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Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many prosecutions were initiated by the Hong Kong authorities in the second six months of 1989 arising from illegal imports, exports and possession of endangered species.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : In the second half of 1989 the Hong Kong authorities initiated a total of 92 prosecutions arising from illegal imports, exports and possession of endangered species.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many restaurant inspections were carried out by the Hong Kong authorities in the second six months of 1989 to ensure no rare and endangered species of animals and plants were offered for sale as food ; and if any seizures were made.
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Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : Eighty-two restaurant inspections were carried out by the Hong Kong authorities in the second half of 1989 to ensure that no endangered species were illegally offered for sale : three seizures were made involving one monitor lizard, one monkey (pet), one sea turtle carapace and 0.79 kg of crocodile meat.Ivory
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many investigations have been carried out by the special task force on ivory trade of the Customs and Excise Department in Hong Kong since it was set up ; and how many seizures of ivory it has made.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : Sixty-two investigations have been carried out by the special task force of the Customs and Excise Department in Hong Kong since its establishment. These investigations have resulted in 20 seizures of ivory.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much ivory has been exported from Hong Kong since 26 February ; and to which countries it was exported.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : The Hong Kong authorities have been notified of some 35 kg of ivory exports since 26 February 1990 : 6 kg bound for Taiwan and 29 kg for Mexico.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the total ivory stockpile known to be in Hong Kong cannot be identified according to country of origin.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : One hundred and sixteen tonnes are not supported by CITES documents and their countries of origin cannot be ascertained.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if any of the ivory in Hong Kong now known not to have CITES documentation has been confiscated by the Hong Kong authorities.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : No.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government will urgently reconsider their decision to allow a six-month reservation on behalf of Hong Kong ivory stocks ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : No. We shall withdraw the reservation on 18 July. From that date Hong Kong will comply with the ban on international trade in ivory.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the elephant ivory currently held in Hong Kong under CITES regulations has been physically weighed by the authorities.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : Yes.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Hong Kong
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management authority has now supplied the relevant statistical material relating to elephant ivory to the Hong Kong branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature.Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : Yes.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 22 March, Official Report, column 718, if he will give details of the export destination of the 50 tonnes of ivory exported from Hong Kong since the original declaration was made and, in each case, whether it was raw or worked ivory.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 8 March, Volume 168, column 789.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West of 22 March, Official Report, column 718, how many traders made voluntary declarations of ivory stocks held which led to a figure of 670 tonnes of ivory stock in Hong Kong being given on 20 July 1989 ; and how many made declarations under the statutory requirements.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : The estimated figure of 670 tonnes was based on voluntary declarations by some 630 traders. Following the introduction of possession licensing some 880 applications for possession of commercial ivory were received. Many of the applicants for possession licences are ivory carvers and small retail shops holding small quantities of ivory.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 March to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West, Official Report, column 718, what was the nature of the inspections carried out by the Hong Kong authorities on the 116 tonnes of elephant ivory not possessing CITES documentation.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : The quantity of ivory held was checked physically against the amounts declared by those applying for possession licences.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 March to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West, Official Report, columns 717-18, by what means the Hong Kong authorities were able to establish the legal acquisition of the 116 tonnes of ivory which did not have CITES documentation ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : I cannot add to the reply I gave the hon. Member on 22 March, Vol. 169, columns 717-18.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs under what circumstances ivory entered Hong Kong without CITES documentation.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : Some ivory entered Hong Kong before CITES came into effect. Some worked ivory was imported without CITES documents before the introduction in 1988 of import controls on worked ivory.
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Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the mechanics of registration of Hong Kong ivory stocks.Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : All holdings over 5 kg require a possession licence. This itemises tusks and large cut pieces which are individually marked to assist identification. The total stock of the individual licence holder is registered with the Hong Kong Agriculture and Fisheries Department. After registration, licensed traders holding ivory in excess of the licensed quantity, or any person holding commercial quantities of ivory without a licence, can be investigated and prosecuted, as necessary.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what difficulties have been experienced by the Hong Kong authorities with the software of the computer programme being used to register existing ivory stockpiles.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : The original software provided no facility for individual categories of ivory stocks. Improvements have been made recently.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the commercial stocks of ivory in Hong Kong have now been entered into the computer system ; and what this is in tonnes.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1990] : Four hundred and seventy-two tonnes of commercial stocks
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have been entered into the computer system. This represents all the commercial stocks registered with the Hong Kong authorities.WALES
Drug Trials
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if student nurses and nurses in Wales take part in drug trials ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : Clinical trials on drugs are carried out under strict protocols which are supervised locally in Welsh health authorities by clinical trial units and ethical medical research committees. No central records are maintained on the involvement of student nurses and nurses.
