§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state the gross amount of the Exchequer equalisation grant received by Wales in each year since its inception.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThe total amounts paid to county and county borough councils in Wales and Monmouthshire in each of the years from 1948–49 is set out in the following table:
£ 1948–49 6,425,500 1949–50 7,728,054 1950–51 7,927,654 1951–52 8,215,456 1952–53 9,383,685 1953–54 9,478,383 1954–55 10,476,398 1955–56 10,928,037 1956–57 10,159,228