HC Deb 15 May 1975 vol 892 c161W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy towards the diversion of goods traffic from roads to railways; and if he will set up a departmental committee to inquire into this matter.

Mr. Mulley

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Preston, North (Mr. Atkins) on 7th May.—[Vol. 891, c.454.]

TOTAL RATE PAYMENTS
England United kingdom
Domestic Non Domestic Domestic Non Domestic
£ million £ million £ million £ million
1965–66 512.9 560.7 598.7 647.0
1966–67 570.2 633.8 663.0 738.4
1967–68 585.5 674.1 676.6 782.6
1968–69 611.4 717.7 708.7 836.9
1969–70 651.9 790.7 755.7 922.3
1970–71 693.4 866.7 810.0 1,019.3
1971–72 806.6 1,010.0 946.2 1,181.8
1972–73 923.9 1,153.3 1,071.2 1,336.7
1973–74* 1,020.3 1,285.9 1,177.9 1,486.0
1974–75* 1,010.0 1,726.4 1,162.1 1,975.6
* Provisional estimates.

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