§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the amount of rates payable in the current financial year by, respectively, the agriculture, manufacturing and industry and commerce sectors generally; and how this compares with the contribution to local authority expenditure made by the Government and by other ratepayers.
§ Mrs. RumboldFollowing is a breakdown of rates payable to local authorities' rate funds for 1986–87 for Great Britain:
Rate yields by sector (£ billion) Agriculture 0.0 Industry* 1.7 Commerce and Public Utilities 5.6 Domestic 6.5 Schools, Government, etc. 1.9 Government grants† 17.2 * Manufacturing industry is not separately identifiable from central records. The quoted figure is for the rateable value category of "Factories, mills and other premises of a similar character". † Government grants included are aggregate exchequer grant, rate rebate grants and specific grant on mandatory student awards.