§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of the domestic rates bill paid to central government is spent on water and sewerage in Northern Ireland. [HL4628]
§ Baroness AmosThe regional rate is an unhypothecated tax, which means that there is no specific link between it and any one particular service. Instead, the revenue raised by the regional rate is simply one component (around 6 per cent) of the total amount available to the Secretary of State for allocation to public services provided at a regional level.