§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of local authority income was provided or will be provided for each year from 1979–80 to 1991–92 by(a) rate or revenue support grant, (b) domestic rates or poll tax and (c) non-domestic rates or receipts from the non-domestic rate pool for (a) Cynon Valley, (b) Mid Glamorgan and (c) Wales as a whole.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe figures requested are shown in the following table; 1979–80 and 1980–81 are not available on a consistent basis.
The community charge system uses a different method for sharing out the various elements making up the total income, so the two parts of the table are not comparable.
Cynon Valley Mid Glamorgan Total Wales Year Rate support grant Total rate call1 Rate support grant Total rate call Rate support grant Total rate call1 1981–82 80 20 66 34 63 37 1982–83 80 20 67 33 64 36 1983–84 79 21 67 33 64 36 1984–85 79 21 64 36 62 38 1985–86 78 22 68 32 60 40 1986–87 79 21 63 37 59 41 1987–88 77 23 63 37 58 42 1988–89 77 23 64 36 58 42 1989–90 77 23 62 38 56 44 647W
Total cash backed receipts at 31 March 1990 £ thousand Alyn and Deeside 3,471 Colwyn 2,913 Delyn — Glyndwr 3,430 Rhuddlan 2,773 Wrexham Maelor 10,267 Carmarthen 5,038 Ceredigion 6,031 Dinefwr 1,661 Llanelli 484 Preseli Pembrokeshire 7,653
£ thousand South Pembrokeshire 5,183 Blaenau Gwent 6,124 Islwyn 8,809 Monmouth 2,995 Newport 21,238 Torfaen 8,677 Aberconwy 7,272 Arfon 6,465 Dwyfor 324 Meirionnydd 1,469 Ynys Mon 5,181 Cynon Valley 3,187 Merthyr Tydfil 2,416 Ogwr 6,105 Rhondda 810 Rhymney Valley 5,154 Taff-Ely 6,436 Brecknock 7,176 Montgomeryshire 9,260 Radnorshire 3,678 Cardiff 12,159 Vale of Glamorgan 27,358 Lliw Valley 4,809 Neath 3,083 Port Talbot 2,383 Swansea 7,254 Clwyd 2,074 Dyfed 42 Gwent 14,840 Gwynedd 140 Mid Glamorgan 650 Powys 238 South Glamorgan 200 West Glamorgan 1,521 Dyfed Powys JPA1 554 North Wales JPA1 201 South Wales JPA1 — Total Districts 218,726 Total Counties 20,460 Total Wales 239,186 1 JPA: Joint Police Authority
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the cost to his Department of(a) implementing and (b) monitoring the community charge or poll tax in Wales in the financial years (i) 1989–90 and (ii) 1990–91; and what is his estimate of the cost for 1991–92.
§ Mr. David HuntStaff and related costs for implementation of the new local government finance systems, including the introduction of the community charge, were £305,000 in 1989–90. Expenditure in that year on publicity amounted to £450,000. For 1990–91, staff and related costs for administration of the systems will be £330,000. I anticipate staff and related costs for 1991–92 of £375,000.