§ Mr. Howieasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the rate equivalent of total Exchequer grants to the county borough of Luton for the years 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67 and 1967–68; what is the rate equivalent of the estimated rate support grants for the
1968–69 1969–70 Increuse £ £ £ East Retford Borough Council Resources element … … … 69,724 70,855 1,131 Domestic element … … … 11,532 17,908 6,376 Total rate support grants … … … 81,256 88,763 7,507 East Retford Rural District Council Resources element * … … … 8,968 9,477 509 Domestic element … … … 11,700 18,161 6,461 Total rate support grants … … … 20,668 27,638 6,970 * A significant increase in the rate product per head of population for the rural district is expected during 1969–70; this would affect the entitlement to the resources element for that year. Comparable figures for other grants are not yet available