HC Deb 31 July 1974 vol 878 c444W
Mr. Geraint Howells

asked the Secretary of State for Wales by what amount the transfer of the whole of the cost of teachers' salaries in Wales to the national Exchequer would reduce the burden of rates falling on the ratepayer.

Mr. John Morris

The transfer of the whole of the cost of teachers' salaries in England and Wales to the national Exchequer would reduce the burden falling on the ratepayers by £570 million for the current financial year. Separate figures for Wales are not available.