§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total amount of financial assistance granted to the county borough of Stockport from Government sources for the financial years 1963–64, 1964–65,
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1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Rate support grant: Needs element 2,870,505 3,056,030 3,351,557 Resources element 776,249 761,790 721,383 Domestic element 60,876 123,899 192,463 Total 3,707,630 3,941,719 4,265,403 Specific revenue grants (other than police grant): Education (including youth employment) 190,277 204,683 228,800 249,017 10,701 Local Health — 8,098 1,208 1,339 1,151 Parks 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 — Air Pollution 10,550 6,701 6,496 22,179 14,548 Care of aged 4,953 4,632 4,168 3,747 4,500 Protection of children 2,267 2,688 3,012 3,479 3,320 Improvement grants 4,976 6,761 7,641 9,328 10,791 Highways 1,390 1,242 3,292 3,507 123 Administration of justice 20,499 24,166 25,298 27,415 30,069 Civil Defence 9,542 10,789 11,161 11,356 11,958 Miscellaneous — — 43 — — Capital grants — — — — Housing subsidies 143,298 174,082 197,937 229,115 313,977 General grant 1,718,170 1,815,137 2,116,333 2,346,850 — Rate deficiency grant 544,790 597,542 629,108 636,077 — Grantsunderthe Rating (interim Relief" Act 1964 15,887 17,962 19,505 Rating Act 1966—rate rebates — — — 30,878 25,693 Totals (excluding police grant) 2,651,712 2,873,408 3,253,459 3,594,792 4,134,461 Police grant* 185,351 218,538 239,909 241,937 64,462 Totals 2,837,063 3,091,946 3,493,368 3,836,729 4,198,923 * From 1st July, 1967 responsibility for the police service was transferred to the Cheshire Police Authority 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69 under rate support grants, general grants, rating relief and rate rebates schemes, specific revenue grants and capital grants and other appropriate headings; and whether he will give an estimate of the equivalent figure for the current period 1969–70.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonDetails of the Exchequer grants made to the County Borough of Stockport for the years 1963–64 to 1967–68 and the estimated amounts of the rate support grants for 1968–69 and 1969–70 are given in the table below. Particulars of other grants for 1968–69 and 1969–70 are not available.
Following is the table