§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the amount of rate rebates paid in each year from 1978–79 to 1982–83 (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of all domestic rates.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information available for England is as follows:
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Rate rebates paid (£ million) 141 169 223 310 As percentage of domestic rates (excluding rebates) 6.8 6.7 6.9 7.9 Estimates for 1982–83 are not yet available.