HC Deb 18 May 1989 vol 153 cc262-4W
Mr. Hanley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing, in descending order, the domestic rate in the pound set by the London boroughs for (i) 1983–84 and (ii) 1989–90, showing for each borough the political control at each date.

Mr. Gummer

The information requested is as follows:

Domestic rate poundage and political control in London
1983–84 Poundage(P) Control at April 1983
Haringey 242.5 Labour
Southwark 226.5 Labour
Brent 223.5 Labour
Greenwich 209.1 Labour
Islington 204.6 Labour
Lambeth 201.5 Labour
Lewisham 197.5 Labour
Hackney 196.5 Labour
Newham 189.0 Labour
Camden 188.4 Labour
Tower Hamlets 177.5 Labour
Waltham Forest 169.5 No control
Hammersmith and Fulham 167.2 No control
Harrow 157.0 Conservative
Hounslow 155.5 Labour
Bexley 145.7 Conservative
Hillingdon 145.7 Conservative
Havering 142.0 Conservative
Richmond-upon-Thames 140.3 No control
Merton 140.0 Conservative
Barking and Dagenham 137.5 Labour
Barnet 135.0 Conservative
Kensington and Chelsea 134.4 Conservative
Ealing 133.5 Conservative
Enfield 133.0 Conservative
Wandsworth 130.0 Conservative
Sutton 130.0 Conservative
Westminster 128.6 Conservative
Redbridge 128.5 Conservative
Bromley 127.5 Conservative
Kingston-upon-Thames 122.5 Conservative
City of London 117.0 Independent
Croydon 108.5 Conservative

1989–90 Poundage(P) Control at April 1989
Haringey 363.4 Labour
Brent 344.5 Labour
Newham 297.6 Labour
Hounslow 253.4 Labour
Waltham Forest 250.8 Labour
Greenwich 247.3 Labour
Ealing 235.0 Labour
Hammersmith and Fulham 234.9 Labour
Islington 224.4 Labour
Hillingdon 223.8 No control
Hackney 218.5 Labour
Enfield 217.0 Conservative
Richmond.upon.Thames 215.0 Liberal
Camden 210.7 Labour
Lambeth 209.4 Labour
Sutton 209.0 Liberal
Lewisham 207.2 Labour
Barking and Dagenham 205.4 Labour
Kingston-upon-Thames 203.2 Conservative
Harrow 200.5 Conservative
Bexley 197.0 Conservative
Barnet 195.2 Conservative
Southwark 193.5 Labour
Havering 184.5 No control
Merton 181.1 Conservative
Croydon 165.0 Conservative
Tower Hamlets 162.0 Liberal
Bromley 161.8 Conservative
Redbridge 159.0 Conservative
Westminster 143.2 Conservative
Wandsworth 142.6 Conservative

1989–90 Poundage(P) Control at April 1989
City of London 124.9 Independent
Kensington and Chelsea 103.7 Conservative