HC Deb 21 April 1982 vol 22 c394

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to raise the limits imposed on the Secretary of State's financial assistance to industry under section 8(7) and (8) of the Industry Act 1972, it is expedient to authorise any increase in sums paid out of money provided by Parliament or into the Consolidated Fund attributable to provisions of the Act of the present Session—

  1. (a) increasing the sum of £600 million specified in section 8(7) of the Industry Act, 1972 to £1,900 million and substituting for the sum of £250 million so specified the sum of £200 million;
  2. (b) increasing from £5 million to £10 million the sum specified in section 8(8) of the Industry Act, 1972.—[Mr. Ridley.]