§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total rateable value of industrial and commercial property in the Staffordshire Moorlands district on 1 April 1989, 1 April 1990 and 1 April 1991.
§ Mr. MaplesThe information is as follows:
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Industrial and Commercial Property as at 1 April Rateable Value £ thousands 1989 2,387 1990 16,786 1991 16,940 Rateable values as at 1 April 1989 are based on the 1973 valuation list, those at 1 April 1990 and 1991 on the 1990 rating list. The 1990 rating list which came into force on 1 April 1990 contains properties valued as at 1 April 1988, whereas the 1973 valuation list contains properties valued as at 1 April 1973. These are also differences in coverage and, for certain types of property, differences in the method of valuation, between the 1973 valuation list and 1990 rating list.