Mr. Harnettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total in the last financial year paid by his Department to all local authorities in Lancashire with an analysis of such payments under the appropriate categories, and a comparison of each on a per capita basis with all other counties.
§ Mr. CrossmanPayments in 1967–68 by the former Ministry of Health were as follows:
Payments on a per capita basis Total paid to local authorities in Lancashire Lancashire All other counties in England and Wales £ d. d. Welfare Foods Service (Payments for liquid milk supplied at day nurseries) 13,228 0.611 0.205 Civil Defence 14,741 0.681 1.774 The former Ministry of Social Security made no payments to local authorities in Lancashire during the year.