HC Deb 20 March 1963 vol 674 cc78-9W
Mr. John Hall

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs when he will publish the analyses showing for each county, county borough and metropolitan borough the distribution of rateable value among the main classes of property in the old and new lists; and if he will publish at a later date similar analyses covering all other local authorities.

Sir K. Joseph

The answer to the first part of the Question is that I hope to publish the analyses for these 175 authorities within the next two weeks. As regards the second part, I do not think that the cost of preparing and publishing

ASSISTANCE UNDER THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ACT: 1ST APRIL, 1960 TO 28TH FEBRUARY, 1963
TABLE 1
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, OFFERS AND REJECTIONS
Place Applications received Applications rejected Offers made Under consideration
Lanarkshire of which— 75 16 33 26
Coatbridge and Airdrie 15 4 7 4
7 of the offers (including 1 for Coatbridge and Airdrie) were declined by the applicants.

TABLE 2
ASSISTANCE OFFERED (EXCLUDING OFFERS DECLINED)
Place Loans Grants Total
£ £ £
Lanarkshire of which— 987,500 219,218 1,206,718
Coatbridge and Airdrie 320,000 34,300 354,300
Separate figures for grants cannot be given in Table 1 since applicants do not always specify the form of assistance required.