Mr. Secretary Millan, supported by Mr. Hugh Brown and Mr. Robert Sheldon, presented a Bill to make new provision for Scotland with respect to grants for housing authorities and grants and loans to voluntary organisations concerned with housing; to provide for grants and loans by local authorities to meet expenses of repairing houses in a state of disrepair; to make further provision for the improvement of houses below the tolerable standard; and to make minor amendments of certain enactments relating to housing; and the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 10.]

Mr. Secretary Varley, supported by Mr. Secretary Mason, Mr. Secretary Millan, Mr. Secretary John Morris, Mr. Secretary Mulley, Mr. Secretary Booth, Mr. Secretary Dell, Mr. Joel Barnett, Mrs. Judith Hart, Mr. Gerald Kaufman and Mr. Les Huckfield, presented a Bill to provide for the making of supplementary payments to or in respect of employees of certain shipbuilding and other companies in respect of redundancy or transfer to less well-paid employment; and the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 11.]

Ordered,

That, notwithstanding the practice of the House relating to the interval between the various stages of Bills of aids and supplies, more than one stage of the Finance (Income Tax Reliefs) Bill may be proceeded with at this day's sitting.—[Mr. Robert Sheldon.]

Ordered,

That the draft Development of Tourist Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Foot.]