§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of collecting rates in Scotland per pound collected in each year from 1986–87 until the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will give separate estimates for both domestic and non-domestic rates collection costs for the same period.
58WLeukaemia registrations.
As in table.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma registrations.
As in table.
§ Mr. RifkindThe costs of collecting the rates in Scotland for the years 1986–87 to 1989–90 together with the collection costs per pound collected for the same period are as follows:
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Collection Costs £ million Cost of collection per £ collected pence 1986–87 10.9 0.57 1987–88 12.1 0.57 1988–89 15.5 0.68 1989–90 1.6 0.13 The information for the years 1986–87 to 1988–89 inclusive is based on the costs relating to the collection of all rates in Scotland. Separate figures are not held centrally for domestic and non-domestic rates for these years. The figures for 1989–90 relate to non-domestic rates only.