§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much was paid in the last year by industrial and commercial companies in rates on empty property.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information is not collected by my Department. The most recent volume of CIPFA publication "Rate Collection Statistics" gives details of the total amount of revenue raised as a result of empty property rates for 1980–81. It is not possible, however, to derive the amount paid by the business sector from the figures available.