§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each joint board their precepts for 1987–88 and 1988–89 and the percentage change between the two years.
§ Mr. ChopeThe table gives the available information for each joint board:
Joint board precepts 1987–88 to 1988–89 Precept 1987–88(p) Precept 1988–89(p) Percentage change Greater Manchester PA 15.65 15.38 -1.7 Merseyside PA 22.64 19.30 -14.8 South Yorkshire PA 16.00 15.59 -2.6 Northumbria PA 14.20 14.40 1.4 West Midlands PA 12.32 14.11 14.5 West Yorkshire PA 18.20 1572 -13.6 London Fire Authority 8.07 8.07 0.0 Greater Manchester Fire 9.75 10.45 7.2 Merseyside Fire 6.80 8.39 23.4 South Yorkshire Fire 10.26 11.21 9.3 Tyne and Wear Fire 10.54 11.04 4.7 West Midlands Fire 6.62 7.48 13.0 West Yorkshire Fire 11.59 13.41 15.7 Greater Manchester PTA 12.96 15.58 20.2 Merseyside PTA 28.48 26.50 -7.0 South Yorkshire PTA 34.28 30.35 -11.5 Tyne and Wear PTA 14.51 9.58 -34.0 West Midlands PTA 7.81 10.31 32.0 West Yorkshire PTA 23.78 24.82 4.4