§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the average unrebated domestic rate bill paid in each year since 1966 by householders in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is given in the following table:
Estimated average unrebated domestic rate bill1 £ 1966–67 32 1967–68 33 1968–69 34 1969–70 35 1970–71 37 1971–72 44 1972–73 47 1973–74 50 1974–75 34 1975–76 51 1976–77 59 1977–78 68 1978–79 77 1979–80 97 1980–81 127 1981–82 154 1982–83 183 992W
Rate support grants paid to Welsh local authorities (£000) 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Local Authority Domestic rate relief Block grant Domestic rate relief Block grant Domestic rate relief Block grant Domestic rate relief Block grant Domestic rate relief Block grant Domestic rate relief Block grant Counties: Clwyd 98,423 101,655 97,217 95,111 93,667 92,142 Dyfed 87,296 90,728 90,909 87,270 81,895 86,902 Gwent 112,663 119,274 115,886 112,237 105,253 108,547 Gwynedd 63,011 63,987 63,833 61,664 58,494 59,349 Mid Glamorgan 168,544 169,138 163,310 159,920 155,735 158,645 Powys 39,562 43,073 42,088 39,643 38,326 38,371 South Glamorgan 78,847 85,477 81,166 75,579 71,292 68,066 West Glamorgan 87,973 95,455 90,446 88,284 86,928 86,721 Districts: Alyn and Deeside 1,871 2,782 900 2,961 868 2,822 844 2,685 804 2,512 778 2,586 Colwyn 1,505 2,430 720 2,544 698 2,473 679 2,168 648 1,986 633 2,111 Delyn 1,667 4,104 802 3,890 774 3,732 752 3,546 714 3,390 699 3,564 Glyndwr 914 2,093 441 1,968 428 2,037 414 1,808 396 1,693 386 1,798 Rhuddlan 1,496 2,962 711 2,817 688 3,109 666 2,906 635 2,757 616 2,903 Wrexham Maelor 2,552 6,011 1,234 5,233 1,197 5,304 1,161 4,833 1,111 4,895 1,078 5,103 Carmarthen 939 3,052 454 2,624 439 2,734 428 2,571 411 2,522 402 2,650 Ceredigion 1,251 3,093 606 3,031 588 3,029 571 2,685 544 2,785 533 2,922 Dinefwr 583 1,886 283 1,922 274 1,753 265 1,665 252 1,625 248 1,667 Llanelli 1,410 5,083 676 4,631 654 4,767 630 4,499 598 4,408 579 4,405 Preseli 1,318 2,738 634 2,732 614 3,038 596 2,797 566 2,833 553 3,025 South Pembrokeshire 857 939 413 1,217 400 1,096 388 815 369 1,122 363 1,215 Blaenau Gwent 1,354 6,481 648 6,556 628 6,534 603 6,672 569 7,080 550 7,025 Islwyn 1,167 4,542 569 4,139 550 4,375 533 4,077 505 4,143 492 4,843 Monmouth 1,741 3,063 845 3,033 817 3,033 812 2,641 776 2,472 763 2,595 Newport 3,485 5,670 1,672 5,802 1,622 6,143 1,556 4,241 1,477 5,040 1,440 6,091 Torfaen 1,948 5,557 935 4,907 903 4,848 875 4,923 833 4,651 814 4,521 Aberconwy 1,406 3,039 673 2,731 653 2,779 630 2,569 599 2,382 582 2,288 Arfon 1,006 3,549 489 3,593 476 3,463 464 3,039 440 2,732 431 2,541
£ 1983–84 185 1984–85 202 1985–86 2221 1986–87 2253 1 Figures for the period 1966–67 to 1973–74 are not compatible with those for 1974–75 and later years. This is due to changes in local authority responsibilities in 1974, in particular the transfer of water and sewerage services from local authorities to water authorities. 2 Provisional.