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Mr. Cartwright
asked 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 Finsberg
Depending 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 Morris
asked 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 Finsberg
The following table shows the costs of design and
| 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.