HC Deb 23 February 1993 vol 219 cc496-7W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the estimated amounts to be collected in community charge within each local authority area in Wales for(a) 1991–92 and (b) 1992–93; and what are the estimates for the collection of council tax in each local authority area in the first year of its operation.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information requested for 1991–92 and 1992–93 is given in the following table. Comparable information is not available for 1993–94 since local authorities are still in the process of setting their budgets.

Amount of community charge budgeted to be collected

by local authorities when the charge was set1
£ million
1991–92 1992–932
Alyn and Deeside 5.8 8.0
Colwyn 4.6 5.4
Delyn 5.1 6.7
Glyndwr 2.6 3.4
Rhuddlan 4.8 5.4
Wrexham Maelor 6.8 10.5
Carmarthen 2.2 4.6
Ceredigion 2.9 6.2
Dinefwr 1.6 2.9
Llanelli 3.8 7.4
Preseli Pembrokeshire 3.1 6.2
South Pembrokeshire 2.1 3.5
Blaenau Gwent 2.7 2.8
Islwyn 3.2 4.6
Monmouth 5.8 8.3
Newport 9.9 11.7
Torfaen 6.2 7.7
Aberconwy 4.1 5.4
Arfon 2.7 3.5
Dwyfor 2.1 2.7
Meirionnydd 2.8 3.6
Ynys Môn 4.7 6.7
Cynon Valley 2.3 4.2
Merthyr Tydfil 2.4 4.6
Ogwr 6.3 9.7
Rhondda 1.3 3.6
Rhymney Valley 5.4 8.0
Taff Ely 5.6 8.8
Brecknock 2.5 3.5
Montgomeryshire 2.7 4.4
Radnorshire 1.4 2.1
Cardiff 18.6 22.9
Vale of Glamorgan 7.8 10.0
Port Talbot 2.1 3.8
Lliw Valley 2.5 4.9
Neath 3.2 5.4
Swansea 12.4 17.4
Total Wales 166.4 240.3
1 Net of deductions on community charge bills: ie community charge reduction scheme (CCRS), community charge benefit (CCB) and community charge grant(1991–92). Excludes arrears for earlier year(s).
2 As reported by local authorities on form DAP3, but after deduction of CCRS and estimated CCB.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the estimated standard spending assessment levels for(a) 1992–93 and (b) 1993–94 in each local authority area in Wales (i) prior to and (ii) following the announcement of capping criteria.

Mr. David Hunt

The standard spending assessment for 1992–93 for each local authority in Wales is shown in tables 1.3 and 1.6 of the Welsh Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (No. 4) (HC 241). Assessments for 1993–94 are shown in tables 1.3 and 1.6 of the Local Government Finance Report (Wales) 1993–94 (HC 412). Copies of both reports are available in the Library of the House. Standard spending assessments are not altered by capping criteria.