§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the indices of 153W (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic rates, including water rates, for each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe figures are as follows:
Non-Domestic Domestic 1960–61 100 100 1961–62 108 107 1962–63 120 118 1963–64 135 134 1964–65 144 143 1965–66 162 163 1966–67 183 185 1967–68 195 190 1968–69 207 198 1969–70 228 212 1970–71 250 226 1971–72 293 264 1972–73 337 301 1973–74 369 331 1974–75 492 350 1975–76 646 476 1976–77 690 519 None of the figures includes payments in respect of the general service charge for water rates which, since 1974–75, have been collected by rating authorities on behalf of the water authorities. Nor do they take account of rebates paid to individual ratepayers. Information on water rates during this period is not readily available.