§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Environment (1) if he will show for each year since 1979 what was the rate poundage for Brighton borough council and East Sussex county council;
(2) what has been the rate level in each year since 1974 for Brighton borough council and East Sussex county council; and what has been the Brighton share of the county council rate in each year;
(3) what proportion of East Sussex county council revenue has been raised from Brighton ratepayers in each year since 1974; and what proportion of the county's expenditure in each year has been spent on services for Brighton residents.
§ Mr. ChopeThe following is the available information on rate poundages in Brighton and East Sussex from 1974–75, and Brighton's percentage of East Sussex's precept income. No information is held centrally on the proportion of county council expenditure on services in individual districts.
§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the rate support grant for
Brighton's local rate East Sussex county precept Brighton's precept payment to East Sussex as percentage of East Sussex's precept income (p) (p) 1974–75 18.80 41.70 25.8 1975–76 23.55 48.65 24.1 1976–77 27.80 55.40 23.8 1977–78 30.00 63.30 24.3 1978–79 31.00 68.20 24.0 1979–80 25.20 84.50 23.6 1980–81 27.80 101.40 23.5 1981–82 30.50 113.00 24.8 1982–83 34.20 128.60 24.7 1983–84 34.20 134.00 24.6 1984–85 34.20 140.60 24.4 1985–86 37.70 147.30 24.2 1986–87 36.70 176.60 24.3 NB Due to changes in the distribution of the Rate Support Grant between 1979–80 and 1981–82, the rate poundages for the later years are not comparable with the earlier figures.