§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what will be the contribution of each Inner London borough to the London rate equalisation scheme for 1976–77 and the total for all such boroughs; what will be the cost to the average domestic ratepayer in each borough; and what will be the average for domestic ratepayers in Inner London.
§ Mr. John SilkinThe best current estimates are as follows:
Contribution of each borough to 1976–77 Scheme £m. Cost to average domestic ratepayer £ City of London 11.00 23.30 Camden 5.15 18.28 Greenwich 1.80 10.74 Hackney 1.68 12.26 Hammersmith 1.70 12.80 Islington 2.32 14.12 Kensington and Chelsea 3.30 26.70 Lambeth 2.74 12.29 Lewisham 2.13 11.46 Southwark 2.38 10.62 Tower Hamlets 1.97 11.70 Wandsworth 2.54 12.41 Westminster 15.00 26.76 Inner London Total 53.73 14.85
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much will be paid to each Outer London borough under the rate equalisation scheme for 1976–77; and what this will represent as pence in the pound rate for each such borough.
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§ Mr. John SilkinThe last current estimates are as follows:
Payment to the Borough £m. Rate poundage equivalent p Barking 2.94 10.8 Barnet 3.08 5.4 Bexley 2.48 6.5 Brent 4.44 9.0 Bromley 3.37 6.5 Croydon 2.67 4.0 Ealing 3.29 6.2 Enfield 2.97 6.4 Haringey 4.43 10.8 Harrow 2.30 6.5 Havering 2.71 6.5 Hillingdon 1.22 2.3 Hounslow 1.16 2.5 Kingston upon Thames 1.20 4.4 Merton 1.98 6.5 Newham 4.43 10.8 Redbridge 2.64 6.5 Richmond upon Thames 1.92 6.5 Sutton 1.89 6.5 Waltham Forest 2.61 6.5
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment with which London local authorities his Department had any exchanges with regard to the London rate equalisation scheme for 1976–77 after the receipt of the London Boroughs Association recommendation and his decision on the content of the schemes.
§ Mr. John SilkinAfter receiving the London Boroughs Association proposals for the London rate equalisation scheme for 1976–77 my Department received written comments from, or on behalf of, the following London local authorities.
The Greater London Council;
The Cities of London and Westminster;
The London boroughs of Barnet, Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Enfield, Harrow, Havering, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, Richmond-upon-Thames, Redbridge, Sutton.
Replies to these representations were sent when I had made my decision on the scheme.