Schools (Ancillary Workers)
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each local authority area the number of ancillaries employed in (a) 1970-71, (b) 1979-80 and (c) 1988-89 in (i) the primary and (ii) the secondary sector, and the ratio of ancillaries to teachers and pupils in each case.
Mr. Roberts : The information as at September each year is given in the following tables. Data in respect of 1970-71 are not available.
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1979-80 1988-89
|Number of |Ratio of |Ratio of |Number of |Ratio of |Ratio of
|ancillaries<1>|ancillaries to|ancillaries to|ancillaries<1>|ancillaries to|ancillaries to
|teachers<3> |pupils |teachers<3> |pupils
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Primary
Clwyd |329 |5.8 |128.5 |325 |5.4 |118.6
Dyfed |176 |10.5 |180.1 |286 |5.6 |106.5
Gwent |185 |10.9 |249.9 |425 |4.2 |97.4
Gwynedd |68 |17.7 |352.4 |117 |8.6 |169.1
Mid Glamorgan |344 |7.6 |175.5 |327 |7.6 |163.1
Powys |90 |7.2 |119.8 |100 |5.9 |97.5
South Glamorgan |190 |8.7 |196.0 |206 |7.8 |172.2
West Glamorgan |304 |6.0 |126.0 |345 |5.0 |103.5
|Number of |Number of
|ancillaries<2> |ancillaries<2>
Secondary
Clwyd |237 |8.3 |139.5 |323 |5.5 |85.1
Dyfed |167 |10.3 |164.9 |167 |9.3 |141.9
Gwent |297 |8.3 |133.7 |327 |6.0 |89.9
Gwynedd |91 |12.7 |204.2 |114 |10.3 |143.7
Mid Glamorgan |354 |8.1 |136.2 |354 |6.8 |106.7
Powys |65 |9.0 |141.1 |71 |8.2 |112.6
South Glamorgan |240 |8.4 |144.8 |224 |7.4 |119.7
West Glamorgan |27 |6.9 |113.5 |315 |5.1 |73.8
<1> Includes National Nursery Examination Board (NNEB) qualified nursery assistants and other assistants employed in the
classroom.
<2> Includes laboratory/workshop technicians, resource technicians, library assistants, nurses and office staff.
<3> Excludes peripatetic teachers.
NHS Performance-related Bonuses
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many health managers in each of the health authorities in Wales receive performance-related bonuses ;
(2) if he will make a statement on performance-related bonuses in the National Health Service in Wales ;
(3) what sums of money were paid in each health authority area in performance-related bonuses in 1988 and 1989.
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Mr. Grist : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the replies I gave the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) on 15 February 1990 and 15 March 1990.
The numbers of general and senior managers in each of the health authorities currently authorised to receive a performance-related pay element in their salary are as follows :
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Senior staff authorised to receive
PRP<1>
Health authority
-------------------------------------
Clwyd
Gwynedd
Powys
Gwent
Mid Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
West Glamorgan
East Dyfed
Pembrokeshire
Services Agency
<1> Subject to intervening staff
movements.
Particulars of actual payments made are confidential.
Flooding, North Wales
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will back new financial measures to assist in the provision of seven days a week creche facilities for families affected by the north Wales sea floods ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Walker : The provision of such facilities would be a matter for the relevant local authorities to consider.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will call a conference of social services officials, health officials, housing officials, voluntary workers and local authority financial officers to review and extend the help and guidance given to sea flood victims of the north Wales coast ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : My right hon. Friend and I have every reason to believe that the statutory and voluntary agencies have worked effectively together in coping with the effects of the flooding. None of the various bodies concerned has asked for such a conference to be convened.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will make a further payment of £150,000 to the north Wales sea flood appeal to assist residents with compensation claims ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) if he will visit Rhyl to meet the March flood victims ; and what measures he will take to assist those in the Rhyl area who suffered material damage and loss.
