§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing, for each year since 1960, the total rate income of local authorities in England and Wales, the amount contributed by industry and commerce, and the proportion of the 377W total contributed by industry and commerce.
ENGLAND AND WALES Total rate income £ million Amount contributed by industry and commerce £ million Proportion of total rate income contributed by industry and commerce Per cent. 1960–61 … … … 694.1 234.3 33.76 1961–62 … … … 744.6 253.4 34.03 1962–63 … … … 828.4 283.3 34.20 1963–64 … … … 920.1 355.5 38.64 1964–65 … … … 988.1 370.3 37.48 1965–66 … … … 1,128.4 417.1 36.96 1966–67 … … … 1,262.9 463.9 36.73 1967–68 … … … 1,352.2 494.4 36.56 1968–69 … … … 1,450.8 528.2 36.41 1969–70 … … … 1,594.8 578.6 36.28 1970–71 … … … 1,747.2 632.3 36.19 1971–72 … … … 2,036.8 735.1 36.09 1972–73 … … … 2,323.9 837.8 36.05 1973–74 … … … 2,632.0 948.0 36.02 1974–75 … … … 3,424.0 1,272.7 37.17 1975–76 … … … 4,478.0 1,645.7 36.75 1976–77 … … … 4,904.0 1,773.3 36.16 1977–78 … … … 5,431.0 1,927.5 35.49 1978–79 … … … 5,893.0 2,073.2 35.18 1979–80 … … … 6,848.0 2,409.1 35.18 1980–81 … … … 8,512.0 2,994.5 35.18
§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in which local authority in England and Wales industry and commerce contribute the highest proportion of total rate income and in which the lowest; and what are the respective figures.
§ Mr. KingAccording to the latest estimates the highest and lowest proportions of total rate income that industry and commerce contribute in England and Wales are 88–16 per cent. in the City of London and 11–44 per cent. in Rushcliffe.