§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give in column form the total annual expenditure of local government authorities for each year since 1946.
§ Mr. MacCollThe information for England and Wales is as follows:
Year Total expenditure (Current and capital accounts) £ million 1946–47 1,036 1947–48 1,263 1948–49 1,196 1949–50 1,180 1950–51 1,256 1951–52 1,414 1952–53 1,560 1953–54 1,671 1954–55 1,751 1955–56 1,872 1956–57 2,052 1957–58 2,159 1958–59 2,243 1959–60 2,437 1960–61 2,639 1961–62 2,973 1962–63 3,241 1963–64 3,647 Figures for later years are not yet available.
Source—Local Government Financial Statistics