§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate for 1963–64 of the percentages of local rates which will be paid by domestic, commercial and industrial ratepayers, respectively.
§ Mr. NobleIt is not possible for me to give an estimate for 1963–64, but I have no reason to expect the position to be substantially different from 1962–63, where estimates of the total rateable values in the ordinary valuation rolls, after taking into account the results of appeals so far as already known, point to the rate burden being shared by the different classes of property approximately as follows:
Per cent. Domestic subjects … … 53 Commercial subjects … … 19 Industrial subjects … … 13 Miscellaneous … … 15