§ Mr. Pagetasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why council houses in the Towcester Rural District are rated up to £26, whilst similar council houses in the Boroughs of Buckingham and Daventry are rated at £22 or less.
§ Mr. PowellThe rating assessments of houses in Towcester, Buckingham and Daventry are all based, as provided by the Valuation for Rating Act, 1953, on the rents paid in those areas for comparable properties in and about 1939.
The council houses in Towcester with rateable values of £26 are larger than those in Buckingham and Daventry with rateable values of £22.