§ Mr. Robert Edwardsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total amount paid from Government sources to the County Borough of Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton for each of the years 1963–64 to 1969–70 and the estimated amount payable for 1970–71 are as follows:
£ 1963–64 … … 2,013,928 1964–65 … … 2,105,816 1965–66 … … 2,462,603 1966–67 … … 4,950,650 1967–68 … … 5,766,863 1968–69 … … 6,276,372 1969–70 … … 7,391.190 1970–71 … … 8,040,949 The amounts for 1963–64 to 1965–66 are not comparable with those for later years because the extension of the 288W borough with effect from 1st April, 1966, increased the population by about threequarters.