§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will publish figures showing the total revenues of local authorities in England and Wales for each year since 1946, the amounts levied in rates, and the revenues from Government grants.
§ Mr. MacCollThe following are the figures requested:
£'000 Year Total Income* Rates Levied Government Grants 1946–47 599,814 243,247 251,221 1947–48 670,647 283,289 268,983 1948–49 688,104 284,391 284,429 1949–50 714,216 294,340 293,925 1950–51 749,128 304,875 304,178 1951–52 838,913 331,857 349,583 1952–53 905,295 350,894 384,443 1953–54 994,023 392,465 413,798 1954–55 1,066,628 410,502 452,458 1955–56 1,148,989 421,062 500,069 1956–57 1,336,814 513,525 567,690 1957–58 1,452,698 552,065 615,442 1958–59 1,546,174 579,342 658,231 1959–60 1,688,855 649,902 704,828 1960–61 1,810,889 696,667 755,120 1961–62 1,971,725 747,375 829,574 1962–63 2,167,762 831,265 905,941 1963–64 2,423,311 923,077 1,021,306 1964–65† 2,613,600 996,000 1,097,500 1965–66† 2,959,200 1,135,000 1,259,000 * Includes income from rates, government grants, rents, fees and recoupments and transfers from trading in aid of rates. † Estimated.