HC Deb 13 July 1995 vol 263 cc769-70W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of uncollected community charge; and what percentage of manufacturing output was accounted for by(a) the steel industry, (b) the aerospace industry and (c) the coal industry in each of the last 10 years. [33512]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The amount of uncollected community charge as at 31 March 1995 was £32.5 million. This provisional figure includes £6.6 million written off as bad debts between 1 April 1990 and 31 March 1995 and £25.9 million of cumulative arrears at 31 March 1995. Information on the output of the steel and aerospace industries as a percentage of total manufacturing output is shown in table 1. Information on the coal industry on a comparable basis is not available, but data on the output of coal in tonnes are shown in table 2.

Table 1: Output of the steel and aerospace industries as a percentage of total manufacturing output', Wales 1983–1992
Year Steel industry (SIC80 221) Aerospace industry (SIC80 364)
1983 Not available Not available
1984 2 2.3
1985 3 2.4
1986 2 2
1987 18.6 2
1988 17.7 2
1989 17.6 0.4
1990 13.0 3.9
1991 12.4 1.4
1992 11.4 2.1
1 Gross value added at factor cost.
2—figures are not shown as a precaution against disclosure of confidential information.

Source:

Census of Production.

Table 2: Production of deep-mined and open-cast coal, Wales 1983–1993
Year Million tonnes
1983 9.47
1984 3.44
1985 8.08
Table 2: Production of deep-mined and open-cast coal, Wales 1983–1993
Year Million tones
1986 9.30
1987 8.04
1988 7.23
1989 6.79
1990 6.40
1991 5.19
1992 4.87
1993 4.50

Source:

Department of Trade and Industry.

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