HC Deb 07 March 1967 vol 742 cc267-8W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he had with Welsh local authorities and their associations in Wales before fixing the amount of the rate support grants.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

These grants are paid by the Minister of Housing and Local Government under the Local Government Act, 1966 to local authorities in England and Wales. My right hon. Friend, who keeps in close touch with me in such matters, consulted the local authority associations for England and Wales. My hon. Friend the Under Secretary of State for Wales attended the meeting.