HC Deb 17 March 1969 vol 780 cc24-5W
Mr. Barnett

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total in the last financial year paid by his Department to all local authorities in Lancashire with an analysis of such payments under the appropriate categories, and a comparison of each on a per capita basis with all other counties.

Mr. Skeffington

The information required for the year 1967–68 is as follows:

Grants to local authorities in Lancashire * Grants to local authorities in England and Wales excluding Lancashire
Total Amount Amount per head of population Amount per head of population
£ £ £
Rate Support Grants:
Needs element 112,605,447 21.66 21.72
Resources element 35,837,462 6.89 4.01
Domestic element 1,956,625 0.38 0.49
Total Rate Support Grants 150,399,534 28.93 26.22
Housing subsidies, etc 10,320,005 1.98 2.13
Rate rebates 911,305 0.18 0.19
Clean air 745,291 0.14 0.06
Other grants 130,999 0.03 0.20
Total 162,507,134 31.26 28.80
* All local authorities in Lancashire includes the county council, the county district councils and all county borough councils lying within the outer boundary of the county council.

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