HC Deb 22 November 1928 vol 222 cc1907-9
36 and 37. Mr. FENBY

asked the Minister of Health whether he will state (1) for each administrative county the total estimated expenditure out of rates

STATEMENT showing for each Administrative County in England and Wales, (1) the amount of rates called for by Boards of Guardians for their poor law and other common charges, and (2) the estimated expenditure of Rural District Councils out of rates on roads and highways: year ended 31st March, 1927.
Name of Administrative County. Rates called for by Boards of Guardians for poor law and other common charges.* Rate-borne expenditure of Rural District Councils on roads and highways.†
1. 2. 3.
ENGLAND (excluding Monmouth). £ £
Bedford … … 90,305 10,504
Berks … … 107,600 121,742
Buckingham … … 92,781 120,986
Cambridge … … 66,382 51,833
Chester … … 297,533 160,700
Cornwall (excluding Isles of Scilly) … … 150,889 156,363
Isles of Scilly … … 248 448
Cumberland … … 180,139 66,323
Derby … … 370,562 175,187
Devon … … 164,149 216,116
Dorset … … 128,507 95,766
Durham … … 1,548,168 325,889
Ely, Isle of … … 29,554 22,889
Essex … … 821,483 248,187
Gloucester … … 167,455 124,382
Hereford … … 51,605 40,966
Hertford … … 219,480 13,208
Huntingdon … … 21,498 766
Kent … … 691,618 294,496
Lancaster … … 1,081,516 198,783
Leicester … … 91,610 103,539
Lincoln, parts of Holland … … 26,282 46,102
Lincoln, parts of Kesteven … … 46,774 59,797
Lincoln, parts of Lindsey … … 118,360 136,769
London … … 10,395,619 —
Middlesex … … 1,096,021 49,167
Norfolk … … 158,798 104,093
Northampton … … 91,914 101,713
Northumb Hand … … 485,667 132,017
Nottingham … … 284,114 84,342
Oxford … … 61,238 53,610
Peterborough, Soke of … … 24,448 11,300
Rutland … … 5,039 13,155
Salop … … 102,408 82,067
Somerset … … 175,187 201,265
Southampton … … 209,932 203,530
Stafford … … 414,411 141,451

in the latest available year of Boards of Guardians within the area of each administrative county;

(2) for each administrative county in England and Wales the total estimated expenditure out of rates in the latest available year on roads and highways by rural districts situate within each administrative county?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

As the answer contains a number of figures in tabular form I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is tire answer:

Name of Administrative County. Rates called for by Boards of Guardians for poor law and other common charges.* Rate-borne expenditure of Rural District Councils on roads and highways.†
1. 2. 3.
£ £
Suffolk, East … … 112,777 91,619
Suffolk, West … … 61,576 36,336
Surrey … … 459,664 202,365
Sussex, East … … 154,159 141,064
Sussex, West … … 80,425 115,873
Warwick … … 158,021 164,150
Westmorland … … 17,005 19,985
Wight, Isle of … … 35,038 —
Wilts … … 118,374 109,761
Worcester … … 137,742 89,991
York, East Riding … … 85,746 111,421
York, North Riding … … 240,066 127,771
York, West Riding … … 1,161,249 414,175
WALES (with Monmouth).
Anglesey … … 24,569 17,691
Brecon … … 45,914 28,151
Caernarvon … … 65,339 24,261
Cardigan … … 16,691 25,143
Carmarthen … … 128,156 86,097
Denbigh … … 92,424 59,899
Flint … … 77,614 41,788
Glamorgan … … 1,144,942 188,016
Merioneth … … 17,374 9,039
Monmouth … … 314,967 34,174
Montgomery … … 24,748 13,441
Pembroke … … 31,983 35,861
Radnor … … 10,150 10,358
* Col. 2. Where a Union is not wholly comprised in one Administrative County, the total amount called for by the Guardians has been apportioned on the basis of assessable value.
† Col. 3. Where a rural district is situated in more than one Administrative County the estimated rate-borne expenditure has been apportioned on the basis of assessable value of the parts in each County.
Except in a very few cases, Rural District Councils do not when levying their rates, distinguish the rate-borne expenditure on highways from other general expenses. The amounts in this column have been estimated on the best particulars available.