§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the effective percentage changes for all the county and district councils in Wessex—Hampshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire—in the level of the rate support grant, as a result of his most recent pronouncements.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettAt this stage it is not possible to compare entitlements to the resources element of RSG. Entitlements to needs element, which is not paid to non-metropolitan district councils, under the main RSG Orders for 1976–77 and 1977–78, show the following changes:
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-) 1977–78 OVER 1976–77 Hampshire … … +8.7 Dorset … … -1.4 Isle of Wight … … +1.8 Wiltshire … … -7.3