HC Deb 04 April 1979 vol 965 cc726-31W
Mr. Craig

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give (a) details and the total rateable value of all agricultural hereditaments exempted from the payments of rates in each of the district council areas in Northern Ireland and (b) the same information for all other hereditaments exempted from paying rates or enjoying concessions in the respect of the payment of rates.

Mr. Pendry,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 March 1979; Vol. 964, c. 499], gave the following answer:

Agricultural hereditaments have not been subject to rates since 1 April 1929, and have not been included in the valuation list since 1 October 1973. No modern valuations exist for agricultural hereditaments, and it would not be possible without disproportionate cost to provide up-to-date information.

The net annual value and rateable value of all other hereditaments which are distinguished in the valuation list as derated or exempt from rates are as follows:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Industrial and freight transport Industrial fishings Exemptions Total net annual value Columns 1,3 and 5 Total rateable value Columns 2,4 and 6 Net annual value of recreational hereditaments*
District Net annual value Rateable value Net annual value Rateable value Net annual value Rateable value†
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Antrim … … 930,080 232,520 8,935 3,574 147,903 — 1,086,918 236,094 8,225
Ards … … 712,502 178,126 120 48 210,383 — 923,005 178,174 23,013
Armagh … … 350,751 87,688 — — 293,804 — 644,555 87,688 10,785
Ballymena … … 1,025,191 256,298 1,160 464 271,194 — 1,297,545 256,762 8,065
Ballymoney … … 233,873 58,468 4,800 1,920 97,684 — 336,357 60,388 1,270
Banbridge … … 252,692 63,173 — — 111,171 — 363,863 63,173 3,810
Belfast … … 6,813,427 1,703,357 — — 2,431,271 — 9,244,698 1,703,357 63,075
Carrick … … 1,418,235 354,559 — — 106,543 — 1,524,778 354,559 8,040
Castlereagh … … 867,177 216,794 — — 177,084 — 1,044,261 216,794 6,945
Coleraine … … 684,059 171,015 13,450 5,380 309,568 — 1,007,077 176,395 30,430
Cookstown … … 320,677 80,169 — — 97,983 — 418,660 80,169 4,760
Craigavon … … 1,622,064 405,516 — — 298,907 — 1,920,971 405,516 13,945
Down … … 306,997 76,749 280 112 256,928 — 564,205 76,861 23,868
Dungannon … … 519,118 129,780 680 272 252,826 — 772,624 130,052 5,875
Fermanagh … … 335,983 83,996 1,250 500 240,991 — 578,224 84,496 6,870
Lame … … 616,840 154,210 920 368 145,815 — 763,575 154,578 9,000
Limavady … … 182,327 45,582 — — 88,174 — 270,501 45,582 3,355
Lisburn … … 1,159,083 289,771 — — 374,157 — 1,533,240 289,771 14,980
Londonderry … … 1,427,362 356,841 — — 475,703 — 1,903,065 356,841 5,920
Magherafelt … … 228,980 57,245 12,500 5,000 136,667 — 378,147 62,245 4,740
Moyle … … 60,970 15,243 4,180 1,673 98,522 — 163,672 16,916 5,735
Newry & Mourne … 616,245 154,061 — — 442,537 — 1,058,782 154,061 11,710
Newtownabbey … 1,693,371 423,343 — — 293,669 — 1,987,040 423,343 7,612
North Down … … 287,096 71,774 — — 373,979 — 661,075 71,774 56,230
Omagh … … 186,621 46,655 — — 136,414 — 323,035 46,655 9,280
Strabane … … 215,505 53,876 620 248 134,732 — 350,857 54,124 6,087
Total for Northern Ireland 23,067,226 5,766,809 48,895 19,559 8,004,609 — 31,120,730 5,786,368 353,625
* These hereditaments are allowed a rate relief (at present based on 35 per cent. of their Net Annual Value) by Rating Division.
† Rateable value "Nil".

Notes:

  1. (1). Industrial and Freight-Transport hereditaments—columns 1 and 2—are derated 75 per cent. Industrial fishing—columns 3 and 4—are derated 60 per cent. The net annual values of exemptions—column 5—includes, for those hereditaments subject to partial exemption, the net annual value of the portion which is exempt.
  2. (2). Although not so shown or distinguished in the valuation list, certain recreational hereditaments—playing fields etc.—at present receive a special relief of 35 per cent. on net annual valuations from the rating division. The net annual value of such hereditaments is shown in column 9.
  3. (3). Exemption is granted to hereditaments used fur public and charitable—including recreational charity—purposes or for the purposes of science, literature and the fine arts.
  4. (4). Foyle Fishery hereditaments, though exempt from general rates, are liable to a separate fishery rate payable to the Foyle Fisheries Commission.
  5. (5). Certain other hereditaments are partially exempt—i.e. clergymen's houses are 50½ per cent. exempt.
  6. (6). Values given are as recorded at 31 December 1978.
  7. (7). Certain hereditaments—e.g. mines and lighthouses—are, by virtue of article 37 and schedule 11 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order, statutorily excluded from the valuation list so that no information as to their national valuations is available.

Further rating concessions which cannot be related to rateable values were for 1977–78:

  • Domestic rate aid grant: £7.15 million.
  • Dates rebate: £1.42 million.