Department for Transport – in the House of Commons at 6:00 pm on 2 July 2009.
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with
(1) further resources, not exceeding £240,889,839,000 be authorised for use for defence and civil services as set out in HC 513, HC 514, HC 515 and HC 525,
(2) a further sum, not exceeding £251,679,943,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to meet the costs of defence and civil services as so set out, and
(3) limits as set out in HC 513, HC 514 and HC 525 be set on appropriations in aid.— ( Mr. Stephen Timms .)
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions;
That the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Liam Byrne, Mr. Stephen Timms, Sarah McCarthy-Fry and Ian Pearson introduce the Bill.
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