§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Transport how he proposes to meet the cost of urgent bills for expenses of the sale of National Bus Company operations.
§ Mr. RidleyParliamentary approval for this expenditure has been sought in the Main Supply Estimates (Class VIII, Vote 8). Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimates at £300,000, will be met by repayable advances from the Contingencies Fund.