§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing average rents, including private sector rents, in each of the main Welsh regions and average domestic rates charged by each of the Welsh local authorities.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe average gross weekly unrebated rent of council tenants in Wales in 1980–81 was £8.13. The average domestic rate bill in Wales in 1980–81 was £127 and the figures for each local authority are given in the following table. Figures are not available for private sector rents.
Average domestic rate bill for 1980/81 £ Alyn and Deeside 167 Colwyn 143 Delyn 166 Glyndwr 134 Rhuddlan 167 Wrexham Maelor 150 Carmarthen 97 Ceredigion 98 Dinefwr 84 Llanelliv 99 Preseli 95 South Pembrokeshire 107 Blaenau Gwent 102 Islwyn 109 Monmouth 148 Newport 161 Torfaen 140 Aberconwy 140 Arfon 91 Dwyfor 102 Meirionnydd 109 Ynys Mon 114 Cynon Valley 85 Merthyr Tydfil 103 Ogwr 131 Rhondda 74 Rhymney Valley 118 Taff-Ely 125 Brecknock 97 Montgomery 89 Radnor 88 Cardiff 148 Vale of Glamorgan 138 Afan 140 Lliw Valley 116 Neath 126 Swansea 168 WALES 127