§ Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
§ Resolved,
§
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to confer power on the Independent Broadcasting Authority to equip themselves to transmit a television broadcasting service additional to those of the British Broadcasting Corporation and to that provided by the Authority under the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973, it is expedient to authorise—
- (a) the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of advances to the Authority for the purpose of enabling the Authority to equip themselves to transmit any such additional service; and
- (b) the payment into the Consolidated Fund of any sums required to be so paid by virtue of that Act;
but the aggregate amount outstanding by way of the principal in respect of any such advances shall not at any time exceed £18 million.—[Mr. Graham.]