§ Mr. Bradleyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state the amount of relief given by the city of Leicester to ratepayers under the Rating (Interim Relief) Act, 1964, for the years 1964–65 and 1965–66, and the total rate rebates made under the Rating Act 1966 for the years 1966–67 and 1967–68; and what was the percentage Government grant receivable in each year.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe figures are as follows:
action the Government have taken on Resolution (68) 33 adopted on 29th November, 1968, by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and relating to the activities of national agencies of the Europe Information Centre for nature conservation.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe Government have appointed the Countryside Commission to act as the United Kingdom correspondent of the Information Centre for Nature Conservation set up by the Council of Europe. The Commission has already sent information and material to this Centre on films, sound recordings, posters, education courses, literature and organisations. To cope with this and similar work the staff of the Commission's 37W information services has been doubled since 1966.
§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what action the Government have taken on Resolution (68) 35 adopted on 29th November, 1968, by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and relating to the European fresh water conservation campaign.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe Government intend to continue issuing publicity material on the Council of Europe's Water Charter.