§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government, if he will detail the amounts granted from public funds to the London Borough of Greenwich for each financial year since the creation of the Greater London boroughs.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe information is as follows:
1965–66 1966–67 £ £ Capital Grants: Highways 70,787 65,328 Specific Revenue Grants: Clean Air 32,890 43,642 Care of the Aged, etc. 5,222 5,031 Protection of Children 8,656 8,481 Improvement Grants 26,741 30,030 Civil Defence 26,910 27,066 Miscellaneous 28 5,314 Housing Subsidies and other Housing 373,157 445,861 General Grant 3,296,616 3,566,669 Rating (Interim Relief) Act (Sections 1 and 5) 29,218 31,405 Rating Act 1966: Rate Rebates — 50,625 Totals 3,870,225 4,279,452 Source: Epitome of Accounts and Department Records.
The figures shown for general grants are the amounts estimated to be payable after taking account of the Inner London Rate Equalisation Scheme. Complete figures for 1967–68 are not available.