Mr. Peter Walker : I have visited the areas of north Wales which suffered the worst flooding, as has my hon. Friend the Minister of State. The Government have already taken exceptional measures in making contributions to the appeal fund for disaster victims and in increasing the rate of grant payable under the Bellwin scheme from 75 per cent. to 85 per cent. of eligible expenditure. I have also provided special assistance to farmers affected by sea water inundation.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the health of victims affected by the north Wales coast sea floods.
Mr. Grist : I understand from Clwyd health authority that there is at present no evidence of outbreaks of disease in the areas affected by the recent severe flooding.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet Clwyd county council and borough councils for the north Wales coast to consider further practical and financial measures to help flood victims.
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Mr. Peter Walker : I met the local authorities involved during my visit to north Wales on 6 March. Since then my officials have been in close contact with officials of the councils involved, and I have received no request for a further meeting. I have already announced that the Bellwin scheme of special financial assistance will apply to all eligible expenditure incurred by local authorities in dealing with the emergency. Exceptionally, grant will be paid at a rate of 85 per cent. In addition, I have announced a donation of £150,000 to the three appeal funds.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet farmers' leaders to dicuss the impact of the March sea inundation upon farming practice and finances ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Walker : I have visited the area and been kept fully informed of the impact of sea water flooding of agricultural land. The farmers concerned have been advised of the special assistance I have made available to meet the cost of the remedial treatment to flooded land and of the assistance available under existing grant schemes to help meet other costs.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what further action he will take to assist (i) elderly people affected by the recent sea inundation of the north Wales coast (ii) young children and (iii) parents of children of school age.
Mr. Peter Walker : Consideration is being given to a report from a member of my social services inspectorate who recently visited the affected areas to experience the social problems at first hand.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the cost of flood damage on the north Wales coast after sea inundation in March.
Mr. Peter Walker : It is still too early to make any firm estimates of the cost of flood damage in north Wales.
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action his Department is taking to clear the mud contaminated by plutonium from the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant deposited in the Towyn area after the February storms.
Mr. Grist : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) on 2 April, Volume 170, column 442.
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what radiation monitoring equipment is being sent to Towyn in respect of the mud contaminated by plutonium from the Sellafield nuclear processing plant after the February storms and also in respect of the nuclear dust storm warning issued on 27 February ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : A mini instrument environmental radiation meter type 6- 80 was used to measure external radiation in Towyn and samples of sediment were analysed using a nuclear data high resolution germanium gamma spectrometer. The NRPB's assessment of the impact of the radioactivity in the sediment on the public took into consideration the inhalation of windblown dust and concluded that the resulting doses were only a small fraction of natural background radiation.
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A40, Carmarthen
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales for what reason on Sunday 1 April, on the eastbound dual carriageway of the A40 one mile to the west of Carmarthen, speed limits of 50 mph on one stretch, 30 mph on another, together with road signs to the effect that the outside lane was closed, were in force.
Mr. Roberts : Work was completed on the major reconstruction of the A40 west of Carmarthen on 30 March. The cones, which were part of substantial traffic management measures, were removed on 31 March and the warning signs during the afternoon of 1 April. This period was not unreasonable for the amount of work involved.
Mentally Handicapped People
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report a list of those centres in Wales which specialise in dental treatment for the mentally handicapped.
Mr. Grist : The policy of the Welsh Office, as set out in the all- Wales strategy for the development of services for mentally handicapped people, is that persons with a mental handicap should have access to public services, including generic health services, in the same manner as other people in the community. Any special needs of people with a mental handicap are generally provided for by the community dental service, as detailed in Welsh Office circular WHC(89)28 "The Future Development of Community Dental Services", or in the hospital service. The appropriate level and source of service for long-term hospital residents is a matter for local determination. Information is not held centrally on centres specialising in dental treatment for mentally handicapped people.
