§ 51. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the amounts spent in interest charges by the County Borough Council of West Ham, for each of the years 1951–61.
§ Mr. RipponThe figures are as follows:
Annual interest payments by West Ham County Borough Council Year … … … £ 1950–51 … … … 186,807 1951–52 … … … 192,334 1952–53 … … … 218,070 1953–54 … … … 253,010 1954–55 … … … 288,372 1955–56 … … … 367,770 1956–57 … … … 445,703 1957–58 … … … 521,282 1958–59 … … … 603,423 1959–60 … … … 662,430 1960–61 … … … 796,544 * Source: Epitome of Accounts.