HL Deb 12 June 2003 vol 649 cc69-70WA
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 12 May (WA 22–24), why they were unable to provide figures for the total rateable value of non-residential property in the Shaftesbury ward of Belfast and the Diamond ward of Londonderry, and whether they will provide such figures. [HL3065]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The rateable values for the two requested wards in Northern Ireland, were not available from the database to which the Inland Revenue has access, which covers England and Wales.

The residential populations and the rateable values of non-residential properties in the Shaftesbury ward of Belfast and the Diamond Ward of Londonderry have been obtained from the Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland and are now given below:

Ward Residential Population 2001 Rateable value (£millions) 1 April 2003
Shaftesbury 5,745 112.5
Diamond 2,554 15.8