§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the reply on 9 December 1983, Official Report, c. 209, if he will list the poundage benefit to each inner London borough due to the London rate equalisation scheme in 1983–84 and show the estimated effect on the average rate bills of each borough because of the scheme.
§ Mr. WaldegraveEach inner London borough, with the exceptions of the City of London and the City of 97W Westminster, benefits by 11.8p in rate poundage terms from the operation of the London rate equalisation scheme in 1983–84. The estimated effect on the average domestic rate bill of each recipient authority is as follows:
Authority Effect of Scheme on Average Annual Domestic Rate Bill (£)
Camden 42.21 Greenwich 25.55 Hackney 29.46 Hammersmith and Fulham 29.58 Islington 35.25 Kensington and Chelsea 62.36 Lambeth 28.98 Lewisham 27.48 Southwark 26.93 Tower Hamlets 29.78 Wandsworth 29.67 The City of London and the City of Westminster are the sole contributors to the scheme; their domestic ratepayers are protected from its effects by enhanced domestic rate relief of 35.5p and 26.2p respectively.