To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Pembroke (Mr. Bennett) of 10 May, Official Report, column 72–3, he will give the average domestic rate bill payable per household for 1988–89 in each local authority area in Wales and the initial safety-netted community charge payable.

Illustrative figures are given in the following table. The figures shown for each district area include the county council and community council precepts. Each county figure is the average of the total precepts of all the councils in that county area.

Average domestic rate bill per household and initial safety-netted community charge per adult for each Welsh district 1988–89
	Average Domestic Rate Bill per household	Initial Safety Netted Community Charge
	£	£
	(1)	(2)
Alyn and Deeside	352	176
Colwyn	351	198
Delyn	344	176
Glyndwr	287	155
Rhuddlan	339	170
Wrexham Maelor	313	162
Carmarthen	243	123
Ceredigion	257	136
Dinefwr	213	110
Llanelli	262	137
Preseli Pembrokeshire	239	126
South Pembrokeshire	280	152
Blaenau Gwent	221	116
Islwyn	249	127
Monmouth	340	167
Newport	349	185
Torfaen	297	154
Aberconwy	324	173
Arfon	222	129
Dwyfor	247	160
Meirionnydd	246	158
Ynys Môn	279	154
Cynon Valley	200	108
Merthyr Tydfil	235	124
Ogwr	308	151
Rhondda	159	85
Rhymney Valley	274	139
Taff Ely	289	145
Brecknock	255	131
Montgomeryshire	236	138
Radnor	237	135
Cardiff	354	179
Vale of Glamorgan	343	166
Port Talbot	296	154
Lliw Valley	274	142
Neath	298	154
Swansea	381	192
Clwyd	331	172
Dyfed	250	131
Gwent	300	154
Gwynedd	266	154
Mid Glamorgan	253	129
Powys	243	131
South Glamorgan	350	175
West Glamorgan	335	172
Total Wales	286	150

(1) These figures are provisional, and will be updated in due course with better information which has now been received from all local authorities. No allowance has been made for the transitional safety-net arrangements. The calculations are based on present needs assessments which are under review.