Unified Business Rate

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 April 1987.

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Photo of Christopher Chope Christopher Chope Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment) 12:00, 1 April 1987

Not at all. It is a bit rich to hear those statistics given by the hon. Gentleman, because they relate to the year 1986–87 and, as I understand it, he is supporting the fact that in Ealing in one year the rates have gone up by 65 per cent., an increase of £260 per employee for one particular firm in Ealing.