§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what sum the Lancashire county council received from central Government in the 719W form of rate support grant in each financial year between 1973–74 and 1978–79; and what percentage of the county's total expenditure the rate support grant represented in each of these years.
Mr. Guy BamettThe figures are as follows:
Year Rate support grant Percentage of total expenditure £ 1973–74 182,344,311 67.11 1974–75 72, 280,071 43.39 1975–76 94,573,433 43.54 1976–77 102,105,893 41.94 1977–78 109,251,023 40.50 1978–79 [108,867,985] [35.72] For 1973–74 these figures include payments made to the former county boroughs of Blackpool, Blackburn, Burnley and Preston whose major functions were transferred to the county council in the local government reorganisation in 1974. The figures for 1978–79 are not comparable with earlier years, as they do not include additions to grant at increase order stage.