§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in theOfficial Report the rate precepts for all the English shire counties in the years 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information requested is shown in the following table:
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Shire County Precepts (p) 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Avon 190.60 224.70 228.50 246.50 Bedford 161.10 191.40 232.20 246.40 Berkshire 150.80 170.20 178.50 193.60 Buckinghamshire 147.50 191.80 208.50 227.70 Cambridge 146.00 194.00 206.00 216.00 Cheshire 178.00 193.45 211.00 232.00 Cleveland 210.00 235.00 252.00 282.00 Cornwall 143.50 169.80 184.00 207.70 Cumbria 176.00 240.00 246.50 260.00 Derbyshire 185.00 233.00 262.00 297.50 Devon 146.75 175.75 188.50 209.75
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Dorset 149.00 172.00 189.00 203.00 Durham 168.00 197.00 214.00 246.00 East Sussex 147.30 176.60 190.30 217.10 Essex 151.50 180.00 199.50 235.00 Gloucestershire 152.40 180.02 194.26 217.30 Hampshire 147.50 169.00 184.10 200.30 Hereford and Worcester 146.50 162.50 168.50 185.00 Hertfordshire 157.70 192.30 205.60 240.40 Humberside 171.00 196.00 217.00 261.00 Isle of Wight 157.00 188.39 207.14 227.23 Kent 144.59 162.97 170.60 192.00 Lancashire 158.50 184.00 197.50 234.00 Leicestershire 149.50 189.80 199.30 221.20 Lincolnshire 143.50 175.00 179.00 204.00 Norfolk 143.00 170.20 179.60 190.90 Northamptonshire 153.00 172.10 199.00 229.00 Northumberland1 175.00 212.96 214.90 244.50 North Yorkshire 151.00 175.00 194.00 217.00 Nottinghamshire 186.00 219.00 236.00 253.00 Oxfordshire 151.00 188.50 218.30 238.60 Shropshire 143.00 171.00 184.00 200.00 Somerset 147.00 186.00 200.50 224.00 Staffordshire 169.00 185.50 198.50 215.00 Suffolk 150.00 176.50 189.00 204.00 Surrey 152.50 170.80 183.50 202.70 Warwickshire 151.60 181.70 196.00 227.10 West Sussex 141.00 168.00 176.00 192.00 Wiltshire 147.00 185.00 203.40 219.30 1 Includes Northumbria Police Authority Precept.