§ Major POLEasked the Minister of Health whether he will give information showing how many of the county councils are making grants of milk to expectant mothers, and which of the county bodies are making such grants?
§ Mr. GREENWOODDuring the year ended the 31st March, 1930, which is the latest date for which I have information, the number of county councils in England and Wales who incurred expenditure on the provision of milk and meals for expectant and nursing mothers and children under school age was 52. A list of these councils is appended.
County Councils in England and Wales who incurred expenditure on the supply of Milk and Meals for expectant and nursing mothers and children under school age in 1929–30.
County Councils. England:
- Bedford.
- Buckingham
- Cambridge.
- Isle of Ely.
- Chester.
- Cornwall.
- Cumberland.
- Derby.
- Devon.
- Dorset.
- Durham.
- Essex.
- Gloucester.
- Hereford.
- Hertford.
- Huntingdon.
- Kent.
- Lancaster.
- Leicester.
- Lincoln, Parts of Kesteven.
- Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey.
- Middlesex.
- Norfolk.
- Northampton.
- Soke of Peterborough.
- Northumberland.
- Nottingham.
- Oxford.
- Rutland.
- Salop.
- Somerset.
867 - Isle of Wight.
- Suffolk, West.
- Surrey.
- Sussex, East.
- Sussex, West.
- Warwick.
- Westmorland.
- Wilts.
- York, East Riding.
- York, West Riding.
County Councils. Wales:
- Anglesey.
- Brecon.
- Caernarvon.
- Cardigan.
- Carmarthen.
- Denbigh.
- Flint.
- Merioneth.
— Year ending 31st March, 1928. 1929. 1930. Estimated total receipts of Local Authorities in England and Wales:— £ £ £ Rates 166,678,842* 166,250,000 155,500,000 Government Grants 90,084,348* 90,090,000 105,000,000† Values upon which rates were leviable 258,879,000 267,639,000 284,937,000‡ 255,274,000§ * Actual. † Including £2,100,000, grant under the Agricultural Rates Act, 1929, and £10.900,000, grant under Section 112 of the Local Government Act, 1929, in respect of loss of rates resulting from de-rating. ‡ First half of 1929–30. § Second half of 1929–30.