§ 35. Sir David Rentonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is aware that in this financial year the rate support grant covers only 51 per cent. of the expenditure of the new Cambridgeshire County Council as compared with the national average of 60 per cent.; and whether he will immediately increase the amount of financial support.
§ Mr. OakesThe percentage of expenditure met by rate support grant varies from authority to authority because the grant is distributed in accordance with variations between authorities in their spending needs and rateable resources. I see no reason for a special increase in Cambridgeshire's grant for the current financial year.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the amount of specific and block grants to local government to the parliamentary constituency of Leek for the fiscal year 1973–74.
§ Mr. OakesFor specific grants, the information is not yet available. For rate support grant, the estimated amounts are as follows:
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§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Sectary of State for the Environment what are the changes in rate support grant to local government districts in Yorkshire and Humberside consequent upon the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 22nd July.
§ Mr. OakesThe scheme of rate relief announced by my right hon. Friend does not affect the amount of rate support grant payable. The estimated relief payable to ratepayers in Yorkshire and Humberside is as follows:
Local authority Estimated total relief Estimated relief to the average domestic property £ 000 £ Barnsley … 980 11.90 Doncaster … 1,005 10.20 Rotherham … 887 10.20 Sheffield … 539 2.50 Bradford … 1,366 7.90 Calderdale … 713 8.90 Kirklees … 1,777 12.40 Leeds … 523 1.90 Wakefield … 2,446 22.30 Beverley … 671 18.50 Boothferry … 266 12.40 Cleethorpes … 226 9.40 Glanford … 174 8.10 Grimsby … 222 6.60 Holderness … 317 20.10 Kingston upon Hull … 823 7.80 North Wolds … 269 10.10 Scunthorpe … 248 10.50 Craven … 195 10.70 Hambleton … 222 9.10 Harrogate … 249 5.20 Richmondshire … 96 7.40 Ryddale … 239 8.80 Scarborough … 202 5.00 Selby … 377 15.50 York … 98 2.50