§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Capital Grants: Highways … 5,915 89,127 878,941 439,678 360,056 209,821 — Miscellaneous … 1,463 — 116 — — — — Specific Revenue Grants: Education … 87,951 94,536 111,718 134,397 126,898 139,346 179,772 Port Health … 1,098 1,182 1,103 1,327 1,417 1,527 1,664 Care of Aged, etc. … 1,549 2,400 2,400 2,375 2,199 3,423 3,300 Protection of Children 979 1,296 1,381 1,263 1,668 1,354 1,762 Improvement Grants 5,445 6,934 8,503 9,606 11,257 13,135 14,801 Highways … 3,575 1,936 2,715 17,314 7,264 8,124 8,128 Fire Service … 4,597 831 833 1,247 715 717 898 Police … 131,098 147,840 153,018 164,873 188,967 215,738 210,013 Administration of Justice 9,780 10,792 12,040 12,766 13,527 16,230 17,104 Civil Defence … 12,486 14,321 15,577 15,139 23,262 20,591 23,885 Miscellaneous … 366 75 200 1,402 — 2 358 Housing Subsidies and Other Housing 132,195 134,208 153,535 171,763 196,857 196,745 248,637 General Grant … 1,033,978 1,131,157 1,230,003 1,379,103 1,467,770 1,708,758 1,961,592 Rate-deficiency Grant 77,117 183,413 193,218 67,580 79,434 150,800 — Sating (Interim Relief) Act (Sections 1 and 5) — — — — 7,193 8,856 8,650 Rating Act 1966 Rate Rebates — — — — — — 28,652 Totals … 1,509,592 1,820,048 2,765,301 2,419,833 2,488,484 2,695,167 2,709,216 The county borough was extended on 1st April, 1966 under the Newport (Monmouthshire) Order 1966. Its population was increased by about 5 per cent. Source: Epitomes of Accounts and Departmental Records.