§ 76. Sir G. Sinclairasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities have received grants under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966; for what categories of staff in which services have the respective grants been made; and in what amounts.
§ Mr. EnnalsFollowing is the information:
EXPENDITURE IN 1967–68 BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1966 AND THE AMOUNT OF GRANT SO FAR ADVANCED TO EACH AUTHORITY MIDLANDS Estimated expenditure Grant advanced £ £ GREATER LONDON Barnet 10,518 4,733 Brent 134,901 60,705 Camden 23,084 10,388 Croydon 15,731 7,078 Ealing 173,374 78,018 Enfield 4,720 2,124 Greenwich 4,572 2,057 Hackney 22,200 9,990 Haringey 120,745 54,335 Hounslow 15,082 6,787 Islington 79,525 35,786 Kensington and Chelsea 52,320 27,451 Lambeth 62,944 31,815 Lewisham 46,966 21,135 Merton 14,012 6,305 Newham 54,073 24,332 Southwark 30,037 13,516 Tower Hamlets 26,696 12,013 Waltham Forest 28,005 12,602 Wandsworth 103,326 46,497 Westminster 30,141 13,563 Inner London Educational Authority 776,000 349,200 1,829,972 830,430 99W
MIDLANDS Warwickshire C.C. … 12,378 5,570 Leamington B.C. … 1,680 756 Rugby B.C. … 317 142 Birmingham … 343,696 154,663 Coventry … 44,743 20,134 Derby … 38,075 17,133 Dudley … 19,691 8,860 Leicester … 40,965 18,434 Nottingham … 78,327 35,247 Walsall … 16,327 7,347 Warley … 21,000 13,537 West Bromwich … 29,602 13,321 Wolverhampton … 65,643 29,539 712,444 324,683
Estimated expenditure Grant advanced £ £ YORKSHIRE Bradford 108,885 48,998 Dewsbury 9,639 4,338 Huddersfield 58,289 26,203 Leeds 22,900 10,305 Sheffield 25,533 11,489 225,186 101,333 LANCASHIRE Bolton 11,158 5,021 Manchester 97,436 43,840 Preston 12,400 5,584 Rochdale 18,142 8,164 139,136 62,611 OTHERS Bedford C.C. 9,468 4,261 Buckingham C.C. 65,012 29,255 Kent C.C. 5,040 2,268 Bedford B.C. 658 296 High Wycombe B.C. 584 263 Hitchin U.D.C. 918 369 Letchworth U.D.C. 958 431 Slough B.C. 1,765 794 Bristol 47,870 22,630 Gloucester 5,878 2,645 Luton 15,460 6,957 Oxford 16,090 7,240 Reading 28,729 12,667 Gravesend 349 157 198,680 90,233 GRAND TOTAL 3,105,418 1,409,290
SUMMARY OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON THOSE SERVICES ATTRACTING GRANT UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1966 £ 1. Liaison Officers, Assistant Liaison Officers 12,652 2. Interpreters and interviewing staff 4,204 3. Clerical staff appointed for above 3,583 4. Education— Teachers etc. 1,920,899 Ancillary helpers Education Welfare Officers 5. Social workers 12,676 6. Other staff 28,230 7. Children in care 481,660 8. Local authority day nurseries 247,657 9. Health Visitors 236,797 10. Public Health Inspectors 157,060 Total estimated expenditure £3,105,418 Total grants advanced in 1967–68 £1,409,290