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  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Clause 48 - Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to give ministers wide-ranging and uncapped powers to spend money on infrastructure, cultural, sporting, educational and economic development projects. 
  
  @ MP voted no to give ministers wide-ranging and uncapped powers to spend money on infrastructure, cultural, sporting, educational and economic development projects. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted to give ministers wide-ranging and uncapped powers to spend money on infrastructure, cultural, sporting, educational and economic development projects. 
   
  
  MPs were considering the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill[1][2]. 
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 48.
  
  Lords amendment 48[3] stated:
  
  :Leave out Clause 48
  
  Clause 48 of the Bill[4] was titled:''Power to provide financial assistance for economic development etc'' and began:
  
  :(1)A Minister of the Crown may, out of money provided by Parliament, provide financial assistance to any person for, or in connection with, any of the following purposesâ
  
  :(a)promoting economic development in the United Kingdom or any area of the United Kingdom;
  
  :(b)providing infrastructure at places in the United Kingdom (including infrastructure in connection with any of the other purposes mentioned in this section);
  
  :(c)supporting cultural activities, projects and events that the Minister considers directly or indirectly benefit the United Kingdom or particular areas of the United Kingdom;
  
  :(d)supporting activities, projects and events relating to sport that the Minister considers directly or indirectly benefit the United Kingdom or particular areas of the United Kingdom;
  
  :(e)supporting international educational and training activities and exchanges;
  
  :(f) supporting educational and training activities and exchanges within the United Kingdom.
  
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2775 Parliament's webpage on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0177/en/20177en.pdf Explanatory notes to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, 9 September 2020], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0224/200224.pdf Lords amendments to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, 2 December 2020], Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/58-01/135/5801135_en_1.html United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, as introduced to the House of Lords, 30 September 2020], Parliament.uk
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