§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the total amount of rate support grant from Her Majesty's Government to local authorities in Wales for this year; and how this figure compares with similar grants for the three preceding years.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe latest estimates of the total rate support grants to local authorities in Wales for 1967–68 and 1968–69 and of the corresponding grants for 1965–66 and 1966–67 are as follows:
1965–66 £78,882,157 1966–67 £86,999,789 1967–68 £97,200,238 1968–69 £103,075,982