§ Mr. Walker-Smithasked the Minister of Health if he will publish a table showing the aggregate rateable values on which rates were paid by the electricity undertakings in England and Wales and the total number of units of electricity used in each of the last ten calendar years before 1939.
§ Mr. BevanThe figures for rateable value are not available, but it may assist the hon. Member to have the approximate totals of rates paid by electricity undertakings in England, Wales and Scotland. I regret that it is not possible to give separate figures for England and Wales. The figures together with those for units sold are as follows:
Year Total rates paid (England, Wales and Scotland). Total units sold (in millions) (England and Wales). £ 1930 … 4,181,000 8,166 1931 … 4,411,000 8,576 1932 … 4,453,000 9,266 1933 … 4,448,000 10,201 1934 … 5,635,000 11,708 1935 … 5,970,000 13,317 1936 … 6,375,000 15,359 1937 … 6,651,000 17,434 1938 … 7,215,000 18,644 1939 … 7,933,000 20,423