HC Deb 22 January 1973 vol 849 cc44-5W
Mr. Joel Barnett

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the towns where domestic ratepayers will face a heavier rate burden consequent upon the revaluation.

Mr. Graham Page

Final figures are not yet available centrally, but on the basis of preliminary estimates for county boroughs and London boroughs and ignoring the effect of additional rate support grant the revaluation will result in more than marginally increased payments, on average, by domestic ratepayers in the places listed below. The list does not include Portsmouth which, on earlier calculations, appeared to fall in this category.

County Boroughs
Barnsley. Oldham.
Birmingham. St. Helens.
Bolton. Sheffield.
Burton upon Trent. Solihull.
Bury. Stockport.
Chester. Stoke on Trent.
Coventry. Wakefield.
Derby. Walsall.
Dudley. Warley.
Exeter. Warrington.
Gloucester. West Bromwich.
Great Yarmouth. Wigan.
Halifax. Wolverhampton.
Ipswich. Worcester.
Kingston upon Hull. York.
Luton. Merthyr Tydfil.
Manchester.

London Boroughs
Lewisham. Havering.
Barking. Hounslow.
Brent. Newham.
Bromley. Waltham Forest
Ealing.