HC Deb 21 June 1966 vol 730 cc44-5W
Mr. Temple

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) what were the total population and total rateable value of boroughs, urban district councils and rural district councils by these categories in the sample survey sent out in connection with the Local Government Bill and the total population and rateable value figures for all the boroughs, urban districts and rural districts of England and Wales, both for the most recent convenient period;

(2) whether he will publish a table showing the product of a penny rate for the most recent convenient periods of two boroughs, two urban district councils and two rural district councils, which authorities have been selected for sample survey purposes in connection with the Local Government Bill, the authorities concerned in each bracket to be those with the highest and lowest penny rate product of those selected for survey.

Population mid-1965 Rateable Value1.4.1965 Penny Rate Product 1965–66
Sample England & Wales Sample England & Wales Highest of sample Lowest of sample
£.m. £m. £ £
Boroughs 616,370 7,391,520 28.9 306.6 30,000 (Slough) 150 (Cowbridge)
Urban Districts 965,740 8,605,400 36.7 319.0 14,450 (Crawley) 170 (Builth Wells)
Rural Districts 956,550 9,951,630 29.6 312.7 10,350 (Chichester) 226 (Tregaron)
Total 2,538,660 25,948,550 95.2 938.3