§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total amount of financial aid given to the London Borough of Greenwich from Government sources in the financial years 1963–64, 1964–65,
1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 £ £ £ £ £ Rate support grants Needs element … … — — 3,655,804 2,666,838 2,915,395 Resources element … … — — — — — Domestc element … … — — 129,665 262,472 407,750 Total … … 3,785,469 2,929,310 3,323,145 General Grant … … 2,870,326 3,139,938 — — — Rating (Interim Relief) Act, Sections 1 and 5 … … 29,218 31,405 — — — Rate rebates … … — 49,592 48,101 — — Specific Revenue Grants Local Health … … 28 47 214 — — Clean Air … … 32,890 43,642 12,943 — — Care of Aged, etc. … … 5,222 5,031 5,086 — — Protection of Children … … 8,656 8,481 11,166 — — Improvement Grants … … 26,741 30,030 34,229 — — Highways … … — 994 — — — Civil Defence … … 26,910 27,066 18,443 — — Housing … … 373,157 445,861 475,529 — — Miscellaneous … … — 4,273 8,645 — — Capital Grants Highways … … 70,787 65,328 65,489 — — Total … … 3,443,935 3,851,688 4,465,314 The figures for the needs element of rate support grants are the amounts after deduction of the proportion to be transferred to the Greater London Council—One ninth for 1967–68 and 40 per cent. for 1968–69 and 1969–70; the deductions concerned, £456,975, £1,777,892 and £1,943,596 for the years 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1969–70 respectively, are reflected in lower precepts by the Greater London Council. No account is taken of the effects of the Rate Equalisation Schemes. For the years 1965–66 to 1967–68, these involved redistribution of the general grant and the needs element of rate support grant.
Source—Epitomes of Accounts and Departmental records.