§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the average rate paid by a domestic ratepayer in each Welsh district in 1988–89, together with his estimate for the community charge which would be payable by each payee in 1988–89 had the proposed system been in operation.
§ Mr. Grist[pursuant to his reply, 10 May 1988, c. 72]: Average rate bills per household for 1988–89 are given in the following table:
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Community charge and average rate bill for each Welsh district 1988–89 Average rate bill per household1 £
Alyn and Deeside 352 Colwyn 351 Delyn 344 Glyndwr 287 Rhuddlan 339 Wrexham Maelor 313 Carmarthen 243 Ceredigion 257 Dinefwr 213 Llanelli 262 Preseli Pembrokeshire 239 South Pembrokeshire 280 Blaenau Gwent 221 Islwyn 249 Monmouth 348 Newport 349 Torfaen 297 Aberconwy 324 Arfon 222 Dwyfor 247 Meirionnydd 246 Ynys Mên 279 Cynon Valley 200 Merthyr Tydfil 235
Average rate bill per household1 £
Ogwr 308 Rhondda 159 Rhymney Valley 274 Taff Ely 289 Brecknock 255 Montgomeryshire 236 Radnor 237 Cardiff 354 Vale of Glamorgan 343 Port Talbot 296 Lliw Valley 274 Neath 298 Swansea 381 Total Wales 288 1 Average domestic rate bills per household are on a basis comparable with community charge figures and exclude any use of balances. Households are defined, for this purpose, as domestic hereditaments.