§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish details of the rare precept to be levied by each local authority in Wales for 1975–76; and what has been the percentage increase in each area since 1974–75.
§ Mr. John Morris:The average rate precepts issued by county councils are as follows:
County 1974–75 1975–76 Percentage increase p p Clwyd 44.0 54.5 24 Dyfed 43.4 55.6 28 Gwent 47.4 55.0 16 Gwynedd 47.5 60.0 26 Mid Glamorgan 49.1 63.6 29 Powys 43.4 51.7 19 South Glamorgan 43.5 52.0 19 West Glamorgan 48.0 63.0 31
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report details of the rate-borne expenditure per head of population for each local authority in Wales in 1974–75.
§ Mr. John Morris:The information for the current year will not be available centrally for some time.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total domestic rate relief granted to ratepayers in Wales in 1974–75 as a result of the domestic element in the rate support grant, and the further relief granted during 1974; and what is his estimate of the total cost of the domestic rate relief in the 1975–76 rate support grant.
§ Mr. John Morris:In 1974–75 the rate support grant domestic element totalled £39.1 million and the special domestic relief amounted to a further £1.1 million. For 1975–76 the rate support grant domestic element entitlement is estimated to be £41.2 million.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the increase in rates in each district of Wales 252W is due to changes in the water rates and sewerage rates, respectively.
§ Mr. John Morris:This information is not readily available centrally.