§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in view of his calculation that the national average increase in county rates should not be higher than 15 per cent. as a result of the recent rate support grant allocation, he will list the percentage increases for each administrative county on which he based this calculation.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettNo such calculation has been made. I estimated that the average increase in domestic rates for all authorities would not be higher than 15 per cent. provided that they kept to the agreed level of expenditure, made sufficient use of their available balances and provided for the same degree of inflation for which the Government have provided in the cash limit.