§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will give, for each year from 1946–47 to 1964–65, the expenditure or estimated expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales on the services covered by the General Grant; what was the amount of Exchequer grants paid in respect of services now covered by the General Grant from 1946–47 to 1958–59, and, after 1958–59, the amount 48W of the General Grant; and if he will give the latter figures expressed as a percentage of the former figures for the same year.
§ Sir K. JosephThe first full year for which local authorities were responsible for all the major services now covered by the general grant was 1949–50. The figures for the years 1949–50 to 1964–65 are as follows:
Year Expenditure or estimated expenditure Grant Percentage met by grant £m. £m. 1949–50 270.8 142.4 52.6 1950–51 293.4 153.2 52.2 1951–52 342.7 181.0 52.8 1952–53 372 .8 198.0 53.1 1953–54 394.5 210.6 53.4 1954–55 432.4 232.1 53.7 1955–56 470.2 254.2 54.1 1956–57 545.8 296.5 54.3 1957–58 611.0 332.9 54.5 1958–59 658.9 359.2 54.5 1959–60 727.2 402.0 55.3 1960–61 789.6 429.0 54.3 1961–62 876.0 472.0 53.9 1962–63 957.2 519.0 54.2 1963–64 1,036.5 562.0 54.2 1964–65 1,085.6 589.0 54.3