§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the total sum paid in grants to the Bristol Corporation in each of the years 1957 to 1963.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe following table gives the total payments made by the Department to the Bristol Corporation,290W including housing subsidies, in each financial year. My right hon. Friend regrets that information is not readily available for calendar years.
… … £ 1956–57 … … 538,154 1957–58 … … 602,056 1958–59 … … 603,150 1959–60 … … *3,770,752 1960–61 … … 4,346,982 1961–62 … … 4,667,482 1962–63 … … 5,066,254 1963–64 … … 5,849,997 * The large increase in the figure for 1959–60 was due to the introduction of general grant which replaced a number of specific grants previously paid mainly by other Departments.