§ Mr. Robert BanksTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out the costs for the management of smallholdings in each of the county authorities for the last three years.
§ Mr. RyderThe administrative costs to county authorities of managing their smallholding's estates in the financial years 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87 were as follows:
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Financial Year County Council 1984–85 £ 1985–86 £ 1986–87 £ Northamptonshire 16,754 30,685 93,810 Northumberland 52,768 48,773 61,784 North Yorkshire 103,100 101,799 125,800 Nottinghamshire 40,145 39,053 47,350 Oxfordshire 47,900 49,400 54,200 Shropshire 175,310 206,937 218,240 Somerset 162,763 176,290 185,800 South Yorkshire 29,300 27,977 1— Staffordshire 151,708 177,859 192,819 Suffolk 118,001 96,396 96,259 Surrey 192,838 209,841 208,273 Tyne and Wear 838 n.a. 1— Warwickshire 46,307 51,400 56,471 West Midlands 74,135 100,984 1— West Sussex 40,000 42,468 47,328 West Yorkshire 27,628 n.a. 1— Wiltshire 164,502 163,833 167,489 Totals 4,257,423 4,267,391 4,435,809 Notes:
1 The Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils were abolished on 1 April 1986.
n.a.=Information not available.
Figures for 1987–88 are not yet available.