§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the precepts levied on the rating authorities by the shire counties in England, as notified to his Department, in terms of amounts in the pound for domestic ratepayers and for commercial ratepayers for 1987–88.
§ Mr. ChopeFollowing is the available information:
Shire County Precepts in England 1987–88 pence Avon 228.50 Bedfordshire 232.20 Berkshire 178.50 Buckinghamshire 208.50 Cambridgeshire 206.00 Cheshire 211.00 Cleveland 252.00 Cornwall 184.00 Cumbria 246.50 Derbyshire 262.00 Devon 188.50 Dorset 189.00 Durham 214.00 East Sussex 190.30 Essex 199.50 Gloucestershire 194.26 Hampshire 184.10 Hereford & Worcester 168.50 Hertfordshire 205.60 Humberside 217.00 Isle of Wight 207.14 Kent 170.60 Lancashire 197.50 Leicestershire 199.30 Lincolnshire 179.00 Norfolk 173.60 Northamptonshire 199.00 Northumberland (see note 2) 200.70 North Yorkshire 194.00 Nottinghamshire 236.00 Oxfordshire 218.30 Shropshire 184.00 Somerset 200.50 Staffordshire 198.50 Suffolk 189.00 Surrey 183.50 Warwickshire 196.00 West Sussex 176.00 Wiltshire 203.40 Notes:
- 1. In addition to the county precept, ratepayers in the shires will pay a district rate and possibly a parish rate. These together comprise the general or commercial rate. The domestic rate is calculated by subtracting 18.5p from the general rate, not specifically from the county precept.
- 2. The Northumberland precept excludes the Northumbria Police Authority precept of 14.20p, as this is a joint metropolitan police authority shared with Tyne and Wear districts.