HC Deb 18 October 1976 vol 917 cc318-9W
Mr. Baker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the rateable value of each of the 12 inner London boroughs;

(2) what is the rateable value of each of the following towns and cities: Leicester, Peterborough, York, Exeter, Reading, Wigan, Plymouth, Halifax, Preston and Nottingham.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The rateable values of the areas concerned on 1st April 1976 are shown in the following table. In the case of those authorities outside London, the figures relate to the area of the appropriate district councils:

Local Authority Rateable Value £ million
Camden 103.7
Greenwich 31.2
Hackney 36.3
Hammersmith 33.9
Islington 49.6
Royal Kensington and Chelsea. 68.2
Lambeth 56.7
Lewisham 32.0
Southwark 50.3
Tower Hamlets 40.4
Wandsworth 41.4
City of Westminster 306.3
City of London 235.7
Leicester 36.3
Peterborough 14.9
York 10.3
Exeter 12.9
Reading 22.8
Wigan 28.5
Plymouth 26.8
Calderdale 15.3
Preston 14.3
Nottingham 38.5