HC Deb 17 June 1969 vol 785 cc75-6W
Mr. Boston

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was

1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
Total Exchequer Grants … … … … £58,251 £69,822 £69,310 £85,411
1d. Rate Product … … … … … £1,939 £1,969 £2,125 £2,112
Rate equivalent of total grants … … … 2s. 6d. 2s. 11d. 2s. 9d. 3s. 4d.

The estimated rate support grants for 1969–70, the product of a 1d. rate for that year and the rate equivalent of those grants are:

  • Rate Support Grants (including the domestic element)—£60,688.
  • 1d. Rate Product—£2,274.
  • Rate equivalent of rate support grant—2s. 3d.

Total amounts of other grants for 1969–70 are not yet available.

or its predecessors from Government sources in the financial years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69; what is the estimated equivalent amount that will be made available for the year 1969–70; what these grants represent in terms of the product of a 1d. rate for the borough; and if he will publish the details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Skeffington

The total amounts of Exchequer grants to the borough of Queenborough - in - Sheppey, including housing subsidies and capital grants for the year 1968–69 and the total of those grants payable to its predecessors for the years 1965–66, 1966–67 and 1967–68, the corresponding product of a 1d. rate for each year and the rate equivalents of the amounts of grants are as follows:

the total amount of financial aid given to the borough of Faversham from Government sources in the financial years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69; what is the estimated equivalent amount that will be made available for the year 1969–70; what these grants represent in terms of the product of a 1d. rate for the borough; and if he will publish the details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Skeffington

The total amounts of Exchequer grants to the borough of Faversham, including housing subsidies, for the years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69, the product of a 1d. rate for each year and the rate equivalents of the amounts of grants are as follows:

Source: Epitomes of Accounts and Departmental records.