§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish his latest estimate of the number of people liable to pay the poll tax in (i) each of the counties of Wales, (ii) each of the districts and boroughs of Wales and (iii) each of the parliamentary constituencies of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristMost adults in Wales will be liable to pay the community charge. At this stage, estimates of those exempt from the charge by county, district or parliamentary constituency are not available.
The estimated number of adults in each county and district in Wales is given in the following table.
Estimates of the number of adults in each parliamentary constituency in Wales are not available other than from the 1981 census.
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OPCS mid.year 1986 estimates of adult population by county and district in Wales Adult population 000' Clwyd 304.4 Dyfed 261.9 Gwent 335.4 Gwynedd 180.2 Mid Glamorgan 402.3 Powys 87.0 South Glamorgan 300.3 West Glamorgan 278.9 Alyn and Deeside 53.9 Colwyn 40.7 Delyn 49.0 Glyndwr 31.3 Rhuddlan 43.4 Wrexham Maelor 86.1 Carmarthen 42.0 Ceredigion 49.6 Dinefwr 28.9 Llanelli 57.7 Preseli Pembrokeshire 53.4 South Pembrokeshire 30.3 Blaenau Gwent 59.4 Islwyn 50.0 Monmouth 59.4 Newport 98.1 Torfaen 68.5 Aberconwy 41.5 Arfon 40.6 Dwyfor 20.9 Meirionnydd 25.0 Ynys Mon 52.2 Cynon Valley 49.3 Merthyr Tydfil 44.4 Ogwr 101.8 Rhondda 59.4 Rhymney Valley 76.7 Taff Ely 70.7 Brecknock 31.6 Montgomeryshire 38.6 Radnor 16.8 Cardiff 212.6 Vale of Glamorgan 87.7 Port Talbot 38.9 Lliw Valley 46.8 Neath 49.8 Swansea 143.4 Total Wales 2,150.4
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish his latest estimate of the average level of poll tax in each of the districts of Wales to be paid by each adult; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristIllustrative figures are given in the following table. These estimates are based on present needs assessments which are under review.
1988–89 community charge figures for Wales Rating authority Community charges for 1988–89 Before safety net After safety net (£ per adult) (£ per adult) Alyn and Deeside 143 176 Colwyn 150 198 Delyn 152 177 Glyndwr 151 155 Rhuddlan 139 170 Wrexham Maelor 155 162 Carmarthen 153 123 Ceredigion 142 136 Dinefwr 138 110 Llanelli 162 137 Preseli Pembrokeshire 138 126 South Pembrokeshire 142 152 Blaenau Gwent 158 116 Islwyn 156 127 Monmouth 147 167 Newport 151 185 Torfaen 153 154 Aberconwy 138 173 Arfon 136 129 Dwyfor 137 160 Meirionnydd 142 158 Ynys Mon 132 154 Cynon Valley 158 108 Merthyr Tydfil 170 124 Ogwr 167 151 Rhondda 159 85 Rhymney Valley 174 139 Taff Ely 165 145 Brecknock 135 131 Montgomeryshire 119 128 Radnor 125 134 Cardiff 112 179 Vale of Glamorgan 123 166 Port Talbot 207 154 Lliw Valley 187 142 Neath 172 141 Swansea 201 192 Wales 151 151