§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what is(a) the amount and (b) the proportion of net income after rebates, adjusted for family size, households' pay in domestic rates in 1988–89, broken down into decile groups; and what is his estimate of what the equivalent figures would be if the community charge was being paid.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe analysis is not available in the form requested.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) by my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer) on Thursday 12 January 1989, Official Report, columns 742-4. This provides figures by equivalent income bands.