HC Deb 13 July 1967 vol 750 c149W
Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he proposes to include the Lake District mountains in his proposed North Pennine Rural Development Board.

Mr. Peart

I shall not be in a position to make a definitive proposal for the Board's area until I have consulted the local interests concerned.

General Grant Exchequer Equalisation and Transitional Grants Rate Support Grant Total Grants
£ £ £ £
1964–65 74,558,281 25,026,870 99,585,151
1965–66 82,318,234 27,891,395 110,209,629
1966–67 95,240,396 30,880,254 126,120,650
1967–68 702,929 4,257,412 143,817,052 148,777,393

The rate support grant for 1967–68 includes estimated amounts of £2,042,075 in respect of the school milk service and £8,140,125 in respect of the school meals service.

Mr. Edward M. Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the amount which will be distributed to the corporation of Glasgow by way of rate support grant in the current financial year; and how this compares with the total general and equalisation grants Glasgow received

General Grant Exchequer Equalisation and Transitional Grants Rate Support Grant Total Grants
£ £ £ £
1964–65 15,022,321 3,407,553 18,429,874
1965–66 16,434,823 3,780,785 20,215,608
1966–67 19,111,865 2,108,571 21,220,436
1967–68 131,105 1,239,773 24,339,221 25,710,099

The rate support grant for 1967–68 includes estimated amounts of £381,854 in respect of school milk service and

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