§ Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
§ Resolved,
§ That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to consolidate the Rent Act 1968, Part III, IV and Viii of the Housing Finance Act 1972, the Rent Act 1974, sections 7 to 10 of the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975, and certain related enactments, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in making grants to local authorities in connection with schemes for the appointment of rent officers.—[Mr. Frank R. White.]