HC Deb 27 January 1981 vol 997 cc399-400W
Mr. Fry

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report the amounts of special aid paid to each local authority to cover the costs of winter maintenance arising from the exceptional weather conditions in each of the last three full years; and how much each authority spent.

Mr. Giles Shaw

I have been asked to reply.

Special Government assistance to local authorities, following exceptional weather conditions in 1977–78 and 1978–79, was given to relieve undue financial burdens incurred in dealing with the emergencies. The assistance was not specifically related to the costs of maintenance. The details requested are attached.

Authority Amount paid (to date) Additional expenditure on which assistance is based
£ £
Winter 1977–78
Devon County Council 610,896 2,394,349
Somerset County Council 49,253 751,267
Cleethorpes Borough Council 118,624 273,661
LancasterCity Council 10,000 220,128
North Norfolk District Council 276,713 511,228
Winter 1978–79
Derbyshire County Council 775,000 2,735,912
Devon County Council 1,047,000 3,213,655
Durham County Council 155,400 1,578,549
Gloucestershire County Council 156,400 1,088,933
Humberside County Council 256,880 1,851,773
Norfolk County Council 603,656 1,985,438
Northamptonshire County Council 147,000 1,123,582
Northumberland County Council 775,282 1,540,451
North Yorkshire County Council 949,000 2,562,510
Shropshire County Council 71,427 731,700
Somerset County Council 437,209 1,310,777
Suffolk County Council 684,000 2,030,046
West Yorkshire County Council 767,620 4,682,352
Winter 1979–80
Nil