HC Deb 16 January 1978 vol 942 cc211-2

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the making of supplementary payments to or in respect of employees of certain shipbuilding and other companies in respect of redundancy or transfer to less well-paid employment, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

  1. (1) any sums payable by the Secretary of State to British Shipbuilders under the said Act of the present Session in respect of—
    1. (a) payments made or to be made by British Shipbuilders under any scheme for Great Britain made by the Secretary of State under that Act for the purpose of providing financial assistance to or in respect of employees of British Shipbuilders or any wholly owned subsidiary (within the meaning of section 150 of the Companies Act 212 1948) of British Shipbuilders who are—
      1. (i) made redundant or transferred to less well-paid employment; or
      2. (ii) about to be made redundant or so transferred; and
    2. (b) expenses incurred or to be incurred by British Shipbuilders in connection with the administration of any such scheme for Great Britain;
  2. (2) any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State or a government department for the purposes of the said Act of the present Session.—[Mr. Tinn]