§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of the average national wage was paid in rates in 1945, 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1974.
§ Mr. OakesThe information requested is not available for the years prior to 1963–64. For England and Wales domestic rate payment as a percentage of personal178W income for later years were as follows:
1964–65 1.90 1970–71 1.94 1974–75 1.74