§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish his estimates of parish council precepts in 1987–88.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 23 March 1989]: Parish community precepts in England amounted to £61.3 million in 1987–88.
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§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish his best estimates of the average level of community charge in 1990–91 in parish councils with(a) a population of more than 10,000 and (b) a population of less than 10,000.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 23 March 1989]: I have made no estimates of the average level of community charge in 1990–91 in parish councils.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish his best estimates of the average level of precepts in 1988–89 and 1989–90 for parish councils with(a) a population of more than 10,000 and (b) a population of less than 10,000.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 23 March 1989]: Estimates of the average level of parish/community precepts for 1988–89 are published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Finance and General Statistics". Information for 1989–90 is not yet
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The total amount spent was £5.0 million and the contracts awarded to management or computing consultants by the Department of the Environment (excluding PSA) in the financial year 1987–88 were as follows: Firm Subject of Assignment Admiral Management Services Ltd DOE's method ofprocessing European Regional Development Fund Infrastructure Grants Arthur Young LGFP Office Automation Project quality assurance; OA guidelines. B.I.S. Applied Systems Strategic review of data communications and networking options B.I.S. Applied Systems Distributed processing Civil Civil Service Catering Organisation Monitoring of PPC Catering Outlets Coley Porter Bell Shop refit design Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd Local authorities' interests in companies Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd Planning Appeals Management Information System Dames and Moore Hazard Assessment of Ladfill Operations Davis, Langdon and Everest Consultancy Improving UK overseas trade data in building materials D. E. Barnard Systems Ltd BRE Fire Research Station Library Study D. E. Barnard Systems Ltd BESMIS staff management sub-system Deloitte Haskins and Sells Policy Review of Commission for New Towns Ecotec Research and Consulting Ltd Bristol/Manchester UDC Study Ecotec Research and Consulting Ltd Study of proposed extension of Black Country Development Corporation into Wolverhampton Electrowatt Engineering (UK) Services Ltd Evaluation and radiological assessment of Environmental Monitoring Data Ernst and Whinney Review of staffing and procedures of local valuation panel offices Ernst and Whinney Review of Housing Corporation monitoring procedures EXTEL Hinet Station, teleprinter, VDU's (hardware) maintenance for PSU, South Ruislip The Grant Leisure Group Tower of London retailing and visitor management Healey and Baker Advice on disposal of New Town assets ICI plc (Billingham) Monitoring of environmental radioactivity levels around nuclear installations KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Policy review of the Royal commissions on Ancient and Historical Monuments in England, Scotland and Wales KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Future development of London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo Land Use Consultants Brompton Cemetery available. I have made no estimates of the average level of precepts for parish councils broken down by size of population.