Mr. Wm Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the 67W estimated amounts of money collected in the council areas of Londonderry, Coleraine and Limavady for road tax, rates and tax on petrol and diesel fuel in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. ConcannonVehicle excise duty is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, but I understand that it would not be possible without disproportionate effort to provide the information requested in respect of the three areas.
The amounts of money collected as rates in the particular districts are:
District 1973–74* 1974–75 1975–76 Coleraine Regional 458,796 1,139,462 1,602,029 District 159,871 619,828 783,672 Total 618,667 1,759,290 2,385,701 Limavady Regional 153,549 398,621 550,717 District 26,270 108,304 154,205 Total 179,819 506,925 704,922 Londonderry Regional 751,696 2,001,125 2,520,203 District 331,862 812,072 1,277,779 Total 1,083,558 2,813,197 3,797,982 *This column relates to the second half of the year only, local government reorganisation having taken effect from 1st October 1973. The collection of duty on petrol and diesel fuel is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I understand, however, that the information requested is not available.