§ Mr. Galleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which four county councils in England raised their rate precepts by the greatest percentage between 1981–82 and 1985–86; which four had the smallest increase; and what in each case was the percentage change.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe four shire county councils in England which raised their precepts by the greatest percentage between 1981–82 and 1985–86 were:
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per cent. Nottinghamshire 71 Derbyshire 67 Humberside 60 Avon 50 The four with the smallest increases were:
per cent. Lincolnshire 25 Dorset 25 Suffolk 26 Buckinghamshire 26