asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the amount of rates collected during the year ended 31st March, 1940, by means of (a) poor rates in county health districts, (b) poor rates in urban districts, (c) rates other than poor rates in urban districts, (d) rates other than poor rates in towns under town commissioners, (e) municipal and other rates in county boroughs, and (f) the total rates collected.
Written Answers. - Collection of Rates.
I propose to circulate the statistics with the Official Report. The following are the particulars required:—(a) £3,393,161, (b) £456,484, (c) £323,410, (d) £10,435, (e) £2,308,607, (f) £6,492,097.
The figures given above may be subject to slight variation.