§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps he is taking to extend the inspection regime for small and intermediate factories where responsibility for industrial emissions and air quality standards lies with local authorities. [62536]
§ Mr. MeacherNone. My Department did, however, publish an action plan this October jointly with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Local
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National non-domestic rates—calculation of distributable amount £ million 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Final outturn Provisional outturn Provisional outturn Estimated in-year Contribution 1. Income from Local Lists Multiplier (p) 44.9 45.8 47.4 48.9 Gross Rate Yield 13,370 13,481 13,767 13,914 (i) Reliefs (a) Net Transitional Relief -545 -430 -560 -570 (b) Empty properties -1,018 -928 -999 -1,031 (c) Charitable -482 -495 -508 -524 (d) Discretionary -74 -49 -33 -35 Net Yield after reliefs 11,252 11,579 11,667 11,754 (ii) Collection Costs/Reductions to Contributions (a) Costs of collection -77 -78 -79 -83 (b) Losses on collection -139 -115 -167 -141 (c) City of London offset -7 -7 -7 -7 Total contribution in respect of year 11,029 11,379 11,415 11,524 (iii) Adjustments Repayments/interest payments -370 -210 -546 -619 Government Association and others, which includes actions to improve local authority inspection practice for processes regulated under the existing Local Air Pollution Control regime.