Special Housing Association in respect of expenses incurred by them in improving houses and providing houses by conversion in circumstances where a grant might be paid under the said Act to a private individual, and
    5. (e) of contributions to local authorities, development corporations and the Scottish Special Housing Association in respect of expenditure incurred by them in improving the amenities of predominantly residential areas and to local authorities and development corporations in respect of expenditure incurred by them in assisting others to do so on land not owned by those bodies;
  2. (2) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any administrative expenses of the Secretary of State attributable to the said Act;
  3. (3) any increase attributable to the said Act in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament under any other Act; and
  4. (4) the payment into the Consolidated Fund of any sums falling to be so paid by virtue of the said Act.—[Mr. Millan.]