HC Deb 05 March 1991 vol 187 cc125-6W
Mr. Clay

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table in the manner of the tax-benefit model tables showing in 1988–89 and 1990–91 the gross earnings and net income with relevant social security benefits of (i) a married couple with two children aged four and six years with the head in full time work, (ii) a married couple with three children aged three, eight and

Grant paid to each council since 1985
District 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
£ £ £ £
Antrim 312,498 370,276 297,415 230,107
Ards 853,823 1,145,922 1,144,002 1,109,965
Armagh 806,218 874,313 934,594 917,120
Ballymena 416,316 515,209 441,014 468,248
Ballymoney 433,467 457,971 600,171 553,888
Banbridge 505,922 529,522 605,433 586,867
Belfast 4,692,549 5,122,136 5,368,404 5,680,258
Carrickfergus 423,650 430,674 462,328 449,508
Castlereagh 435,300 526,291 426,557 430,021
Coleraine 370,204 342,722 288,401 311,666
Cookstown 470,701 479,230 517,465 477,515
Craigavon 1,258,565 1,256,531 1,503,284 1,505,757
Derry 2,150,279 2,411,072 2,517,295 2,698,647
Down 1,059,929 1,235,652 1,427,921 1,437,359
Dungannon 945,193 887,350 971,853 942,600
Fermanagh 1,054,522 1,144,780 1,193,343 1,116,206
Larne 383,348 395,700 372,040 390,630
Limavady 428,037 486,044 522,866 607,730
Lisburn 798,696 1,089,944 1,015,680 1,117,620
Magherafelt 615,274 623,256 687,739 711,912
Moyle 372,579 447,269 463,143 457,943
Newry and Mourne 2,387,487 2,598,258 2,632,989 2,670,374
Newtownabbey 1,027,691 1,050,207 1,053,659 986,500
North Down 347,092 655,536 581,305 591,281
Omagh 1,109,986 1,026,753 1,114,700 1,106,807
Strabane 1,163,216 1,097,377 1,243,202 1,204,510

Rev. Ian Paisley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the rate fixed by each district council in Northern Ireland for each financial year since 1985.

District rate fixed in pence
District 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
1. Antrim 42.00 45.75 48.50 51.00 53.00 54.50
2. Ards 50.00 53.00 53.00 54.00 57.50 65.00
3. Armagh 34.50 38.00 38.00 41.00 44.00 47.50
4. Ballymena 36.35 38.00 39.85 42.85 44.00 47.00
5. Ballymoney 42.25 45.25 46.00 47.00 50.25 54.00
6. Banbridge 44.93 47.97 50.98 50.98 50.98 54.88
7. Belfast 69.04 76.36 80.03 83.96 83.96 88.08
8. Carrickfergus 55.00 57.50 59.41 62.50 65.75 69.50
9. Castlereagh 33.00 39.08 41.00 39.90 37.90 44.39
10. Coleraine 45.00 49.00 50.00 53.00 55.00 55.00
11. Cookstown 35.85 39.75 43.00 42.75 47.75 51.75
12. Craigavon 54.93 60.21 63.35 63.35 67.47 70.77
13. Derry 59.50 67.00 69.50 72.55 76.80 84.00

11 years with the head in full-time work, (iii) the same family types as in (i) and (ii) but with the head in full-time work and the wife in part-time work assuming average hours and earnings, assuming in all cases that the family types are home owners and paying average mortgages, breaking down their earnings into £10 bands ranging from £100 to £250.

Mr. Jack

[holding answer 23 January 1991]: I have placed the information requested in the Library.