Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.
Does not the right hon. Gentleman agree that his answer is about as useful as a door-knocker on a gravestone? His answer does not in any way relate to the Question. Is he aware that next year every householder will once more be faced with substantial increases in rates and that there will still be 9 million adults who pay no rates at all? Is it not time that we got away from the existing ridiculous notional rent system and began to deal with rates on an equitable basis?