§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total contribution from (a) non-domestic and (b) domestic ratepayers in Wales, in money terms, in each financial year since 1965–66.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe contributions made by non-domestic and domestic ratepayers in Wales towards local authority expenditure are estimated to be as follows:
Domestic Non-domestic £ million £ million 1965–66 24.6 29.8 1966–67 26.1 32.9 1967–68 26.3 34.1 1968–69 28.2 36.7 1969–70 29.3 39.1 1970–71 32.0 43.9 1971–72 38.1 52.3 1972–73 41.2 56.6 1973–74 44.4 59.4 1974–75 28.0 80.6
§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many counties in Wales he estimates will have rate
Under construction at end of period Public Sector Started Private Sector Total Public Sector Private Sector Total Public Sector Completed Private Sector Total April 1974 … 877 516 1,393 6,126 14,366 20,492 367 811 1,178 May 1974 … 478 623 1,101 6,288 14,466 20,754 316 523 839 June 1974 … 1,526 750 2,276 7,465 14,518 21,983 349 698 1,047 July 1974 … 718 192 910 7,925 14,023 21,948 258 687 945 August 1974 … 485 554 1,039 8,080 14,025 22,105 330 552 882 September 1974 … 507 509 1,016 8,253 13,909 22,162 334 625 959 October 1974 … 701 395 1,096 8,682 13,595 22,277 272 709 981 November 1974 … 471 248 719 8,853 13,392 22,245 300 451 751 December 1974 … 285 270 555 8,812 13,160 21,972 326 502 828 January 1975 … 430 426 856 8,850 12,942 21,792 392 644 1,036 Corresponding data for the first three months of 1974 are given in Table 2.22 of the Digest of Welsh Statistics No. 20, a copy of which is in the Library.