§ Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the total sum paid by way of rate rebates for the last financial year ended in South Shields; how many received rebates; and what was their average value.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonIn 1967–68 rate rebates in South Shields amounted to £15,504; there were 1,483 recipients in the first half of the year and 1,484 in the second; the average rebate for the year was £10 9s.