Mr. PeterShore asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, how many ratepayers there are in each of the following boroughs; Brent, Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets; how many of these pay no rates at all; and how many are partially rate rebated.
§ Mr. Chope[pursuant to his answer, 9 February 1987, c. 126]: The information available centrally about the numbers of domestic ratepayers and those receiving full and partial rebates in 1985–86 is as follows:
§ Mr. Giles ShawWhen the world recession hit a sector suffering from poor competitiveness—the result of years of high inflation, low productivity growth and poor rates of return on investment—a sharp fall in manufacturing investment in the regions occurred up to 1983. In real terms, manufacturing investment in Wales between 1979 and 1984 fell by 32 per cent. Industry is now more competitive and better adapted to the demands of a modern economy manufacturing investment in Wales over the most recent year for which there is data, 1983–84, grew by 28 per cent. in real terms.