§ Mr. Robert Edwardsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total amount paid from Government sources to the County Borough of Dudley in rate support grants and their equivalent in each of the past seven years; and what is the estimated sum payable in 1970–71.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe total amount of the rate support grants, or their equivalents, for the county borough of Dudley for each of the years 1963–64 to 1969–70, and the estimated amount payable for 1970–71 are as follows:
£ 1963–64 … … 879–835 1964–65 … … 890–452 1965–66 … … 1,070,158 1966–67 … … 3,298,315 1967–68 … … 3,653,619 1968–69 … … 4,072,131 1969–70 … … 4,617,778 1970–71 … … 5,025,868 The amounts for 1963–64 to 1965‒66 are not comparable with those for later years because the extension of the borough with effect from 1st April, 1966, almost trebled the population.