asked the Minister for Local Government the five highest and five lowest rates struck by county councils and borough councils in the financial years 1956-57, 1964-65 and 1970-71.

The information requested in respect of the financial years 1956-57 and 1964-65 is available in the returns of local taxation for those years. Information in respect of the present financial year in so far as it is at present available in my Department was given in my reply to Question No. 13 of the 9th April, 1970.