HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 cc135-6W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many representations he has received, since occupying his present post, on the effect on home ownership of high interest rates.

Mr. Peter Walker

This information cannot be supplied as no record is kept, but I am pleased that home ownership has substantially increased during my period of office.

2 Including students.

3 In 1990–91. It is not possible to provide estimates of those eligible for rebates.

4 It is not possible to estimate the number of people eligible for or receiving a 20 per cent rebate on the personal community charge.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will detail the(a) number of ratepayers and (b) number of electors in each Welsh local authority area in 1989–90 together with the percentage that the number of ratepayers represented as a proportion of total electors for each local authority; and if he will give the cost of collecting the rates per head of ratepayers in 1989–90.

Mr. Peter walker

The information requested is given in the table: