HC Deb 03 February 1972 vol 830 cc202-3W
Mr. Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the total amount of financial aid given to the London Borough of Haringey in the financial years 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72, at constant prices, using the figure 100 for 1969–70, and including his estimate of the amount of financial aid which the Government will provide for the year 1972–73;

(2) what was the total amount of financial aid given to the London Borough of Haringey in the financial years 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72, together with his estimate of the amount of financial aid which the Government will provide for the year 1972–73.

Mr. Peter Walker

The total amounts of Government grants for 1969–70 and 1970–71 are as follows:

£
1969–70 7,631,065
1970–71 9,228,062

The latest estimates of rate support grant for 1971–72 and 1972–73 are £9,167,769 and £9,837,954 respectively; estimates of other grants are not yet available. There is no accepted series of index numbers for the price of providing local authority Services by reference to which these figures could be converted to constant prices.