HC Deb 08 April 1982 vol 21 cc469-70W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects the Ordnance Survey to complete publication of the pathfinders maps and Wales. The starting point was therefore the estimated yield of domestic rates set out in the second column below; and items (a) to (d) were not calculated for this purpose.

For poll tax, the estimate was divided by the estimated adult population for each country. For local income and sales tax, an estimate of the extra revenue from an addition to the national rates of income tax and VAT was roughly apportioned among the three countries, and thus the additional local tax-rate necessary to raise the amount of the yield of domestic rates calculated.

For the two regions within England, local tax-rates were set in the same ratio to the England tax-rate as the regional rate poundages bore to the England average in 1981–82. All local tax-rates were finally rounded to the nearest ½p, ½ per cent. or £ per head as appropriate.

(1:25,000) for England and Wales; how many maps have been published to date; and how many he expects to be published in each of the next five years.

Mr. Heseltine

The current planned date of completion of the Pathfinder series is 1990. 706 maps have been published to date out of a total of 1,376. On present plans the Ordnance Survey expects to publish 80 maps per year for the next 5 years.

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many outdoor leisure maps he expects to be published in the next two years by the Ordnance Survey; and how many existing outdoor leisure maps based on provisional series 1:2,500, maps he expects to be withdrawn and replaced with maps based on the second series during the next two years.

Mr. Heseltine

It is currently planned to publish three new outdoor leisure maps in the next two years (1983 North York Moors East, North York Moors West; 1984 Dartmoor). It is planned to withdraw seven provisional series outdoor leisure maps and replace them with maps based on second series (1983 English Lakes, NW, SW, NE, SE; 1983 Dark Peak; 1984 South Pennines and Snowdon).

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he expects to be in a position to issue a statement about the Ordnance Survey trading fund before the Easter Recess.

Mr. Heseltine

No.