§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the failures of his Department since 1987.
§ Mr. David Hunt[holding answer 8 March 1991]: I am satisfied that my Department has made good progress in pursuit of all its major objectives and I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd, North-West (Sir A. Meyer) today.
Estimated Average Domestic Rate Bill Required to Yield Community Charge Income 1990–91 1989–90 Averagel Rate Bill per Domestic Ratepayer 1990–91 Average Personal Community Charge £ Domestic Rate Increase to Raise the Same Revenuses as in 1990–91 Per cent. Consequent Average Rate Bill Per Ratepayer £ Alyn and Deeside 429 262 21 518 Colwyn 404 261 17 471 Delyn 416 268 30 539 Glyndwr 343 281 47 503 Rhuddlan 399 280 35 539 Wrexham Maelor 378 270 35 512 Carmarthen 265 196 43 379 Ceredigion 280 196 29 360 Dinefwr 233 197 58 367 Llanelli 283 224 44 408 Preseli Pembrokeshire 255 195 41 359 South Pembrokeshire 309 188 20 370 Blaenau Gwent 234 233 77 415 Islwyn 265 218 53 404 Monmouth 386 220 12 432 Newport 381 239 17 444 Torfaen 323 226 26 406 Aberconwy 363 220 8 392 Arfon 254 215 42 359 Dwyfor 282 226 44 405 Meirionnydd 278 223 48 411 Ynys Mon 323 245 35 436 Cynon Valley 213 219 84 392 Merthyr Tydfil 248 213 52 378 Ogwr 332 224 31 434 Rhondda 174 216 126 393 Rhymney Valley 294 229 45 427 Taff Ely 321 217 25 403 Brecknock 320 190 17 374 Montgomeryshire 261 170 24 324 Radnor 253 175 29 327 Cardiff 387 253 20 466 Vale of Glamorgan 365 211 6 388 Port Talbot 284 247 59 453 Lliw Valley 296 241 49 442 Neath 298 248 54 460 Swansea 421 265 12 473 Total Wales 327 232 31 430