§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give for each county council (i) the net expenditure in each year since 1977–78, (ii) the domestic and business precept in each year since 1977–78, (iii) the percentage rise in the precept in each year since 1977–78, (iv) the percentage rise in the precept in the periods 1977–78 to 1980–81, 1981–82 to 1985–86, 1986–87 to 1989–90 and 1977–78 to 1989–90, (v) the change in the number of staff employed at the end of the periods 1977–78 to 1980–81, 1981–82 to 1985–86, 1986–87 to 1989–90 and 1977–78 to 1989–90 expressed in numbers and percentage terms, (vi) the political composition of the councils in 1977 to 1981, 1981 to 1985, 1985 to 1989; and if he will list the councils in rank order by largest increase in precept over the period 1985–86 to 1989–90 starting with the council with the highest increase in that period.
§ Mr. GummerThe available information has been placed in the Library.