§ 78. Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total amount paid to Gateshead County Borough in rate support grants and their equivalents in each of the past nine years; and what is his estimate of the amount payable for the year 1970–71.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe latest estimates of the rate support grants payable to Gateshead County Borough Council for the years 1967–68 to 1970–71 and the corresponding grants for the six preceding years are as follows:
£ 961–62 … … … 1,674,433 962–63 … … … 1,830,554 963–64 … … … 2,129,273 964–65 … … … 2,281,415 965–66 … … … 2,570,455 966–67 … … … 2,759,014 967–68 … … … 2,983,952 968–69 … … … 3,234,194 969–70 … … … 3,611,438 970–71 … … … 3,883,060