§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the cost of providing lodgings for visiting judges in each of the judges' circuits in England and Wales over a period covering the last five years for which costs are available: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EyreThe cost to central Government to provide judges' lodgings is as follows:
costs or rent rebate subsidy must make an associated rate fund contribution to its housing revenue account. Certain items of expenditure also fall to be met from the rates to the extent that is necessary to balance the account. It is not yet possible to estimate how many authorities will need to make rate fund contribution to their account for 1972–73.