§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rate rebates have been paid in the city and county of Kingston-upon-Hull yearly; and to what value.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe figures are as follows:
Year Number of rebate recipients Amount of rebate 1st period 2nd period 1st period 2nd period £ £ 1966–67 … 4,592 6,138 31,617 42,270 1967–68 … 4,573 4,589 31,162 33,797 1968–69 … 3,980 4,881 26,767 35,499
§ Mr. Orbachasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rate rebates were paid in the County Borough of Stockport, for the years, 1963, 1964, 1968 and 1969, respectively; what were the total amounts involved; and what is his estimate for 1970–71.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe rate rebate scheme did not begin until 1st April, 363W 1966. The figures for 1967–68 and 1968–69 are as follows:
Number of rebate recipients Amount of rebate Year 1st period 2nd period 1st period 2nd period £ £ 1967–68 … 2,539 2,441 17,376 16,892 1968–69 … 2,248 2,532 13,966 16,773 Future numbers of recipients cannot be accurately estimated, but will probably not differ much from those given above.