§ Mr. Dunnettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total expenditure by way of grant or otherwise in 1968–69 and 1969–70 on the Meals-on-Wheels Service in the county borough of Nottingham, and in county boroughs with a population between 200,000 and 500,000.
§ Mr. AlisonNet expenditure, after allowing for income from charges, met from rates and grants was as follows:
Name of authority (England) Estimated population 30th June 1970 1968–69 1969–70 £ £ Nottingham … 300,580 8,165 6,154 Bradford … 291,960 4,836 4,295 Bristol … 426,370 52,818 54,029 Coventry … 335,230 34,890 24,877 Derby … 220,130 10,102 11,623 Kingston-upon-Hull … 290,270 21,059 23,726 Leicester … 276,690 27,526 28,862 Newcastle … 236,730 16,837 17,419 Plymouth … 256,600 3,222 4,230 Portsmouth … 211,790 2,339 2,286 Southampton … 209,660 2,346 2,465 Stoke … 270,800 5,000 5,679 Sunderland … 217,630 3,374 3,550 Tees-side … 411,200 26,983 31,955 Wolverhampton … 263,580 13,597 15,027