§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to Cornwall of raising vehicle licences for private cars to £30 or £35 and corresponding increases for other types of vehicle; and what this cost would represent per adult in Cornwall and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Diamond£.45 million and £.9 million respectively for private cars and £.2 million and £.4 million respectively for other vehicles. Per head of the adult population an increase of 20 per cent. in all licence duties would represent £2.3 for Cornwall and £2 for the whole United Kingdom. An increase of 40 per cent. would double these figures.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue from the issuing of vehicle licences in 1968 in Cornwall; and what this represented per adult in Cornwall and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DiamondTotal revenue from vehicle licences in Cornwall was £2.8 million in 1968 and represented £9.9 per head of the adult population in Cornwall compared with £8.9 in the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made 187W of the proportion of average revenue per head which would be represented by a vehicle licence fee of £30 for private cars in Cornwall and the United Kingdom respectively.
§ Mr. Diamond£9.2 per head of the adult population in Cornwall and £7.8 in the whole United Kingdom, a proportion of just under 1.2 to 1.