To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what will be the sum of the precepts of the spending authorities on the collecting authorities in Wales in 1992–93, on the assumption that local authorities spend at their standard spending assessment; and if he will make a statement.

Precepts on collection funds in Wales assuming expenditure at standard spending assessment level and no drawings from reserves should be £257 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much he estimates will be raised from standard community charges on empty properties and second homes in Wales in 1992–93.

The standard charge, with limited exceptions, is payable for properties which are no one's sole or main residence or have been unoccupied for more than six months.The level of standard charge is determined by reference to the level of personal charge an authority sets for its area. In the main, these have not yet been set for 1992–93.