§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how much grant has been paid to local authorities in England and Wales under the Small Dwellings Act in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. FreesonThere are not and have not been for the past five years any grants payable to local authorities under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts but advances for the acquisition and construction of dwellings made under the Acts in the last five years were as follows:
Financial Year Amount 1965–66 … £191 million 1966–67 … £137 million 1967–68 … £115 million 1968–69 … £83 million 1969–70 … £24 up to November 1969.