§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what has been the average ld. rate product for Wales for the financial years 1963–64, 255W 1964–65, 1965–66, and 1966–67; and how this compares with the average ld. rate product for England for the same period.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe information is as follows:
Average 1d. rate product per head of population Wales England £ £ 1963–64 0.128 0.183 1964–65 0.128 0.184 1965–6 0.137 0.187 1966–67 0.134 0.190 The rate product per head of population of any local authority with such a product below the national average was raised to that average by the rate deficiency grant. In 1966–67 the national average was £0.187 per head and the rate product of local authorities in Wales will have been brought up to this figure by the grant.