§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of total local 345W government expenditure the rate support grant represented for England from 1960 until 1976, giving the exact percentage for each year.
§ Mr. OakesThe available figures for local authorities in England are as follows:
GRANT * AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET EXPENDITURE CHARGED TO THE RATE FUND AT OUTTURN PRICES General grant and rate deficiency grant Rate support grant† 1960–61 … … 37‡ — 1961–62 … … 36‡ — 1962–63 … … 37‡ — 1963–64 … … 38‡ — 1964–65 … … 38‡ — 1965–66 … … 37 — 1966–67 … … 37 — 1967–68 … … — 44 1968–69 … … — 44 1969–70 … … — 47 1970–71 … … — 49 1971–72 … … — 50 1972–73 … … — 50 1973–74 … … — 49 1974–75 … … — 51 1975–76 … … — 57§ * Excluding specific and supplementary grants relating to particular services, and grants towards rate rebates. † Needs, resources and domestic elements. ‡ English and Welsh authorities combined. Separate estimates for English authorities are not readily available. § Provisional estimate for English and Welsh authorities combined.