asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what account he proposes to take, in reaching final decisions on the form of the proposed community charge, of the representations from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy regarding (a) the extent to which the community charge may vary from place to place and (b) the length of the transitional period during which domestic rates and the community charge will run in tandem; and if he will make a statement.
On 15 December, my right hon. Friend set out his proposals for the operation of the community charge and confirmed the Government's intention to introduce a simpler grant system and a uniform rate poundage for business [Official Report, c. 392.] So far as other aspects of the system set out in the Green Paper
| (i) New towns gross housing capital expenditure | ||||||||
| £ million except where stated | ||||||||
| Region1 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 |
| (a) Cash terms | ||||||||
| North | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| East Midlands | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
| East Anglia | 12 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| South East | 50 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 37 |
| West Midlands | 17 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| North West | 36 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 10 |
| England | 129 | 160 | 164 | 115 | 71 | 85 | 82 | 56 |
| (b) 1985–86 cost terms | ||||||||
| North | 16 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| East Midlands | 10 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — |
| East Anglia | 23 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| South East | 95 | 95 | 75 | 59 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 37 |
| West Midlands | 32 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| North West | 68 | 70 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 10 |
| England | 244 | 260 | 223 | 143 | 83 | 94 | 88 | 56 |
| (c) £ per capita2 | ||||||||
| North | 2·70 | 3·90 | 4·10 | 2·20 | 1·30 | 1·10 | 1·50 | 0·80 |
| East Midlands | 1·40 | 3·30 | 3·60 | 1·90 | 0·60 | 0·90 | 0·40 | — |
| East Anglia | 6·40 | 7·10 | 9·00 | 5·50 | 2·90 | 2·40 | 3·00 | 1·70 |
| South East | 3·00 | 3·50 | 3·20 | 2·80 | 2·10 | 2·60 | 2·50 | 2·20 |
| West Midlands | 3·30 | 4·00 | 4·10 | 2·50 | 0·90 | 1·10 | 1·70 | 0·90 |
| North West | 5·50 | 6·60 | 6·80 | 4·70 | 3·10 | 3·70 | 3·00 | 1·50 |
| England | 2·80 | 3·40 | 3·50 | 2·50 | 1·50 | 1·80 | 1·80 | 1·20 |
| 1 No new towns in Yorkshire and Humberside or south west regions. | ||||||||
| 2 Using total population of region. | ||||||||
| (i) New towns gross housing capital expenditure | ||||||||
| £ million except where stated | ||||||||
| Region1 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 |
| (a) Cash terms | ||||||||
| North | -5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| East Midlands | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | — |
| East Anglia | -10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| South East | 27 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 53 | 54 |
| West Midlands | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 16 |
| North West | 24 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 45 | 29 |
| England | 60 | 107 | 122 | 124 | 130 | 156 | 162 | 125 |
| (b) 1985–86 cost terms | ||||||||
| North | -10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
"Paying for Local Government" (Cmnd. 9714) are concerned, we are still considering the responses that were made, including that from CIPFA.