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what provision is made in Welsh hospitals for the post-operative care of mentally handicapped patients.
Mr. Grist : The policy of the Welsh Office, as set out in the all- Wales strategy for the development of services for mentally handicapped people, is that persons with a mental handicap should have access to public services, including generic health services, in the same manner as other people in the community. It is for district health authorities to determine ways of meeting any special needs for post-operative care, including the provision of nurses qualified in the field of mental handicap. Information is not held centrally on the provision made in individual hospitals.
Waiting Lists
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) which hospital in Wales has the longest waiting list for arthritic hip joint surgery ; which has the lowest waiting period for arthritic hip joint surgery ; and if he will specify the number of waiting days for each ;
(2) which hospital in Wales has the longest waiting period for varicose veins surgery ; which has the lowest waiting period for varicose veins surgery ; and if he will specify the number of waiting days for each.
Mr. Grist : Information about numbers of patients on waiting lists for individual operations is not collected centrally.
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Hospital waiting list statistics, analysed by specialty, are published in the Welsh hospital waiting list bulletin 1990 : No. 1, a copy of which is in the Library.Uniform Business Rate
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the rate poundage that will be used in Wales as the basis for calculating the uniform business rate.
Mr. Peter Walker : The uniform business rate poundage for Wales is 36.8p. The method of calculating it did not depend upon a particular level of rate poundage. It has been set in line with the Government's commitment to raise broadly the same amount in real terms from private businesses and the nationalised industries in the first year of the new system as in the last year of the old.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Denzil Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is his estimate of the sums payable to the Welsh Office for the year 1990- 91 in respect of non-domestic rates by each of the borough or district councils in the county of Dyfed ;
(2) what is his estimate of the sums that will be paid by the Welsh Office for the year 1990-91 in respect of non-domestic rates to the county of Dyfed and to each of the boroughs or district councils in Dyfed respectively.
Mr. Grist : The information requested is shown in the following table :
|Contribution
|into the pool<1>
Local authority |£
--------------------------------------------------------
Carmarthen |4,761,327
Ceredigion |4,470,789
Dinefwr |2,378,428
Llanelli |7,741,743
Preseli Pembrokeshire |8,201,994
South Pembrokeshire |7,852,064
Dyfed |-
Total |35,406,345
<1>Represents provisional estimates of 1990-91
contributions into the Welsh non-domestic rating pool
as declared by authorities on form NNDR1.
<2>Represents each authority's share of the 1990-91
distributable amount of non-domestic rates.
Community Councils
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will consider at a suitable legislative opportunity reintroducing the provision for an annual public meeting for residents of a community council area to question the community council as a body on its work in the preceding year similar to that opportunity which was available from 1948 until the enactment of the Local Government Act 1972.
Mr. Grist : I have no plans for legislation on this matter. The Local Government Act 1972 (section 27 and schedule 12, part V) enables a chairman of a community council, any two councillors representing the community on the council or any six local government electors for the community to convene, at any time, a community meeting to discuss community affairs.
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Workers Educational Authority
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy concerning the organisation and funding of the WEA in Wales.
Mr. Roberts : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 4 April to my hon. Friend the Member for Pembroke (Mr. Bennett).
ENVIRONMENT
Local Government Finance
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish a table showing the budgeted average expenditure per head for the year 1990-91 for (a) Berkshire, (b) Oxfordshire, (c) Westminster and (d) Wandsworth ; and what information he has on the reasons for the variations.
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Mr. Chope : The information is as follows :
Budgeted 1990-91-Net
revenue expenditure per
head of relevant
population
|£/head
--------------------------
Berkshire |732
Oxfordshire |714
Westminster |1,286
Wandsworth |1,176
Expenditure differences reflect the decisions of the local authorities concerned, taking account of their functions and the needs of their areas.
Mr. Bradley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amounts of each component in the standard spending assessments of each council in the north-west, together with the respective totals.
