§ Mr. Juddasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to speed up the progress of revaluation by the Treasury valuer of the amounts payable to Portsmouth City Council in lieu of rates for defence land and Service installations, with special regard to removing financial disadvantages suffered by
198Wpares with the rate in the United States of America, Germany and France expressed as a percentage in the following examples: (a) a man earning £30 per week, (b) man, wife and two children, man earning £30 per week, (c) single man earning current average earnings, (d) man with wife and two children with current average earnings, (e) single man earning £45 per week, (f) man with wife and two children earning £45 per week, (g) man with wife and two children earning, respectively, £5,000, £10,000, £20,000 per annum.
§ Mr. NottThe figures are as follows:
Portsmouth as the result of the large amount of Service land in the city.
§ Mr. HigginsNo; it is not apparent that there will be any financial disadvantage but if the hon. Member would like to write, I will go into the matter.