§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current average annual domestic rates payment per household, excluding households receiving rate rebates : and what is the current average annual domestic rates payment per adult, excluding those in households receiving rate rebates.
§ Mr. King[pursuant to his answer, 6 June 1980, c. 849]: The most recent 241W year for which I can give an answer in the form requested is 1978–79. In England and Wales, households not receiving rate rebates paid an average £140, compared with an overall average of £128. The overall average in 1980–81 is £195, but the information is not available to distinguish between the payments from those with rebates and those without. The average number of adults per household is very close to two, so the figures above can be halved to give the average rate bills per adult.