HC Deb 28 November 1972 vol 847 cc112-5W
Mr. Bray

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details showing the main categories of services provided by local authority staff in respect of whom grants have been made under Section 11 of the Local Government Act, 1966, in each of the years since 1966–67.

Mr. Lane

In each of these years the following main categories of staff have been grant-aided:

  • Teachers and ancillary helpers
  • Education welfare officers
  • Interpreters
  • Liaison officers
  • Social workers
  • Health visitors
  • Public health inspectors
  • Day nursery staff
  • Supervisory staff for children in care.

Mr. Gurden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the amount provided by the Government under Section 11 of the Local Government Act, 1966, in each of the years since 1966–67 and the number of authorities which have received these grants in each of these years.

Mr. Madel

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the amounts paid in grants under Section 11 of the Local Government Act, 1966, to each of the local authorities that have received such grants since 1966–67.

1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72
£ £ £ £ £
County Councils
Bedfordshire … … … 4,261 6,930 17,514 33,175 43,286
Buckinghamshire … … … 29,255 48,329 74,378 78,769 91,763
Hertfordshire … … … — 3,000 7,665 18,379 15,525
Kent … … … 2,268 6,540 12,821 13,185 20,942
Lancashire … … … — — — 48,432 57,050
Leicestershire … … … — — 9,055 7,806 11,828
Salop … … … — — — — 3,120
Warwickshire … … … 5,570 10,198 22,144 26,377 37,261
West Riding … … … — — 27,902 22,015 15,322
County Borough Councils
Birmingham … … … 154,663 199,334 444,654 365,618 496,723
Blackburn … … … — — 30,101 15,209 38,082
Bolton … … … 5,021 7,624 22,038 30,373 31,720
Bradford … … … 48,998 58,374 86,017 183,592 205,902
Bristol … … … 22,630 21,337 39,142 46,427 72,438
Coventry … … … 20,134 22,993 35,840 57,338 60,306
Derby … … … 17,133 16,860 36,855 44,851 94,618
Dewsbury … … … 4,338 8,100 15,937 23,005 21,317
Dudley … … … 8,860 13,235 21,664 37,339 33,921
Gloucester … … … 2,645 3,579 7,620 9,635 15,883
Halifax … … … — — — — 15,210
Huddersfield … … … 26,203 35,186 68,639 83,360 104,457
Ipswich … … … — 2,761 4,536 6,441 5,563
Leeds … … … 10,305 13,011 30,329 46,399 44,238
Leicester … … … 18,434 31,082 63,456 156,597 152,580
Luton … … … 6,957 12,210 23,635 22,307 27,552
Manchester … … … 43,846 11,204 62,567 82,541 80,977
Northampton … … … — — 2,653 2,849 3,478
Nottingham … … … 35,247 40,564 74,471 134,797 120,413
Oldham … … … — — 12,408 11,610 17,348
Oxford … … … 7,240 10,647 19,526 20,867 21,649
Preston … … … 5,580 9,292 20,058 28,027 26,105
Reading … … … 12,667 11,047 13,044 19,223 23,382
Rochdale … … … 8,164 9,716 28,095 34,844 47,097
Sheffield … … … 11,489 21,627 73,417 51,879 76,896
Southampton … … … — — — 33,428 29,961
Walsall … … … 7,347 10,130 43,878 32,679 110,103
Warley … … … 13,537 9,138 31,377 31,144 41,427
West Bromwich … … … 13,321 13,682 48,392 36,742 41,767
Wolverhampton … … … 29,539 50,583 92,929 141,298 191,891
London Borough Councils
Barnet … … … 4,733 13,500 29,950 30,087 38,094
Brent … … … 60,705 78,178 151,277 181,125 144,448
Camden … … … 10,388 8,663 23,673 20,634 23,624
Croydon … … … 7,078 12,460 67,265 82,151 100,912
Ealing … … … 78,018 88,876 165,988 197,313 246,922
Enfield … … … 2,124 4,434 10,386 8,370 15,569
Greenwich … … … 2,700 2,845 3,406 — —
Hackney … … … 9,990 8,309 19,261 22,239 28,826
Hammersmith … … … — 53,214 53,325 56,660 54,524
Haringey … … … 54,335 57,841 117,773 138,259 169,333
Harrow … … … — 1,965 2,216 2,713 1,192
Hillingdon … … … — — 1,795 5,090 4,717
Hounslow … … … 6,787 8,884 17,812 22,320 35,144
I.L.E.A … … … 349,200 458,706 966,583 1,109,025 1,564,313
Islington … … … 35,786 23,135 32,103 3,238 19,009
Kensington and Chelsea … … … 27,451 26,445 48,866 61,522 56,908
Lambeth … … … 31,815 83,865 88,792 103,365 112,756
Lewisham … … … 21,135 19,004 42,674 52,470 39,358
Merton … … … 6,305 6,663 12,719 19,114 20,554
Newham … … … 24,332 37,048 74,933 61,953 73,839
Red bridge … … … — 19,142 24,504 25,578 28,350
Southwark … … … 13,516 10,858 15,662 18,687 35,884
Tower Hamlets … … … 12,013 9,484 14,152 18,864 21,872
Waltham Forest … … … 12,602 17,464 47,996 56,368 52,402
Wandsworth … … … 46,497 26,146 1,929 21,859 27,052
Westminster … … … 13,563 17,581 24,226 32,281 30,375

Mr. Lane

Following is the information:

1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72
£ £ £ £ £
Non-County Borough and Urban District Councils
Bedford … … … 296 464 995 631 655
Gravesend … … … 157 238 439 303 495
High Wycombe … … … 263 788 843 511 437
Hitchin … … … 369 278 508 761 770
Leamington Spa … … 756 431 650 746 766
Letchworth … … … 431 494 704 1,009 1,071
Loughborough … … … — — 536 164 —
Rugby … … … 142 70 53 19 16
Slough … … … 794 873 1,860 1,552 5,667
TOTAL … … … 1,408,647 1,816,685 3,690,611 4,395,475 5,504,955
Number of local authorities receiving grant in year … … 58 63 70 71 72