§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the average (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic rate increase in local authorities in England, in total, for each year since 1967–68.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe information is available from "Local Government Financial Statistics — England and Wales" for the years between 1974–75 and 1982–83 inclusive—table 4 in the 1979–80 issue, and table 21 in the 1981–82 issue—and for earlier years from issues of "Rates and Rateable Values in England and Wales"—table 1. These publications are in the Library. The average rate poundage figures for 1983–84 are domestic 150.3p; non-domestic 171.1p.