HC Deb 10 November 1978 vol 957 c1462

Queen's Recommendation signified—

Resolved, That for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide public lending right for authors, it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (a) payment out of money provided by Parliament to and in respect of a Registrar of Public Lending Right, by way of remuneration, allowances and superannuation benefits;
  2. (b) payments out of money so provided into a Central Fund (from which there would be made payments in respect of public lending right and other payments for purposes of the Act and any scheme having effect under it) but so that, in respect of the Fund's liabilities of any financial year, the total of such payments is not to exceed £2 million less the total of sums paid in that year under paragraph (a) above;
  3. (c) power for the Secretary of State to increase the limit in paragraph (b) above by order made with Treasury consent; and
  4. (d) payments into the Consolidated Fund. —[Mr. Graham.]