§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the average rates payable per household for each year since 1978–79 for(a) the United Kingdom, (b) Great Britain, (c) Greater London and (d) the south-east excluding Greater London, showing in each case the annual and cumulative percentage increase.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 25 January 1989]The unrebated figures are as follows:
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Average domestic rate bill (£) (£) Annual percentage increase Cumulative percentage increase Greater London 1978–79 169 — — 1979–80 200 18.7 18.7 1980–81 264 32.0 56.8 1981–82 358 35.3 112.2 1982–83 400 11.9 137.7 1983–84 449 12.2 166.3 1984–85 478 6.5 183.7 1985–86 505 5.6 199.5 1986–87 485 -3.9 18.80 1987–88 517 6.5 206.9 1988–89 530 2.4 214.2 South East excluding London 1978–79 157 — — 1979–80 186 18.4 18.4 1980–81 230 24.9 46.8 1981–82 259 12.6 65.3 1982–83 298 14.9 90.0 1983–84 315 5.7 100.0
(£) Annual percentage increase Cumulative percentage increase 1984–85 334 5.9 112.6 1985–86 361 8.1 129.8 1986–87 426 18.3 171.8 1987–88 465 9.0 196.2 1988–89 526 13.1 234.9 Great Britain 1978–79 127 — — 1979–80 151 18.3 18.3 1980–81 194 28.7 52.3 1981–82 240 24.0 88.9 1982–83 277 15.2 117.6 1983–84 295 6.5 131.8 1984–85 315 6.8 147.5 1985–86 346 9.8 171.9 1986–87 392 13.2 207.7 1987–88 422 7.9 231.8 1988–89 460 8.8 261.0 United Kingdom 1978–79 126 — — 1979–80 n/a — — 1980–81 n/a — — 1981–82 n/a — — 1982–83 274 — 116.9 1983–84 290 6.5 131.1 1984–85 312 6.8 146.9 1985–86 342 9.8 171.1 1986–87 387 13.1 206.7 1987–88 418 7.8 230.7 1988–89 454 8.8 259.8 NoteFigures for the United Kingdom between 1979–80 and 1981–82 are not available. However the cumulative percentage increase runs from 1978–79.