§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table in the form of his answer to the hon. Member for Richmond and Barnes of 18 May,Official Report, column 262, showing, in descending order, the domestic rate in the pound set by the London boroughs for (a) 1981–82 and (b) 1982–83, showing for each borough the political control at each date.
§ Mr. GummerThe information requested is as follows:
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Domestic rate poundage and political control in London 1981–82 Poundage (p) Control at April 1981 Haringey 188.7 Labour Brent 179.1 Labour Newham 176.0 Labour Lambeth 172.5 Labour Southwark 167.7 Labour Waltham Forest 167.5 Labour Hackney 165.2 Labour Camden 161.1 Labour Lewisham 156.6 Labour Tower Hamlets 152.5 Labour Hounslow 147.5 Labour Islington 143.7 Labour Harrow 134.0 Conservative Hammersmith and Fulham 132.9 No Control Greenwich 132.1 Labour Barking and Dagenham 129.5 Labour Bexley 123.0 Conservative Havering 120.5 Conservative Hillingdon 112.8 Conservative Ealing 112.5 Conservative Kensington and Chelsea 111.5 Conservative Enfield 109.5 Conservative Redbridge 105.0 Conservative Wandsworth 104.0 Conservative Barnet 101.0 Conservative Kingston upon Thames 100.5 Conservative Merton 98.0 Conservative Sutton 97.0 Conservative Bromley 96.5 Conservative Westminster 95.0 Conservative City of London 87.4 Independent Richmond upon Thames 84.5 Conservative Croydon 79.5 Conservative
1982–83 Poundage (p) Control at April 1982 Haringey 208.3 Labour Brent 187.5 Labour Waltham Forest 186.5 Labour Newham 183.5 Labour Southwark 179.0 Labour Hackney 177.5 Labour Camden 173.9 Labour Tower Hamlets 167.5 Labour Greenwich 161.1 Labour Lewisham 158.1 Labour Islington 157.6 Labour Lambeth 157.5 Labour Hammersmith and Fulham 156.3 No Control Harrow 151.0 Conservative Hounslow 147.5 Labour Bexley 140.0 Conservative Hillingdon 134.8 Conservative Kensington and Chelsea 134.4 Conservative Havering 132.0 Conservative Barking and Dagenham 131.5 Labour Enfield 128.0 Conservative Ealing 123.5 Conservative Barnet 122.5 Conservative Merton 120.5 Conservative Sutton 119.0 Conservative Redbridge 116.0 Conservative Westminster 115.7 Conservative Bromley 114.5 Conservative Wandsworth 114.0 Conservative Kingston upon Thames 111.5 Conservative Richmond upon Thames 108.1 Conservative City of London 107.7 Independent Croydon 93.5 Conservative