§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount of financial aid given to the London Borough of Lewisham in the financial years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72, together with his estimate of the amount of financial aid which the Government will provide for the year 1972–73.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe total amounts of Government grants for each of the years 1965–66 to 1970–71 are as follows:
£ 1965–66 4,910,838 1966–67 5,444,562 1967–68 6,366,844 1968–69 5,362,639 1969–70 6,447,851 1970–71 7,737,359 The total grant figures for 1971–72 and 1972–73 are not available but the latest estimates of rate support grant for 1971–72 and 1972–73 are £7,049,956 and £7,569,518 respectively.