§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total number of persons claiming rate rebates; and if he will divide the total according to whether the claimant is (a) a ratepayer who receives rate demands direct from the council, (b) a local authority tenant or (c) a private tenant paying rates indirectly with rent to the landlord.
§ Mr. KingThe numbers are as follows:
Rate Rebate Recipients, 1979–80, England and Wales million Ratepayers who receive rate demands direct from the Council 1.5 Local Authority Tenants 1.1 Private tenants paying rates indirectly with rent to the landlord 0.1 All rate rebate recipients 2.7