§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new entrants to the Civil Service were employed in his Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 or over. [119830]
§ Yvette CooperI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley, South on 24 June 2003,Official Report, column 657W. A copy of the table mentioned in his reply is already available in the Library of the House.
Council tax requirement—unitary authorities Change Unitary authority 2000–01 Own council tax requirement £ million 2003–04 Own council tax requirement £ million Amount £ million Percentage Bath and North East Somerset 48.8 60.3 11.5 23.6 Blackburn with Darwen 33.6 41.3 7.7 23.0 Blackpool 29.1 44.1 14.9 51.3 Bournemouth 40.0 58.0 18.0 45.0 Bracknell Forest 27.7 35.5 7.7 27.9 Brighton and Hoveh 63.6 86.8 23.2 36.5 Bristol 112.5 127.8 15.3 13.6 Darlington 20.9 29.4 8.6 41.1 Derby 49.5 60.8 11.2 22.7 East Riding of Yorkshire 92.3 110.8 18.5 20.0 Halton 23.7 33.4 9.8 41.3 Hartlepool 24.2 28.9 4.8 19.6 Herefordshire 44.5 62.3 17.8 40.1 Isle of Wight council 37.7 51.9 14.2 37.7 Kingston upon Hull 48.0 61.3 13.3 27.7 Leicester 56.6 67.9 11.3 20.0 Luton 36.1 47.5 11.4 31.7 Medway 52.4 69.0 16.6 31.7 Middlesbrough 30.7 37.7 7.0 22.8 Milton Keynes 50.7 67.5 16.8 33.1 North East Lincolnshire 38.6 48.8 10.3 26.6