§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the original and final expenditure levels underlying precept limits, and the original and final precept limits set, for each fire and police joint board in 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89.
§ Mr. HurdThe information is set out in the table. I have asked the authorities to let me know by 15 January whether they accept the proposed maximum precept for 1988–89 notified to them in December.
1986–87 estimated outturn (£ million) Fire and Civil Defence Authorities Greater Manchester 39.372 Merseyside 27.711 South Yorkshire 18.937 Tyne and Wear 19.251 West Midlands 36.422 West Yorkshire 32.016 London 146.386 The figures are given in expenditure level terms. Authorities will need to set their budgets for 1988–89 in the light of the maximum precept limits which have yet to be finalised.