HC Deb 19 May 1988 vol 133 c515W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the impact of a uniform business rate in England and Wales in 1990 on Scottish commerce and industry.

Mr. Lang

There is no reliable basis on which such an estimate could be made, since the combined effects of the revaluations due on both sides of the border in 1990, and the introduction of uniform business rates in England and in Wales, are not yet known.