§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to the reply to the hon. Member for Ince on 22nd March, what percentage increase in general rates has been made by each of those councils whose rates have increased by 15 per cent. or more.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe percentage increases in the general rates which have been made by each of the authorities referred to in the answer to my hon. Friend on 22nd March—[Vol. 946, cc.568–9]—are as follows:
Metropolitan Districts Wigan 18.11 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17.89 District Councils East Cambridgeshire 16.13 Fenland 17.50 Huntingdon 15.95 South Cambridgeshire 15.56 Blackpool 16.33 Craven 16.39 Hambleton 15.01 Harrogate 19.28 York 16.37 Llanelli 15.04