HC Deb 18 November 1966 vol 736 c207W
Mr. Alan Lee Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the legal difficulties that arise from the setting up of ad hoc disaster funds, he will seek to establish a national distress fund.

Mr. Diamond

No. It would be contrary to all the principles on which Parliament votes money to set funds aside to provide against an unspecified need for expenditure.

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