HC Deb 29 June 1979 vol 969 c819

Queen's Recommendation having been signified

Resolved, That, for the purpose of any Act of the present Session to make provision for lump sum payments to pensioners, it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of sums payable under provisions of that Act providing for the Secretary of State to pay to a person, by reference to one week in any year and to benefit payable out of such money, sums not exceeding—
    1. (a) £10 in respect of the person and a further £10 in respect of the person's spouse; or
    2. (b) as respects any year after 1979, such sum larger than £10 in respect of the person and such further sum larger than £10 in respect of the person's spouse as the Secretary of State may specify by order;
  2. (2) the payment out of such money of the administrative costs under that Act of any government department;
  3. (3) the payment into the Consolidated Fund of so much of those costs as relates to sums paid under provisions of that Act providing for payments to persons out of the National Insurance Fund.—[Mr. Peter Morrison.]