Rates (Hansard, 11 April 1989)

§ Mr. David Nicholson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will print in theofficial Report the percentage rate increase in each English shire county between 1984–85 and the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The information requested is as follows:

County council precepts percentage increase 1984–85 to 1989–90

Per cent.

Avon 54.7

Bedfordshire 75.5

Berkshire 51.3

Buckinghamshire 71.4

Cambridgeshire 64.1

Cheshire 46.7

Cleveland 57.4

Cornwall 61.6

Cumbria 77.1

Derbyshire 64.0

Devon 59.6

Dorset 50.0

Durham 74.0

East Sussex 62.8

Essex 75.8

Gloucestershire 64.3

Hampshire 51.8

Hereford and Worcester 37.2

Hertfordshire 70.5

Humberside 73.6

Isle of Wight 71.2

Kent 52.3

Lancashire 69.7

Leicestershire 71.1

Lincolnshire 56.2

Norfolk 61.2

Northamptonshire 65.5

Northumberland 56.6

North Yorkshire 71.2

Nottinghamshire 52.8

Oxfordshire 77.2

Shropshire 67.9

Somerset 72.0

Staffordshire 53.2

Suffolk 53.5

Surrey 54.1

Warwickshire 76.1

West Sussex 54.2

Wiltshire 79.0

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by county the percentage annual rate rise from 1981 to 1985 and from 1985 to 1989.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The information requested is as follows:

County council precepts Average annual percentage increases

1981–82 to 1985–86 1985–86 to 1989–90

Avon 12.1 9.8

Bedfordshire 7.1 13.1

Berkshire 7.7 9.4

Buckinghamshire 6.0 12.8

Cambridgeshire 6.1 12.4

Cheshire 9.0 8.6

Cleveland 10.7 9.2

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1981–82 to 1985–86 1985–86 to 1989–90

Cornwall 7.6 11.8

Cumbria 7.7 12.1

Derbyshire 13.6 11.8

Devon 8.0 11.3

Dorset 5.8 9.3

Durham 8.1 12.4

East Sussex 6.9 11.7

Essex 8.4 13.1

Gloucestershire 6.2 11.1

Hampshire 6.5 9.3

Hereford and Worcester 6.7 7.2

Hertfordshire 8.0 12.5

Humberside 12.4 13.4

Isle of Wight 8.4 12.3

Kent 6.8 9.7

Lancashire 6.9 11.5

Leicestershire 10.2 12.3

Lincolnshire 5.7 10.5

Norfolk 7.4 11.1

Northamptonshire 6.9 11.9

Northumberland 8.8 10.4

North Yorkshire 7.3 12.0

Nottinghamshire 14.3 8.9

Oxfordshire 6.6 13.2

Shropshire 6.2 12.0

Somerset 6.1 13.7

Staffordshire 10.7 8.7

Suffolk 6.0 10.2

Surrey 8.2 10.1

Warwickshire 6.8 13.6

West Sussex 7.0 9.4

Wiltshire 8.0 13.4

County council precepts percentage increase 1984–85 to 1989–90
		Per cent.
	Avon	54.7
	Bedfordshire	75.5
	Berkshire	51.3
	Buckinghamshire	71.4
	Cambridgeshire	64.1
	Cheshire	46.7
	Cleveland	57.4
	Cornwall	61.6
	Cumbria	77.1
	Derbyshire	64.0
	Devon	59.6
	Dorset	50.0
	Durham	74.0
	East Sussex	62.8
	Essex	75.8
	Gloucestershire	64.3
	Hampshire	51.8
	Hereford and Worcester	37.2
	Hertfordshire	70.5
	Humberside	73.6
	Isle of Wight	71.2
	Kent	52.3
	Lancashire	69.7
	Leicestershire	71.1
	Lincolnshire	56.2
	Norfolk	61.2
	Northamptonshire	65.5
	Northumberland	56.6
	North Yorkshire	71.2
	Nottinghamshire	52.8
	Oxfordshire	77.2
	Shropshire	67.9
	Somerset	72.0
	Staffordshire	53.2
	Suffolk	53.5
	Surrey	54.1
	Warwickshire	76.1
	West Sussex	54.2
	Wiltshire	79.0

County council precepts Average annual percentage increases
	1981–82 to 1985–86	1985–86 to 1989–90
Avon	12.1	9.8
Bedfordshire	7.1	13.1
Berkshire	7.7	9.4
Buckinghamshire	6.0	12.8
Cambridgeshire	6.1	12.4
Cheshire	9.0	8.6
Cleveland	10.7	9.2