§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the estimated national domestic rate for Wales had the system to be introduced in 1990 been in operation in the current financial year, together with the current business in each Welsh district.
§ Mr. GristIn 1990, domestic rates will be replaced by the community charge and there will be no national domestic rate. 1988–89, non-domestic rate poundages in each Welsh district are listed in the following table:
700W
Non-domestic rate poundage 1988–89 Pence Alyn and Deeside 245.4 Colwyn 258.1 Delyn 245.4
Non-domestic rate poundage 1988–89 Pence Glyndwr 250.7 Rhuddlan 245.9 Wrexham Maelor 252.2 Carmarthen 255.2 Ceredigion 248.3 Dinefwr 248.4 Llanelli 270.9 Preseli Pembrokeshire 245.3 South Pembrokeshire 251.6 Blaenau Gwent 258.4 Islwyn 251.5 Monmouth 254.4 Newport 250.5 Torfaen 260.1 Aberconwy 256.8 Arfon 249.9 Dwyfor 253.3 Meirionnydd 247.3 Ynys Mon 246.3 Cynon Valley 265.2 Merthyr Tydfil 273.3 Ogwr 279.1 Rhondda 277.0 Rhymney Valley 277.4 Taff Ely 273.9 Brecknock 244.0 Montgomeryshire 224.2 Radnor 231.9 Cardiff 225.6 Vale of Glamorgan 232.0 Port Talbot 302.3 Lliw Valley 304.3 Neath 306.4 Swansea 313.9 Wales average 257.6