§ Mr. JanmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to receive a copy of Her Majesty's railway inspectorate's further study of the management of safety on the London Underground.
§ Mr. RifkindHer Majesty's Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways tells me that the report of the further study announced on the 23 May 1989, will be completed within the coming month. I will arrange for a copy of the report,
Rate support grant Domestic rate income1 Non-domestic rale income2 £ million Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Total 1979–80 33.7 — — — — — — 1980–81 36.8 — — — — — — 1981–82 31.2 — — — — — — 1982–83 28.4 — — — — — — 1983–84 24.7 (23) 27.8 (26) 56.4 (52) 108.9 1984–85 23.7 (21) 31.0 (27) 59.9 (52) 114.6 1985–86 21.3 (19) 31.3 (27) 62.3 (54) 114.9 1986–87 56.9 (36) 33.3 (21) 68.9 (43) 159.1 1987–88 61.4 (36) 35.9 (21) 71.1 (42) 168.4 1988–89 61.5 (35) 40.2 (23) 76.0 (43) 177.7 1989.90 77.2 (46) 32–8 (20) 57.6 (34) 167.6 1 Domestic rates include rebates but are net of domestic rate relief grant. 2 Non-domestic rates are net of disabled non-domestic relief grant and enterprise zone grant.
§ Sir Geoffrey FinsbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a list of the 15 local authorities which have the greatest arrears in collection of(a) community charge and (b) rents, indicating in each case the political control of the authority.
§ Mr. PortilloLocal authorities have been asked to report to the Department on their arrears of community charge at 31 March 1991 by 7 August. For details of local authorities' cumulative rent arrears, I refer my hon. Friend744W entitled "The Management of Safety on London Underground Ltd.—A Further Study", to be placed in the Library of the House.