§ Mr. Ken HargreavesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish his latest estimate for each local authority in England of(a) the community charge for 1990–91, (b) the charge set for 1991–92 before the new grant announced on 19 March, (c) the charge for 1991–92 after the new grant, (d) the bill in 1991–92 after the community charge reduction scheme for a couple who had 75 per cent. of the average rateable value for their area and (e) the bill in 1991–92 for a couple who had 50 per cent. of the average rateable value for their area.
§ Mr. PortilloThe new grant announced yesterday will reduce charges set in England in 1991–92 by £140, or to zero where the local charge was below that figure. The details are as follows:
Notes to table
column 1: shows the headline community charge set on average in each authority for 1990–91;
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1991–92 Community Charges Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) (£ adult) (£ adult) (£ couple) (£ couple) 1 2 3 4 5 Total England 357 392 252 456 356 Total inner London boroughs including City 352 359 219 376 307 Total outer London boroughs 356 394 254 495 405 Total shire areas 357 390 250 449 352 Total Metropolitan areas 360 403 263 476 358 Greater London City of London 288 315 175 350 350 Camden 500 440 300 600 461 Greenwich 350 398 258 506 372 Hackney 499 462 322 514 377 Hammersmith and Fulham 321 387 247 494 400 Islington 481 516 376 613 444 Kensington and Chelsea 379 329 189 379 379 Lambeth 522 590 450 491 362 Lewisham 297 308 168 336 336 Southwark 329 328 188 377 330 Tower Hamlets 297 287 147 294 294 Wandsworth 150 137 0 0 0 Westminster 199 176 36 72 72 Barking and Dagenham 280 310 170 340 328 Barnet 338 387 247 494 460 Bexley 280 342 202 404 333 Brent 470 470 330 660 588 Bromley 283 330 190 380 339 Croydon 287 320 180 360 354 Ealing 435 395 255 510 421 Enfield 329 388 248 496 399 Haringey 508 560 420 782 556 Harrow 322 393 253 506 411 Column 2: shows the latest information available to the Department of the Environment on community charges actually set in each authority for 1991–92. For most authorities the information is taken from returns to the Department; but in some cases the figures are taken from press reports or other sources;
Column 3: shows what the 1991–92 charge in column 2 will be after the £140 reduction announced on 19 March;
Column 4: shows the combined charge bill which will be paid by a couple living in a property with 75 per cent. of the average rateable value for their area, after any help they receive from the community charge reduction scheme;
Column 5: is the same as column 4 but for a couple living in a property with 50 per cent. of the average rateable value for their area.
The community charge paid by many people will be less than shown in column 3 of the table. Some will be helped by the community charge reduction scheme and people on low incomes may be entitled to a reduction of up to 80 per cent. through community charge benefit.
The community charge reduction scheme helps those who have not moved since 1 April 1990 and who face an increase of more than £2 a week over their last rate bill, counting a maximum of two charges for their property. When first introduced, the Government published a "scheme charge" for each authority which was to be used to calculate the reduction to be given, unless the actual charge set were lower. This new grant means that actual charges set for 1991–92 will in every case be lower than the scheme charge and will thus form the basis for the reduction scheme. Therefore, one and two-adult households who have not moved should nowhere pay more than about £2 a week above what they paid in rates in 1989–90.
