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Mr. Parry
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with Mr. Gromyko.
Mr. Pym
I had a meeting with Mr. Gromyko in Moscow on 15 November. Our discussions touched on a number of current issues. I emphasised the need to reach effective arms control agreements and the concern of Her Majesty's Government about Afghanistan and the situation in Poland. I made it clear that a more constructive East-West relationship is available if the Soviet leaders are willing to adopt a new approach. We also had a brief discussion on the Middle East.
| 1979–80 £ million | 1980–81 £ million | 1981–82 £ million | 1982–83 £ million | |
| Rate Support Grant: | ||||
| Needs Element | 43·648 | 50·436 | — | — |
| Resources Element | 4·811 | 6·720 | — | — |
| Block Grant | — | — | *64·669 | 73·646† |
| Domestic Rate Relief Grant | 3·016 | 3·065 | 3·103 | 3·173† |
| Urban Programme | 0·992 | 1·349 | 1·569 | 1·221‡ |
| Housing Subsidies | 15·1 | 17·1 | 17·2 | 9·2‡ |
| Modified Rent Rebate Subsidy | 1·6 | 1·8 | 2·3 | 1·6‡ |
| Rent Allowance Subsidy | 0·7 | 0·8 | 0·2 | 0·2‡ |
| Slum Clearance Subsidy | 0·6 | 0·9 | 1·3 | 0·9‡ |
| Homes Insulation Scheme | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·06‡ |
| Improvement Contributions | 0·6 | 0·8 | 0·9 | 0·7‡ |