§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the average percentage change in business rates in 1995–96 as a result of the recent revaluation of rateable values for(a) shops, (b) offices, (c) warehouses, (d) factories and (e) other premises in each region; and what is his assessment of change for all property types in each region.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe information requested is given in the tables below which show estimated average changes in rates bills both before and after the effects of the Government's transitional arrangements are taken into account. They reflect the impact of the 1995 revaluation and also of the cessation of the previous transitional arrangements from which some ratepayers were still benefitting in 1994–95.
Estimated percentage change in rate bills: 1995–96 compared with 1994–95 (a) Shops Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition South West +20 +8 Rest of South East +15 +6 East Anglia +22 +8 North West +39 +10 Northern +33 +9 East Midlands +30 +9 West Midlands +39 +10 Yorkshire and Humberside +34 +9 Inner London +4 +3 Outer London +18 +7 All +22 +7
(b) Offices Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition South West +22 +7 Rest of South East -6 +1 East Anglia +19 +8 North West +54 +10 Northern +53 +11 East Midlands +40 +11 West Midlands +62 +12 Yorkshire and Humberside +62 +11 Inner London -56 -3 Outer London +1 +2 All -25 0 312W
(c) Warehouses Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition South West +20 +8 Rest of South East +8 +5 East Anglia +19 +7 North West +49 +11 Northern +45 +11 East Midlands +26 +9 West Midlands +54 +12 Yorkshire and Humberside +41 +11
(c) Warehouses Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition Inner London -6 +2 Outer London +10 +5 All +22 +7
(d) Factories Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition South West +12 +6 Rest of South East +1 +3 East Anglia +8 +5 North West +32 +9 Northern +29 +8 East Midlands +22 +9 West Midlands +39 +10 Yorkshire and Humberside +29 +9 Inner London -2 +2 Outer London 0 +3 All +17 +6
(e) Others Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition South West +29 +7 Rest of South East +20 +5 East Anglia +26 +7 North West +27 +7 Northern +22 +6 East Midlands +27 +7 West Midlands +36 +9 Yorkshire and Humberside +28 +7 Inner London +13 +4 Outer London +22 +7 All +24 +6
(f) All properties Region Percentage change before transition Percentage change after transition South West +22 +7 Rest of South East +9 +4 East Anglia +20 +7 NorthWest +37 +9 Northern +30 +8 East Midlands +27 +9 West Midlands +42 +10 Yorkshire and Humberside +34 +9 Inner London -34 -1 Outer London +12 +5 All +9 +5 Source: Inland Revenue.