HC Deb 26 April 1989 vol 151 c584W
57. Mr. Sedgemore

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average increase in domestic rates from 1 April.

80. Mr. Caborn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average increase in(a) domestic rates and (b) non-domestic rates from 1 April 1989.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The average increase in the domestic rates of local authorities in England in 1989–90 is 9.3. The average increase in non-domestic rates is 7.8 per cent.