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Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 Havering 350 369 229 458 355 Hillingdon 290 355 215 430 405 Hounslow 396 425 285 570 431 Kingston upon Thames 345 379 239 478 395 Merton 280 409 269 480 354 Newham 449 444 304 575 418 Redbridge 290 395 255 440 328 Richmond upon Thames 395 419 279 558 417 Sutton 381 400 260 519 390 Waltham Forest 438 437 297 541 395 Greater Manchester Bolton 345 406 266 439 327 Bury 373 436 296 527 386 Manchester 425 432 292 549 401 Oldham 366 409 269 433 323 Rochdale 335 389 249 459 341 Salford 396 440 300 499 367 Stockport 399 450 310 536 392 Tameside 349 410 270 456 338 Trafford 298 345 205 410 381 Wigan 348 408 268 485 358 Merseyside Knowsley 370 425 285 552 402 Liverpool 449 474 334 525 385 Sefton 375 423 283 534 391 St. Helens 380 401 261 504 371 Wirral 341 476 336 635 458 South Yorkshire Barnsley 271 325 185 369 309 Doncaster 303 343 203 406 346 Rotherham 298 372 232 450 335 Sheffield 356 360 220 441 367 Tyne and Wear Gateshead 321 367 227 419 314 Newcastle upon Tyne 391 456 316 490 361 North Tyneside 354 425 285 524 384 South Tyneside 309 360 220 430 321 Sunderland 310 355 215 413 310 West Midlands Birmingham 406 406 266 498 367 Coventry 394 434 294 534 391 Dudley 387 415 275 529 387 Sandwell 423 459 319 495 365 Solihull 393 396 256 512 402 Walsall 425 425 285 563 410 Wolverhampton 418 415 275 544 398 West Yorkshire Bradford 276 363 223 409 307 Calderdale 248 318 178 355 320 Kirklees 290 380 240 396 299 Leeds 351 409 269 411 308 Wakefield 313 353 213 426 325 Avon Bath 348 385 245 457 339 Bristol 425 524 384 515 378 Kingswood 357 399 259 485 358 Northavon 385 407 267 530 388 Wansdyke 361 424 284 509 374 Woodspring 394 444 304 551 402 Bedfordshire Luton 403 390 250 500 435 Mid Bedfordshire 397 406 266 532 421 North Bedfordshire 398 404 264 527 396 South Bedfordshire 414 418 278 556 456 136W137W
Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 Berkshire Bracknell Forest 393 369 229 458 375 Newbury 401 386 246 491 376 Reading 447 474 334 491 362 Slough 360 331 191 382 351 Windsor and Maidenhead 449 428 288 575 421 Wokingham 434 404 264 527 445 Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Vale 352 351 211 422 384 Chiltern 402 391 251 502 502 Milton Keynes 398 455 315 513 377 South Buckinghamshire 393 361 221 442 442 Wycombe 409 408 268 536 464 Cambridgeshire Cambridge 428 469 329 569 414 East Cambridgeshire 312 355 215 414 311 Fenland 293 372 232 396 299 Huntingdonshire 298 336 196 393 337 Peterborough 360 407 267 460 341 South Cambridgeshire 332 345 205 409 392 Cheshire Chester 401 449 309 524 384 Congleton 400 433 293 516 379 Crewe and Nantwich 417 452 312 493 363 Ellesmere Port and Neston 406 449 309 523 383 Halton 395 465 325 456 339 Macclesfield 430 423 283 565 427 Vale Royal 391 432 292 485 358 Warrington 394 440 300 481 355 Cleveland Hartlepool 385 437 297 454 337 Langbaurgh-on-Tees 421 478 338 529 387 Middlesbrough 429 457 317 494 364 Stockton-on-Tees 428 440 300 533 390 Cornwall Caradon 321 376 236 389 294 Carrick 318 391 251 395 298 Kerrier 329 387 247 371 282 North Cornwall 311 354 214 394 297 Pen with 317 365 225 362 276 Restormel 321 365 225 389 294 Cumbria Allerdale 289 352 212 383 290 Barrow-in-Furness 328 416 276 368 280 Carlisle 367 439 299 410 308 Copeland 328 368 228 371 282 Eden 297 357 217 384 291 South Lakeland 349 414 274 442 329 Derbyshire Amber Valley 342 397 257 451 335 Bolsover 296 352 212 423 317 Chesterfield 358 405 265 451 336 Derby 399 410 270 509 374 Derbyshire Dales 376 417 277 494 364 Erewash 363 414 274 468 347 High Peak 337 401 261 457 340 North East Derbyshire 364 419 279 496 365 South Derbyshire 384 437 297 499 367 Devon East Devon 345 383 243 430 321 Exeter 344 377 237 404 304 Mid Devon 338 394 254 380 288 North Devon 319 384 244 363 277 138W139W
Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 Plymouth 350 380 240 432 323 South Hams 334 380 240 422 316 Teignbridge 365 405 265 422 316 Torbay 395 380 240 470 348 Torridge 285 346 206 333 257 West Devon 340 370 230 393 296 Dorset Bournemouth 320 348 208 416 344 Christchurch 339 356 216 432 357 East Dorset 358 386 246 492 396 North Dorset 295 340 200 399 307 Poole 325 340 200 400 362 Purbeck 291 318 178 355 325 West Dorset 313 355 215 388 294 Weymouth and Portland 336 380 240 407 306 Durham Chester-Le-Street 343 409 269 440 328 Darlington 356 416 276 462 343 Derwentside 332 416 276 405 305 Durham 355 419 279 449 334 Easington 278 350 210 377 286 Sedgefield 303 370 230 416 312 Teesdale 245 313 173 341 262 Wear Valley 308 337 197 383 290 East Sussex Brighton 373 396 256 507 372 Eastbourne 385 414 274 544 398 Hastings 380 414 274 453 337 Hove 330 337 197 394 358 Lewes 351 384 244 489 393 Rother 359 372 232 464 390 Wealden 349 387 247 493 376 Essex Basildon 443 495 355 689 494 Braintree 348 357 217 434 376 Brentwood 375 369 229 458 458 Castle Point 377 355 215 430 423 Chelmsford 397 368 228 456 438 Colchester 335 348 208 416 381 Epping Forest 381 388 248 497 477 Harlow 425 459 319 638 478 Maldon 347 343 203 406 406 Rochford 388 357 217 434 434 Southend-on-Sea 378 348 208 416 416 Tendring 346 346 206 411 376 Thurrock 417 408 268 536 434 Uttlesford 357 348 208 416 416 Gloucestershire Cheltenham 364 416 276 472 349 Cotswold 389 394 254 503 370 Forest of Dean 342 412 272 388 293 Gloucester 354 401 261 408 307 Stroud 380 445 305 452 336 Tewkesbury 362 385 245 477 353 Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane 323 327 187 374 336 East Hampshire 368 363 223 447 381 Eastleigh 368 385 245 474 351 Fareham 360 365 225 450 374 Gosport 340 386 246 431 322 Hart 395 365 225 451 421 Havant 339 369 229 459 356 New Forest 328 339 199 398 341 Portsmouth 309 319 179 358 308 Rushmoor 325 358 218 436 357 Southampton 317 395 255 405 305 140W141W
Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent. average RV at 50 per cent. average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 Test Valley 329 320 180 361 359 Winchester 359 352 212 424 379 Hereford and Worcester Bromsgrove 339 362 222 444 357 Hereford 289 351 211 341 262 Leominster 281 341 201 357 273 Malvern Hills 343 379 239 463 343 Redditch 345 402 262 463 343 South Herefordshire 279 327 187 369 281 Worcester 340 397 257 452 336 Wychavon 324 358 218 435 362 Wyre Forest 343 393 253 440 328 Hertfordshire Broxbourne 361 361 221 441 412 Dacorum 400 367 227 454 439 East Hertfordshire 379 369 229 458 428 Hertsmere 416 369 229 457 457 North Hertfordshire 399 369 229 458 440 St. Albans 396 383 243 487 471 Stevenage 435 433 293 586 452 Three Rivers 423 415 275 551 512 Watford 404 434 294 574 417 Welwyn Hatfield 445 459 319 638 478 Humberside Beverley 373 426 286 564 411 Boothferry 291 360 220 416 312 Cleethorpes 367 434 294 476 352 East Yorkshire 326 387 247 437 326 Glanford 361 424 284 459 341 Great Grimsby 384 431 291 443 330 Holderness 364 427 288 467 346 Kingston upon Hull 307 370 230 402 303 Scunthorpe 356 409 269 480 355 Isle of Wight Medina 342 335 195 390 328 South Wight 374 378 238 476 354 Kent Ashford 299 316 176 352 328 Canterbury 300 334 194 388 314 Dartford 330 345 205 405 305 Dover 298 333 193 383 290 Gillingham 285 313 173 345 299 Gravesham 294 294 154 308 308 Maidstone 330 358 218 429 320 Rochester upon Medway 249 191 51 102 102 Sevenoaks 308 331 