§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give his best estimates of the following figures (a) the local authority electorate, (b) the number of domestic ratepayers, (c) electorate or spouses and so on who are domestic ratepayers and average voters per household, (d) the numbers on rate rebate, (e) electorate or spouses and so on on rate rebate, namely, (d) and average voters per household, (f)council tenants not on rate rebate and (g) electorate who are council tenants or spouses and so on not on rate rebate, (h) local authority workers, (i) local authority workers who are domestic ratepayers but are not council tenants or in receipt of rate rebate, using standard proportions if there is no more sophisticated means of calculation, (j) electorate or spouses and so on at (i) above, (k) local authority electorate who are effected by rate increases and who are not in a position to be favourably helped by increases in local government expenditure (that is (c) less (e), (g) (j)) and (l) 153W the local authority electorate which bears the cost of rate increases (that is (k) divided by (a)), providing percentages throughout where appropriate.
§ Mr. KingThe information required, so far as it is available is as follows:—
- (a) I refer to my answer of 20 January to my hon. Friend.—[Vol. 997, c. 112-14.]
- (b) As (a).
- (c) The average number of electors per household is 2.06.
- (d) As (a).
- (e) Not available.
- (f) 3.0 million.
- (g) Not available.
- (h) As (a).
- (i)—(l) Not available.