§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civic amenity sites for the disposal of large unwanted domestic items have been provided by each county council in England and Wales.
Financial year Salaries and administrative expenses Research and experiments Information and visitor services Grants Miscellaneous Total 1974–75 … … 514,877 128,540 431,388 587,226 2,146 1,664,177 1975–76 … … 647,757 189,279 472,096 1,552,103 2,255 2,863,490 1976–77 … … 649,891 268,908 615,559 1,817,431 8,009 3,359,798 1977–78 … … 826,127 303,776 695,501 2,392,582 19,279 4,237,265 1978–79 (estimates) 957,000 330,000 1,630,000 3,600,000 25,000 6,542,000 Figures for 1978–79 reflect an exceptional supplementary allocation of £1.8 million.