HC Deb 27 February 1990 vol 168 cc183-4W
Mr. John Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what will be the impact of the uniform business rate and the non-domestic revaluation on properties in the rural development areas(a) overall and (b) by type of property.

Net Current Expenditure
Cash Terms £ million Percentage change Constant Price terms 1989–90 prices £ million1 Percentage change Cash terms Per head2 £
Chelmsford BC
1983–84 3.205 4.428 22
1984–85 3.266 1.9 4.299 -2.9 22
1985–86 4.241 29.9 5.298 23.2 29
1986–87 4.243 0.0 5.128 -3.2 28
1987–88 5.621 32.5 6.451 25.8 37
1988–89 5.699 1.4 6.098 -5.5 38
1989–903 7.972 39.9 7.972 30.7 53
Essex CC
1983–84 464.619 641.964 311
1984–85 491.856 5.9 647.430 0.9 329
1985–86 521.132 6.0 650.998 0.6 346
1986–87 577.315 10.8 697.685 7.2 382
1987–88 641.207 11.1 735.849 5.5 421
1988–89 698.902 9.0 747.825 1.6 457
1989–903 743.491 6.4 743.491 -0.6 486
1 Using GDP Deflator to convert cash values to constant prices.
2 Using Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid-year estimates of total population to calculate per capita values.
3 Budget estimates.

Direct revenue grants1
Cash terms Constant price terms—1989–90 prices2 Cash terms per head of population3
£ million £ million £
Chelmsford BC
1983–84 2.002 2.766 14
1984–85 1.835 2.415 13
1985–86 1.492 1.864 10
1986–87 3.771 4.557 25
1987–88 1.846 2.118 12
1988–89 1.057 1.131 7
1989–90 1.050 1.050 7
Essex CC
1983–84 185.786 256.701 125
1984–85 190.339 250.543 127
1985–86 167.120 208.766 111
1986–87 162.469 196.44 107
1987–8 167.37 192.65 110
1988–9 152.97 162.51 99
1989–0 130.58 130.58 85

Mr. Chope

The information requested is not readily available. I shall write to my hon. Friend.