§ Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the amounts spent in interest charges by the county borough council of Sunderland, for each of the years 1951 to 1961.
§ Mr. RipponThe figures* are as follows:
Annual interest payments by Sunderland County Borough Council Year £ 1950–51 … … 305,869 1951–52 … … 358,160 1952–53 … … 439,952 1953–54 … … 528,719 1954–55 … … 602,755 1955–56 … … 689,773 1956–57 … … 812,309 1957–58 … … 931,881 1958–59 … … 1,028,271 1959–60 … … 1,098,377 1960–61 … … 1,234,989 * Source: Epitome of Accounts.