Mr. Chope : The amounts are listed in the table :
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1990-91 Standard spending assessments by major service block (£ million)
|Education |Personal |Fire and |Highway |Other |Capital |Total
|Social |Civil |mainte- |services |financing
|Services |Defence |nance |Other
|(£ million)|(£ million)|(£ million)|(£ million)|(£ million)|(£ million)|(£ million)|(£ million)
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Blackburn |- |- |- |- |- |13.087 |2.095 |15.182
Blackpool |- |- |- |- |- |11.759 |1.608 |13.367
Bolton |87.298 |19.964 |- |- |9.814 |26.800 |14.000 |157.876
Burnley |- |- |- |- |- |7.145 |0.838 |7.983
Bury |51.895 |11.132 |- |- |6.522 |13.971 |8.206 |91.726
Cheshire CC |294.559 |53.680 |30.911 |14.971 |31.175 |15.473 |33.922 |474.691
Chester |- |- |- |- |- |7.587 |0.645 |8.232
Chorley |- |- |- |- |- |5.059 |0.453 |5.512
Congleton |- |- |- |- |- |3.888 |0.354 |4.242
Crewe and Nantwich |- |- |- |- |- |6.330 |0.563 |6.893
Ellesmere Port and Neston |- |- |- |- |- |4.805 |0.692 |5.497
Fylde |- |- |- |- |- |3.941 |0.400 |4.341
Greater Manchester Fire and
Civil Defence Authority |- |- |- |53.472 |- |-1.536 |2.352 |54.288
Greater Manchester Police
Authority |- |- |115.636 |- |- |-3.321 |1.744 |114.059
Halton |- |- |- |- |- |7.719 |1.030 |8.749
Hyndburn |- |- |- |- |- |5.728 |0.565 |6.293
Knowsley |64.361 |17.242 |- |- |4.200 |16.330 |10.820 |112.951
Lancashire CC |445.622 |92.854 |52.506 |24.768 |41.530 |25.634 |60.042 |742.956
Lancaster |- |- |- |- |- |8.597 |0.831 |9.428
Liverpool |177.391 |57.952 |- |- |14.833 |63.099 |36.277 |349.552
Macclesfield |- |- |- |- |- |7.675 |0.677 |8.352
Manchester |163.642 |59.803 |- |- |19.332 |62.748 |35.107 |340.630
Merseyside Fire and Civil
Defence Authority |- |- |- |35.860 |- |-1.030 |1.704 |36.535
Merseyside Police Authority |- |- |77.791 |- |- |-2.234 |1.249 |76.806
Oldham |76.526 |18.014 |- |- |6.962 |23.116 |14.550 |139.168
Pendle |- |- |- |- |- |6.171 |0.523 |6.693
Preston |- |- |- |- |- |11.691 |1.510 |13.201
Ribble Valley |- |- |- |- |- |2.585 |0.266 |2.811
Rochdale |71.852 |17.430 |- |- |6.378 |19.361 |12.929 |127.950
Rossendale |- |- |- |- |- |3.965 |0.362 |4.327
Salford |71.245 |23.705 |- |- |9.825 |24.040 |17.924 |146.740
Sefton |87.681 |20.254 |- |- |7.406 |27.657 |15.043 |158.041
South Ribble |- |- |- |- |- |4.774 |0.415 |5.190
St. Helens |60.740 |12.272 |- |- |5.277 |17.185 |13.615 |109.089
Stockport |81.829 |18.110 |- |- |10.334 |24.830 |13.058 |148.160
Tameside |69.741 |16.562 |- |- |8.074 |19.849 |10.589 |124.815
Trafford |64.046 |15.114 |- |- |8.672 |20.017 |14.020 |121.869
Vale Royal |- |- |- |- |- |5.982 |0.467 |6.449
Warrington |- |- |- |- |- |10.947 |0.983 |11.931
West Lancashire |- |- |- |- |- |5.866 |0.579 |6.446
Wigan |95.977 |18.894 |- |- |8.993 |23.882 |17.879 |165.626
Wirral |112.387 |26.943 |- |- |8.066 |30.980 |18.760 |197.136
Wyre |- |- |- |- |- |5.665 |0.766 |6.431
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Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will amend the community charge regulations so that in applying the standard community charge a distinction is made between properties that are in use as second homes and unoccupied properties which the owners are endeavouring to sell because they have moved somewhere else.
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