The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Embassies (Rating) – 28 November 1988

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Embassies (Rating) on 28th November 1988.


Mr. Rooker To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a table showing the number of diplomatic domestic properties, total domestic rateable value, the amount of rates paid by Her Majesty’s Treasury and the amounts paid to Her Majesty’s Treasury by embassies as the beneficial portion for 1988-89 and provide a breakdown of the figures for each rating authority.

Mr. Major I have arranged for a table showing the information requested to be placed in the Library.