§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give information on the level of poll tax for spending at grant. related expenditure levels in all areas of Wales(a) with safety nets and (b) full implementation; and if he will show the difference between these figures and comparable figures for poll tax payers in Worcester and Wychavon.
§ Mr. GristIllustrative figures for Welsh local authorities based on 1988–89 grant levels, non-domestic rates and grant-related expenditure are given in the following table:
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Community charge for spending at grant related expenditure levels £ Charging authority (a) with safety net (b) full implementation Alyn and Deeside 167 133 Colwyn 181 133 Delyn 158 133 Glyndwr 137 133 Rhuddlan 164 133 Wrexham 141 133 Carmarthen 103 133 Ceredigion 127 133 Dinefwr 106 133 Llanelli 109 133 Preseli Pembrokeshire 122 133 South Pembrokeshire 144 133 Blaenau Gwent 91 133 Islwyn 104 133 Monmouth 154 133 Newport 166 133 Torfaen 134 133 Aberconwy 168 133 Arfon 125 133 Dwyfor 156 133 Meirionydd 149 133 Ynys Mon 155 133 Cynon Valley 83 133 Merthyr Tydfil 87 133 Ogwr 118 133 Rhondda 60 133 Rhymney Valley 99 133 Taff Ely 113 133 Brecknock 129 133 Montgomeryshire 142 133 Radnor 143 133 Cardiff 201 133 Vale of Glamorgan 177 133 Port Talbot 81 133 Lliw Valley 88 133 Neth 102 133 Swansea 124 133 The community charge calculations use present needs assessments which are under review. Transitional safety net adjustments are illustrative and based on budgeted expenditure for 1988–89.
Grant-related expenditure figures for Welsh local authorities are calculated on a different basis from those for English authorities, so the figures quoted are not directed comparable with the Welsh figures.
The illustrative community charge for 1988–89 for spending at the level of grant-related expenditure in England would be £202. With the illustrative safety net adjustment as published on 23 June, the figures for Worcester and Wychavon would increase by £60 and £75 respectively.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will calculate for relevant Welsh authorities the grant and non-domestic rate income they will receive in the same manner as the information referred to in the answers to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside,Official Report, column 63, on 25 November.
§ Mr. GristI shall write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.