HC Deb 06 March 1979 vol 963 c1217

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—

  1. (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
  2. (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.]