§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the average revaluation factors by property type for the top 20 and the lowest 20 rating authorities in England and Wales; if he will list the national average by property type; and if he will place the complete list in the Library.
§ Mr. ChopeI have today placed in the Library a table showing revaluation factors by property type in English local authority areas and nationally. The figures are based on the 1990 rateable values for properties as shown on the rating lists deposited with local authorities on 20 December. The new rateable values are based on market rents in each area in April 1988, the date by reference to which the valuation has been carried out under the Local Government Finance Act 1988.
The 20 authorities with the highest average revaluation factors are
Figures York 14.6 Bath 13.3 Kensington and Chelsea 13.0 Selby 12.8 Chichester 12.7 South Lakeland 12.6 Canterbury 12.4 West Devon 12.2 Winchester 12.1 Scarborough 11.9 Ryedale 11.9 Harrogate 11.5 Weymouth and Portland 11.5 Hart 11.4 Runnymede 11.4 Medina 11.4 Castle Morpeth 11.3 North Devon 11.3 Tunbridge Wells 11.3 South Wight 11.3 The 20 authorities with the lowest average revaluation factors are
Figures Knowsley 4.2 Wolverhampton 4.5 Sandwell 5.0 Derby 5.4 Walsall 5.4 Birmingham 5.5 St. Helens 5.6 Liverpool 5.6 Dudley 5.8 Halton 6.1 Wansbeck 6.1 Darlington 6.2 Lambeth 6.2 Middlesbrough 6.3 Leicester 6.3 City of London 6.3 Scunthorpe 6.3 Sedgefield 6.3 Gateshead 6.4 Wigan 6.4