HC Deb 24 May 1993 vol 225 cc584-5

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Railways Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of the following, namely—

  1. (a) any sums required by a Minister of the Crown or Government department for the making of payments under or by virtue of the Act to the trustees or administrators of any pension scheme;
  2. (b) any sums required by the Secretary of State for defraying expenditure of the Franchising Director—
    1. (i) in exercising or discharging functions assigned or transferred to the Franchising Director under or by virtue of the Act;
    2. (ii) in fulfilling guarantees given in the exercise of any such function; or
    3. (iii) otherwise in consequence of the provisions of the Act;
  3. (c) any sums required by the Secretary of State for making payments under agreements under which he undertakes to make payments to goods service operators in respect of track access charges;
  4. (d) any sums required by the Secretary of State for making grants to the Board, or any wholly owned subsidiary of the Board, for the purpose of enabling the Board or subsidiary to make any payments (whether by way of repayment of principal or payment of interest or of any other description) in respect of loans made to the Board or subsidiary under section 20 of the Transport Act 1962.—[Mr. Robert G. Hughes.]