§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the amount of rate support grant paid by the Exchequer to the Nottingham City Council in each of the years from 1966–67 to 1976–77.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettRate support grants were first paid for the year 1967–68. A new grant structure was introduced with local government reorganisation in 1974–75. Payments made to Nottingham City Council for the years 1967–68 to 1975–76, and the latest estimate of the council's entitlement for 1976–77 are as follows:
580WCmnd 6393. The corresponding provisional expenditure figure at outturn prices—net of Development Land Tax—is approximately £12 million or roughly one-third less than the figure which went into Cmnd 6393. Of this expenditure, 52 per cent. was for housing land, 45 per cent. for industrial land and 3 per cent. for land for commerce. A regional breakdown is given in the table.
Provisional figures for staff and administration costs relating to these land acquisitions and to the initial setting up of the local authority arrangements for operating the scheme will be issued later when available. There will be more loan sanction available this year than last, and this will provide authorities with the opportunity to build effectively on last year's sound start.
Year Grant £ 1967–68 … … … 6,325,151 1968–69 … … … 6,923,514 1969–70 … … … 8,099,375 1970–71 … … … 9,414,477 1971–72 … … … 11,023,653 1972–73 … … … 2,702,279 1973–74 … … … 16,260,040 1974–75 … … … 6,757,532 1975–76 … … … 10,979,706 1976–77 … … … 11,999,492 Nottingham did not qualify for the resources element of RSG until 1973–74. Since 1974–75 the needs element grant has been paid to the county council; it is not included in the table above for the last three years.