§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the annual 56W sums of money spent on improvement grants in the Borough of Rhondda from 1960 to 1968.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe figures for 1960–67 were given to my hon. Friend in reply to his Question of 13th March, 1968. The sum spent on improvement grants in the Borough of Rhondda in 1968 was £65,753.—[Vol. 760, c.340.]
§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total amount in the way of Exchequer grant paid to Rhondda Borough Council under the Rating Act, 1966, in rate rebates; and how this compares with that under the Rating (Interim Relief) Act, 1964.
§ Mr. George ThomasExchequer grant totalling £15,169 was paid to Rhondda Borough Council in respect of rate rebates allowed in 1966–67; £14,850 has so far been paid for 1967–68 and £15,185 for 1968–69. No grant was paid under the 1964 Act for individual relief.