§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Energy when he proposes to give a substantive answer to question 78W, tabled by the hon. Member for Hastings for priority written answer on 1 March.
§ Mr. LawsonI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on Monday 8 March.—[Vol. 19, c.293.]
Rate Poundage 1981–82 District Equated* water charge Sewerage† charge Environmental† services charge General rate Gross demand Domestic element of rate support grant Net demand Isle of Anglesey 30.32 23.5 1.15 156.66 211.63 36.0 175.63 Cardiff 30.32 23.5 1.15 140.31 195.28 36.0 159.28 Ceredigion 30.32 23.5 1.15 140.01 195.07 36.0 159.07 Hereford City 30.32 23.5 1.15 136.79 191.76 18.5 173.26 Leominster 30.32 23.5 1.15 126.64 181.61 18.5 163.11 Radnor 30.32 23.5 1.15 134.04 189.37 36.0 153.37 Rhuddlan 30.32 23.5 1.15 180.36 235.33 36.0 199.33 South Herefordshire 30.32 23.5 1.15 123.48 178.45 18.5 159.95 Notes: * The WWA's water supply charge for a domestic property includes a standing charge (of £9 per property in 1981–82)—the equated rate poundage quoted in this table takes account of that standing charge. † From 1976, the sewerage charge, formerly called the General Services Charge, was separated into two charges—sewerage and environmental services—to enable the former to be charged only to those properties connected to public sewers.