§ Mr. T. Hendersonasked the Minister of Health the total revenue in England and Wales of local authorities from rates, trading services trading profits, Exchequer grants, Government grants in lieu of derating, fees, rents, and payments, special funds, and capital receipts, respectively?
§ Sir K. WoodThe following statement shows the total income of local authorities in England and Wales in 1934–35, the latest year for which complete figures are available:
£ Income from rates 154,782,080 Income from trading services (including £2,018,177 transferred in aid of rates from profits) 117,231,404 Government Grants: (a) Block grants under the local Government Act, 1929 45,409,836 (b) Other Government grants on revenue account 79,627,300 (c) Government grants on capital account 2,107,830 Receipts from loans for capital purposes 64,838,551 Other income from fees, rents, repayments, etc: (a) Rate fund accounts 55,954,720 (b) Special funds 8,381,970 (c) Capital accounts 11,228,025 £539,561,716 Note.—The block grants payable under the Local Government Act, 1929, include an annual sum of £22,292,203 in respect of "losses on account of rates" arising from the derating provisions of the Act.