§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the statistics concerning all aspects of local authority operations except housing which are recorded and maintained centrally by his Department.
§ Mr. OakesThe list, which excludes housing, is as follows:
Planning
- Planning applications
- Land with outstanding planning permissions
- Derelict land
- Historic buildings and conservation
Construction
- New works
- Employment
Transport
- Public service vehicles
- Road mileage
- Road expenditure
- Road lighting
- Road accidents
Specific Grants
- Rates rebate
- Rates relief
- Rates support
- Clean air
- Derelict sites
- Transport supplementary
- Bus Fuel
Miscellaneous
- House refuse
- Allotments
- Tree planting
Financial.—For the administration of Government financial matters the local authorities make comprehensive returns covering their receipts and expenditures. The statistics concerning this aspect of their operations are published annually by my Department in "Local Government Financial Statistics".