§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of the figures necessary to make a comparison between the impact of the domestic rate relief for 1974–75 on Wales, Cornwall and the six other most comparable English counties.
§ Mr. OakesDomestic rate relief in 1974–75 had the following impact on domestic rate poundages in the South-West of England, and Wales:
1974–75 AVERAGE RATE POUNDAGES (including water and sewerage charges) Gross Net of domestic rate relief P P Avon … 68.9 55.9 Cornwall … 67.4 54.4 Devon … 62.4 49.4 Dorset … 60.0 47.0 Gloucestershire … 65.3 52.3 Somerset … 63.7 50.7 Wiltshire … 63.2 50.2 Wales … 82.2 48.7