HC Deb 14 June 1956 vol 554 c50W
20. Mr. Green

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what have been the amounts paid in lieu of rates in England and Wales by the British Transport Commission and the British Electricity Authority for each of the financial years since 1950–51.

Mr. Sandys

The amounts paid or to be paid in lieu of rates by the British Transport Commission and the Central Electricity Authority for each of the financial years 1950–51 to 1956–57 were as follows:

— British Transport Commission Central Electricity Authority
£ £
1950–51 1,784,626 11,436,584
1951–52 1,807,832 11,940,799
1952–53 1,937,151 13,112,806
1953–54 2,002,385 13,722,125
1954–55 2,202,548* 15,378,438*
1955–56 2,243,260* 16,175,787*
1956–57 2,251,630* 16,236,144*
* Provisional estimate.