§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the percentage of rate support grant in England and Wales given to (a) needs element, (b) resources element and (c) domestic element for each year from 1974–75 to 1979–80.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe percentages are as follows:
Needs per cent. Resources per cent. Domestic per cent. 1974–75 65.1 24.7 10.2 1975–76 60.3 29.0 10.7 1976–77 60.6 29.2 10.2 1977–78 60.6 29.2 10.2 1978–79 61.0 29.4 9.6 1979–80 61.1 29.4 9.5 1978–79 figures are at first increase order stage; 1979–80 figures at main order stage. As the domestic element, unlike needs and resources elements, is unaltered by increase orders, the effect of such orders in 1978–79 and 1979–80 would be to reduce the domestic element's share.