§ Mr. FoxI beg to move amendment No. 122, in page 41, line 15, leave out from 'State' to end of line 20 and insert
'and the Minister of Transport shall consult such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be concerned and any local authority with whom consultation appears to them to be desirable '.This is simply a drafting amendment that in no way changes the meaning of the clause.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. FoxI beg to move amendment No. 123, in page 41, line 28, leave out 'grant' and insert
'any of the relevant grants'.
§ Mr. FoxThese amendments are needed in order to agree the terminology used in clause 48(1), which defines the relevant grants for the purposes of clauses 48 and 49. They limit the scope of clauses 48 and 49 so that only the payment of relevant grants will be dependent upon the approval by the House of Commons of the rate support grant report. As they stand, the clauses appear to relate to grants generally, which is not intended.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Amendment made: No. 124, in page 41, line 31, leave out 'of grant'.—[Mr. Fox.]