§ 53. Mr. Rathboneasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is his policy towards the European Commission's proposals on transport infrastructure; and which issues are preventing agreement in the Council on a programme of Community support for transport infrastructure projects which would ease the movement of goods between member States.
§ Mr. FowlerThe United Kingdom supports the concept of EEC aid for transport infrastructure projects, but would wish to see a scheme consistent with British as well as Community interests.
The forms and scale of aid have yet to be clearly defined, and the important question of the inclusion of sea and air transport, for which the United Kingdom is pressing, is also unsettled. The Council also currently awaits a report from the Commission on the appraisal of "Community interest" in projects put forward for support. These issues must all be settled before a scheme can be agreed.
Average Weekly Housing Expenditure by Local Authority Households Year One Adult £ One Man One Woman £ One Man One Woman Two Children £ Retail Price Index January 1962.100 Earnings Index Male Manual Workers (April) 1970 2.38 2.73 3.15 140 100 1979 6.71 7.90 9.54 429 347 Percentage change +182 +189 +203 +206 +247 Weekly expenditure relates to rent and rates including water charges and is derived from the United Kingdom Family Expenditure Survey. Any rent rebates and rate