§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now introduce legislation to make illegal the practice of unauthorised telephone tapping and the use of electronic devices for eavesdropping.
LOCAL AUTHORITY EXPENDITURE PER HEAD OF POPULATION* IN 1964–65 Revenue account Capital account Service Gross expenditure Net expenditure† Expenditure England £ Wales £ England £ Wales £ England £ Wales £ Education … 23.06 26.03 21.8 24.71 3.36 3.19 Public libraries and museums … .69 .5 .65 .47 .11 .04 Individual health … 2.2 2.36 2.03 2.19 .22 .25 Sewerage and sewage disposal … 1.41 1.0 1.31 .98 1.37 1.16 House and trade refuse … 1.17 .96 1.04 .92 .81 .07 Parks, pleasure grounds … .82 .80 .69 .68 .24 .21 Care of aged, handicapped and homeless … 1.24 1.29 .83 .94 .32 .35 Protection of children … .69 .63 .64 .59 .05 .05 Housing … 8.4 8.01 2.35 2.41 9.76 10.15 Town and country planning … .48 .32 .35 .28 .71 .17 Highways and bridges … 3.66 5.3 3.38 5.09 1.71 1.41 Public lighting … .50 .48 .49 .47 .14 .15 Fire service … .90 .86 .85 .82 .11 .13 Police … 3.75 3.16 3.56 2.99 .30 .17 All other … 5.87 6.62 3.75 4.65 7.14 7.10 Source-Epitomes of accounts
* Excludes agency expenditure for Government Departments (mainly on trunk roads) amounting to £72.15m. Population figures are home population at 30th June, 1964.
†Gross expenditure less fees, rents and recoupments.
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§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI have nothing at present to add to what my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said on this topic when answering Questions on 17th November.—[Vol. 736, c. 634–41.]