HC Deb 10 February 1969 vol 777 cc238-41W
Mr. Ron Lewis

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give details of Government grants to the Cumberland County Council, Carlisle City Council, and other local authorities in Cumberland, relating to the

CUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Capital grants:
Allotments and smallholdings 745 404 459 337 1,014 — 446 1,210
Highways 138 24,310 75,983 270,500 254,500 388,910 494,653 329,143
Fire service — — — — 2,525 — — —
Civil defence 809 294 — 13,673 17,478 7,000 3,418 746
Specific revenue grants:
Education 370,419 414,094 434,659 473,183 612,814 650,686 788,337 2,059
Care of aged 2,759 4,082 4,290 4,531 4,172 5,115 4,559 4,330
Protection of children 1,418 865 1,519 1,741 1,927 2,162 1,850 3,226
Allotments and smallholdings 545 230 210 208 210 207 328 329
Highways 485,806 536,645 488,236 537,660 436,301 462,074 444,800 484,821
Fire service 328 326 1,180 1,506 — — — —
Police 255,217 272,730 288,900 305,314 341,934 360,052 384,677 —*
Administration of justice 25,643 31,615 32,610 36,634 47,370 42,365 48,392 50,485
Civil defence 40,789 42,356 45,297 55,925 60,749 63,495 66,654 44,238
Miscellaneous 43 20 51 14 14 76 551 3,431
General grant 2,561,623 2,830,411 3,085,364 3,459,177 3,662,650 4,261,457 4,583,742 —
Rate deficiency grant 985,027 1,051,551 1,123,146 1,147,104 1,262,344 1,380,920 1,450,290 —
Rate support grant:
Needs element — — — — — — — 6,265,170
Resources element — — — — — — — 1,593,790
Totals 4,731,309 5,209,933 5,581,904 6,307,507 6,706,002 7,624,519 8,272,697 8,782,978
* From 1st April, 1967 this grant is payable to the Cumbria Police Authority.
COUNTY DISTRICT COUNCILS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Capital grants:
Sewerage — — — — — 1,485 — 1,739
Public lighting 6,159 190 562 5,395 2,532 1,324 1,968 —
Parks — — 8,630 10,896 — — 3,315 13,880
Highways — — — — — — 13,337 —
Flood prevention 20,250 4,300 — 6,625 — — 8,900 —
Improvement grants — — 549 140 — — — —
Miscellaneous — — — — — 3,680 2,742 2,100
Specific revenue grants:
Sewerage 4,844 6,982 5,347 5,526 5,721 5,866 7,562 8,170
Parks 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165
Improvement grants 22,207 28,411 35,485 40,367 47,626 55,796 61,157 69,812
Public lighting 1,411 1,466 1,460 2,138 2,224 3,009 2,517 2,374
Miscellaneous 1,828 3,418 1,146 789 5,490 22 1,791 1,181
Housing subsidies and other housing grants 314,024 324,368 334,727 342,367 364,530 380,338 402,905 426,689
Rate deficiency grant 281,227 301,471 346,393 334,059 341,249 393,427 399,233 —
Rate support grant:
Resources element — — — — — — — 451,722
Domestic element — — — — — — — 73,928
Grants under the Rating (Interim Relief) Act 1964 — — — — 19,311 21,600 23,536 180
Rating Act 1966—rate rebates — — — — — — 44,808 38,465
Totals 652,115 670,771 734,464 748,467 788,848 866,712 973,936 1,090,405

current and capital grants and housing subsidies paid each year since 1960.

Mr. Skeffington

The information is as follows:

CARLISLE COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–4 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Capital grants:
Education 1,551 532 — — — — — —
Care of aged — — — 2,236 — — — —
Highways 27,500 26,322 17,373 1,541 6,400 3,718 5,874 128,527
Specific revenue grants:
Education 78,607 84,571 95,798 94,383 110,803 123,848 158,652 —
Care of aged 1,752 2,810 1,097 2,669 2,991 2,601 2,987 2,972
Protection of children 912 870 2,644 2,340 2,075 2,224 2,729 1,478
Improvement grants 1,390 2,149 2,616 2,948 3,972 5,027 5,788 6,310
Highways 1,410 2,868 842 565 948 858 510 27,735
Police 67,942 80,611 88,744 97,811 106,982 120,358 130,203 —*
Administration of justice 9,480 10,684 12,238 15,752 15,527 15,731 19,509 20,879
Civil defence 9,622 12,964 13,543 11,941 14,330 15,074 14,007 10,576
Miscellaneous 3,367 2,447 2,165 980 2,440 638 925 4,996
Housing subsidies and other housing grants 133,221 136,618 145,225 141,031 144,968 152,926 158,198 165,713
General grant 635,427 700,213 776,300 866,950 918,413 1,065,072 1,165,534 —
Rate deficiency grant 207,108 235,110 267,646 287,795 277,997 339,017 336,904 —
Rate support grant:
Needs element — — — — — — — 1,404,459
Resources element — — — — — — — 358,517
Domestic element — — — — — — — 26,625
Grants under the Rating (Interim Relief) Act 1964 — — — — 5,863 6,686 7,480 —
Rating Act 1966—rate rebates — — — — — — 18,197 14,390
Totals 1,179,289 1,298,769 1,426,231 1,528,942 1,613,709 1,853,778 2,027,497 2,173,177
* From 1st April, 1967 this grant is payable to the Cumbria Police Authority.

Sources: Epitomes of Accounts and Departmental Records.