§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the total amount paid to the Warley Borough Council in rate support grant in 1972–73, and in each of the preceding seven years;
(2) what percentage of Warley Borough Council's total expenditure was met by moneys received from central Government in 1972–73 and in each of the preceding seven years; and how the percentage compared in each of these years with the average for all local authorities in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe latest estimates of rate support grant for Warley County Borough Council and the percentage of rate- and grant-borne revenue expenditure met by Government grants, including housing subsidies, for the county borough and all local authorities in England and Wales for the years 1966–67 to 1972–73 are as follows:
Percentage of revenue expenditure met by grants Rate support grant or equivalent grant In Warley In England and Wales £ Per cent Per cent 1966–67 3,128,706 51.9 54.5 1967–68 3,221,729 48.6 55.1 1968–69 3,698,584 51.2 55.5 1969–70 4,330,246 53.3 57.7 1970–71 5,110,664 54.6 59.2 1971–72 5,672,322 55.2 59.3 1972–73 6,886,231 Not available Not available Capital grants represented the following proportions of capital expenditure:
In Warley Per cent In England and Wales Per cent 1966–67 0.7 3.1 1967–68 2.5 4.7 1968–69 0.7 5.1 1969–70 1.5 5.7 1970–71 2.1 5.7 1971–72 1.0 5.7 Details of revenue and capital expenditure for 1972–73 are not yet available.
Comparable figures for 1965–66 for the area now comprising the county borough of Warley are not known. A part of the grant was payable to the Worcestershire and Staffordshire County Council 217W at that time and there is no satisfactory basis for deriving the proportion attributable to the present county borough.