§ Mr. McBrideasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the amounts paid in interest charges by the County Borough of Swansea in each of the years from 1951 to 1963.
§ Sir K. JosephDuring the period the council's loan debt more than doubled as a result of its continued activity in housing and other fields.
The figures* are as follows:
Year Total Interest £ 1951–52 404,738 1952–53 451,089 1953–54 502,155 1954–55 556,765 1955–56 633,735 1956–57 709,327 1957–58 776,944 1958–59 832,607 1959–60 880,082 1960–61 977,731 1961–62 1,117,459 1962–63 1,261,623 * Source: Epitomes of Accounts.