§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many buildings the Property Services Agency rents for Government Departments in the Doncaster metropolitan borough council area; and what is the annual cost and the rent per square metre.
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Tax units1 receiving mortgage interest relief by range of total income for 1988–89 Range of total income Number receiving mortgage interest relief Average value of relief per mortgagor Total cost of relief (£'000) (thousands) (£) (£ million) Under 4 550 320 180 4 to 5 140 340 50 5 to 6 130 370 50 6 to 7 210 380 80 7 to 8 280 390 110 8 to 9 330 420 140 9 to 10 350 440 150 10 to 12 1,000 480 480 12 to 15 1,440 510 730 15 to 20 1,880 520 980 20 to 25 1,120 530 590 25 to 30 470 680 320 Over 30 700 910 640 Total 8,600 520 4,500 1 Single persons and married couples.
§ Mr. ClayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing(a) the tax threshold, (b) tax free income, and (c) break-even points at current prices, at 1949–50 prices, and as a percentage of average manual earnings for a single person, married man without children, married man with two children and married man with four children in 1978–79 and 1988–89.
§ Mr. Lamont[holding answer 30 March 1988]: The information is in the table.
§ Mr. ChopeThe Property Services Agency rents 21 buildings in the Doncaster metropolitan borough council area. The average rent is £27.82 per sq m and the annual costs are as follows:
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£ Rents 394,825 Rates 314,441
£ Landlords service charges 33,961 Insurance 3,657 Maintenance 132,502 Utilities 87,442 966,828