§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what will be the net effect of the extra £1 in family income supplement on a family also receiving rent rebate or allowance or rate rebate.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergDepending upon the recipient's circumstances, rent rebate or allowance will in most cases be reduced by 25p or 17p, and rate rebate
NUMBERS OF STAFF IN POST 1 April 1974 1 April 1975 1 April 1976 1 April 1977 1 April 1978 1 April 1979 Milton keynes 867 1,178 1,146 1,175 1,243 1,317 Northampton 289 320 361 327 334 325 Peterborough 583 644 772 790 796 827 Central Lancashire 170 241 324 309 368 448 Telford 718 967 973 1,054 1,140 1,225 Warrington 369 456 506 538 612 642
§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the administration cost for each of the third generation new towns for 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and for the latest 12 months.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe following table shows the costs of design and
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ENGLISH THIRD GENERATION NEW TOWNS-DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATION COSTS 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 £000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s Central Lancashire— Design and supervision investment programme 1,251 2,390 2,199 2,285 3,207 Management of assets 34 76 109 145 195 Other expenditure 18 58 108 89 124 Total 1,303 2,524 2,416 2,519 3,526 Milton Keynes— Design etc 4,873 4,679 6,208 5,608 7,135 Management of assets 385 550 668 775 976 Other expenditure 516 3,022 2,607 3,455 4,780 Total 5,774 8,251 9,483 9,838 12,891 Northampton— Design etc 1,656 2,020 1,778 1,451 1,955 Management of assets 163 242 324 412 475 Other expenditure 155 259 498 763 745 Total 1,974 2,521 2,600 2,626 3,175 Peterborough— Design etc 1,899 3,039 3,277 2,998 3,294 Management of assets 201 257 418 493 545 Other expenditure 225 413 690 1,346 1,699 Total 2,325 3,709 4,385 4,837 5,538 by 8p or 6p, for each extra £1 of family income supplement received.