§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list in the Official Report the total amount paid to local authorities in England in respect of rate support grant in each of the last six years;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the total amount of aid to local authorities 446W in Wales in respect of rate support grant in each of the last six years.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe total amounts paid to local authorities in England and Wales for each of the years 1971–72 to 1976–77 are as follows:
The amounts shown for each of the years 1971–72 to 1975–76 are the final figure; those for 1976–77 are the latest estimates.
England Wales £ million £ million 1971–72 2,017.96 155.04 1972–73 2,348.56 179.44 1973–74 2,870.36 227.64 1974–75 4,052.78 330.14 1975–76 5,357.39 427.51 1976–77 5,819.38 462.70