§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the average rate paid by a domestic 73W ratepayer in each Welsh district in 1988–89, together with his estimate for the community charge which would be payable by each payee in 1988–89 had the proposed system been in operation.
§ Mr. GristIllustrative figures are given in the following table:
Community Charge and Average Rate Bill for each Welsh District 1988–89 Total Community Charge £1
Average Rate Bill per adult £2
Alyn and Deeside 141 176 Colwyn 149 198 Delyn 150 176 Glyndwr 149 155 Rhuddlan 138 170 Wrexham Maelor 153 162 Carmarthen 151 123 Ceredigion 140 136 Dinefwr 136 110 Llanelli 160 137 Preseli Pembrokeshire 136 126 South Pembrokeshire 140 152 Blaenau Gwent 156 116 Islwyn 154 127 Monmouth 145 167 Newport 150 185 Torfaen 151 154 Aberconwy 137 173 Arfon 135 129 Dwyfor 136 160 Meirionnydd 140 158 Ynys Mon 130 154 Cynon Valley 155 108 Merthyr Tydfil 168 124 Ogwr 164 151 Rhondda 156 85 Rhymney Valley 171 139 Taff Ely 163 145 Brecknock 134 131 Montgomeryshire 117 128 Radnor 124 135 Cardiff 110 179 Vale of Glamorgan 121 166 Port Talbot 205 154 Lliw Valley 186 142 Neath 175 154 Swansea 199 192 Total WALES 150 150 1 These figures are provisional and will be updated when better information is received from all local authorities. No allowance has been made for the transitional safety-net arrangements. The calculations are based on present needs assessments, which are under review. 2 Average rate bills per adult are on a basis comparable with the community charge figures and exclude any use of balances.