§ Mr. Winnickasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the total rate relief given to ratepayers 20W in each of the London boroughs under the Rating (Interim Relief) Act 1964 and Rating Act 1966, respectively.
§ Mr. MacCollThe following are the figures of total rate relief afforded direct to individual London Borough ratepayers. The information for 1966–67 is necessarily provisional as applications by ratepayers are still being made:
Discretionary Reliefs Granted Under Rating (Interim Reliefs) Act 1964 Mandatory Rate Rebates Granted Under Rating Act 1966 1965–66 1966–67 1966–67 £ £ £ Inner London City of London 121 120 450 Camden 936 234 16,100 Greenwich — — 75,000 Hackney — — 40,000 Hammersmith — — 47,000 Islington — — 22,000 Kensington and Chelsea 1,898 400 40,400 Lambeth 66 — 64,300 Lewisham 85 — 85,000 Southwark — — 36,500 Tower Hamlets — — 14,000 Wandsworth — — 88,000 Westminster 6,506 5,474 45,300 Outer London Barking — — 39,200 Barnet — — 140,000 Bexley — — 104,000 Brent — — 82,400 Bromley — — 130,000 Croydon — — 130,000 Ealing — — 116,000 Enfield — — 108,000 Haringey — — 80,000 Harrow — — 88,500 Havering — — 130,000 Hillingdon — — 76,000 Hounslow — — 71,000 Kingston-upon-Thames — — 71,000 Merton — — 89,000 Newham — — 64,000 Redbridge — — 97,200 Richmond-upon-Thames — — 90,000 Sutton — — 95,600 Waltham Forest — — 123,000 Because of London Government reorganisation no comparable figures are available for 1964–65; but the general level of relief granted in that year under the 1964 Act was similar to that granted in 1965–66.
§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the amount of rate relief paid to each of the London Boroughs last year and an estimate of 21W the amount to be paid out in the current year.
§ Mr. MacCollI presume that my hon. Friend is referring to grants in aid of
Grants under Rating (Interim Relief) Act 1964 Grants under*Rating Act 1966 £ £ £ 1965–6 1966–7 1966–7 City … … … … 60 60 340 Camden … … … … 470 120 12,040 Greenwich … … … … — — 56,250 Hackney … … … … — — 30,000 Hammersmith … … … … — — 35,250 Islington … … … … — — 16,500 Kensington and Chelsea … … … … 950 200 30,300 Lambeth … … … … 30 — 48,220 Lewisham … … … … 40 — 63,750 Southwark I … … … … … — — 27,380 Tower Hamets … … … … — — 10,480 Wandsworth … … … … — — 66,000 Westminster … … … … 3,250 2,750 33,990 Barking … … … … — — 29,420 Barnet … … … … — — 105,000 Bexley … … … … — — 78,000 Brent … … … … — — 61,830 Bromley … … … … — — 97,500 Croydon … … … … — — 97,500 Ealing … … … … — — 87,000 Enfield … … … … — — 80,970 Haringey … … … … — — 60,000 Harrow … … … … — — 66,380 Havering … … … … — — 97,500 Hillingdon … … … … — — 57,000 Hounslow … … … … — — 53,280 Kingston … … … … — — 53,250 Merton … … … … — — 66,750 Newham … … … … — — 48,000 Redbridge … … … … — — 72,900 Richmond … … … … — — 67,500 Sutton … … … … — — 71,680 Waltham Forest … … … … — — 92,250 * The figures are necessarily based on estimates derived from experience of the first half of the year.