asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue guidance as to whether the provision of council houses for nomadic families who wish to be housed in an area could constitute adequate provision under the Caravan Sites Act 1968, and so qualify that area for designation as one to which section 10 of that Act should apply.

Guidance on the criteria for designation under section 12 of the

		1978–79		1979–80
		Rate support grant		Needs element
		£ million	£/head	£ million	£/head
Greater London Council	…	1,130·1	161	1,038·1	149
England except Greater London Council	…	5,4099	137	3,400·4	86
England	…	6,540·0	141	4,438·5	96
England and Wales	…	7,055·0	143	4,715·0	96

The total amount of rate support grant payable to England and Wales as a whole in 1979–80 is expected to be £7,675 million, equivalent to £156 per capita. These figures are based on the Rate Support Grant Order 1978 and Rate Support Grant Increase (Order) (No. 2) 1978 and their relevant reports, at present laid before the House.