§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the rate poundage of each metropolitan district council and each non-metropolitan county council in England and Wales for 1976–77, indicating the actual and percentage increase that this represents over the previous two financial years.
§ Mr. OakesAs I am still awaiting details of 1976–77 rate poundages from about one-third of the authorities concerned I am not yet in a position to provide this information.