§ Mr. Kenneth Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the level of precept levied on relevant local authorities by regional water authorities under section 46 of the Land Drainage Act 1976 for each local land drainage district in Wales; and what was the total sum of money paid by each local authority in the latest year for which this information is available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe level of precept levied on local authorities by the Welsh water authority for 1983–84 for each local land drainage district was as follows:
Local Land Drainage District Level of Precept County Council Contributions Dee and Clwyd 1,624,000 Clwyd 1,122,453 Gwynedd 12,485 Cheshire 393,384 Merseyside 63,820 Shropshire 31,858 Gwynedd 895,800 Clwyd 99,623 Dyfed 8,510 Gwynedd 772,612 Powys 15,055 South West Wales 1,304,800 Dyfed 766,995 Powys 20,219 West Glamorgan 517,586 Glamorgan 2,193,800 Gwent 7,840 Mid Glamorgan 1,123,367 Powys 5,540 South Glamorgan 802,829 West Glamorgan 254,224 Usk 730,000 Dyfed 195 Gwent 672,895 Powys 42,211 South Glamorgan 14,699 Wye 583,000 Gloucestershire 46,643 Gwent 74,418 Hereford & Worcester 343,620 Powys 118,319 The total sum paid by each local authority for the financial year 1983–84 to the Welsh water authority, based on the estimated penny rate product, is as follows:
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County Councils £ Cheshire 393,384 Clwyd 1,222,076 Dyfed 775,700 Gloucestershire 46,643 Gwent 755,153 Gwynedd 785,097 Hereford & Worcester 343,620 Merseyside 63,820 Mid Glamorgan 1,123,367
County Councils £ Powys 201,244 Shropshire 31,858 South Glamorgan 817,528 West Glamorgan 771,810