HC Deb 23 July 1968 vol 769 cc63-4W
60. Mr. Graham Page

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government

Lancashire County Council 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65
£ £ £ £
General Grant 23,182,933 25,727,336 29,387,680 31,673,232
Rate-deficiency grant 5,666,931 6,455,199 7,764,991 8,107,980
Highways revenue grant* 1,521,948 1,558,186 2,272,991 2,244,097
School milk and meals 3,223,440 3,175,100 3,487,200 4,069,800
Rate support grant needs element
resources element
Totals for Lancashire C.C £33,595,252 £36,915,821 £42,912,862 £46,095,109
Lancashire County Council 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
£ £ £ £
General Grant 37,640,148 41,798,668
Rate-deficiency grant 9,814,568 10,222,048
Highways revenue grant* 2,661,932 2,893,197
School milk and meals 4,836,873 5,223,492
Rate support grant needs element 52,744,249 56,487,850
resources element 12,189,658 12,926,950
Totals for Lancashire C.C £54,953,521 £60,137,405 £64,933,907 £69,414,800
1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65
Audenshaw Urban District Council £ £ £ £
Rate-deficiency grant 6,709 6,937 20,565 16,399
Rate support grant resources element
domestic element
Totals for Audenshaw U.D.C. £6,709 £6,937 £20,565 £16,399
* Estimated.

if he will, at the earliest possible moment, introduce legislation to remove all restrictions on requiring a premium as a condition of the assignment of tenancies granted for more than 21 years.

Mr. MacColl

If the rent for a dwelling, however long the lease, is high enough to bring the tenancy within the Rent Acts, it would be wrong to allow a premium to be charged on its assignment; but my right hon. Friend will seek an early opportunity to remove the uncertainty about service charges, which I believe the hon. Member has in mind.