§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the contribution of municipal waste incineration to the presence of dioxins and furans in the environment; and if he will make a statement.
Non-domestic rate yield England Number of hereditaments at Non-domestic rate yield per hereditament £ million £ million 1993–94 prices start of year1 millions £ £ 1993–94 prices 1979–80 3,354 8,235 3.52 953 2,339 1983–84 6,042 10,198 3.57 1,692 2,857 1987–88 8,188 11,498 3.65 2,243 3,150 1992–932 11,479 11,830 1.64 6,999 7,213 1994–952 10,664 10,455 1.64 6,502 6,375 Notes:
1There were a number of changes to the definition of a non-dimestic on 1 April 1990, when the uniform business rate was introduced in particular, domestic garages outside the curtilage of the dwelling ceased to be treated as non-domestic properties. Figures for years prior to April 1990 are not therefore comparable with later years.
2Figure for yield are based on the estimated gross contribution to the non-domestic rates pool for 1992–93 and 1994–95 i.e before the allowance for the cost of collection and the City of London offset are netted off. They include an allowance for adjustments to the yield in respect of prior years, as a results of successful appeals decided in the year, and other changes in rateable values The estimates do not include amounts contributed by central Government to compensate the non-domestic rates pool for loss of income resulting from changes to the transitional arrangements, as announced in recent budgets.