191 382 341 Shepway 347 343 203 407 342 Swale 301 334 194 359 274 Thanet 300 315 175 349 316 Tonbridge and Mailing 320 348 208 417 323 Tunbridge Wells 315 348 208 417 321 Lancashire Blackburn 365 427 287 354 271 Blackpool 384 434 294 451 335 Burnley 299 349 209 328 253 Chorley 363 434 294 424 317 Fylde 388 408 268 494 364 Hyndburn 315 383 243 338 260 Lancaster 385 419 279 408 307 Pendle 299 358 218 329 254 Preston 384 454 314 418 313 Ribble Valley 358 413 273 439 327 Rossendale 338 401 261 368 280 South Ribble 367 427 287 423 317 West Lancashire 378 400 260 497 366 Wyre 376 399 259 446 332 142W143W
Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 Leicestershire Blaby 343 368 228 456 361 Charnwood 372 397 257 481 355 Harborough 367 405 265 529 387 Hinckley and Bosworth 347 378 238 469 347 Leicester 405 459 319 427 320 Melton 339 390 250 457 339 North West Leicestershire 366 407 267 457 339 Oadby and Wigston 370 427 287 509 374 Rutland 370 394 254 508 373 Lincolnshire Boston 280 355 215 379 288 East Lindsey 277 358 218 371 282 Lincoln 284 364 224 359 274 North Kesteven 282 345 205 401 302 South Holland 284 357 217 392 296 South Kesteven 279 340 200 399 301 West Lindsey 286 350 210 387 293 Norfolk Breckland 310 375 235 404 304 Broadland 320 368 228 453 337 Great Yarmouth 326 400 260 386 292 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 285 344 204 381 289 North Norfolk 291 325 185 369 296 Norwich 365 433 293 424 317 South Norfolk 313 370 230 446 332 Northamptonshire Corby 350 390 250 445 331 Daventry 354 389 249 498 386 East Northamptonshire 306 360 220 425 318 Kettering 323 370 230 436 325 Northampton 349 366 226 453 369 South Northamptonshire 358 366 226 453 372 Wellingborough 288 269 129 258 258 Northumberland Alnwick 347 397 257 432 323 Berwick-upon-Tweed 323 360 220 396 299 Blyth Valley 415 440 300 474 351 Castle Morpeth 437 444 304 555 404 Tynedale 389 443 303 448 333 Wansbeck 348 395 255 426 318 North Yorkshire Craven 256 311 171 343 280 Hambleton 312 330 190 381 330 Harrogate 362 394 254 470 348 Richmondshire 276 329 189 379 325 Ryedale 289 347 207 396 299 Scarborough 276 324 184 368 287 Selby 283 345 205 401 302 York 264 324 184 345 265 Nottinghamshire Ashfield 320 385 245 394 297 Bassetlaw 371 436 296 431 322 Broxtowe 380 405 265 465 345 Gedling 371 407 267 481 356 Mansfield 378 435 295 421 315 Newark and Sherwood 377 413 273 437 326 Nottingham 390 435 295 432 323 Rushcliffe 394 405 265 525 385 Oxfordshire Cherwell 385 389 249 498 370 Oxford 489 484 344 590 428 South Oxfordshire 456 449 309 555 405 144W145W
Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 Vale of White Horse 412 405 265 531 394 West Oxfordshire 412 380 240 481 370 Shropshire Bridgnorth 315 351 211 421 336 North Shropshire 317 366 226 417 313 Oswestry 329 403 263 387 293 Shrewsbury and Atcham 333 403 263 442 329 South Shropshire 310 372 232 376 286 The Wrekin 383 428 288 458 340 Somerset Mendip 361 415 275 449 334 Sedgemoor 353 388 248 458 340 South Somerset 363 411 271 452 336 Taunton Deane 351 386 246 444 331 West Somerset 335 396 256 448 333 Staffordshire Cannock Chase 356 409 269 460 342 East Staffordshire 338 384 244 431 322 Lichfield 349 376 236 472 401 Newcastle-under-Lyme 349 409 269 440 328 South Staffordshire 325 349 209 418 395 Stafford 339 376 236 473 354 Staffordshire Moorlands 323 377 237 444 331 Stoke-on-Trent 313 412 272 391 295 Tamworth 329 386 246 467 346 Suffolk Babergh 330 375 235 453 337 Forest Heath 372 357 217 410 308 Ipswich 440 464 324 471 349 Mid Suffolk 332 370 230 440 328 St. Edmundsbury 319 379 239 429 321 Suffolk Coastal 390 370 230 461 363 Waveney 350 392 252 406 305 Surrey Elmbridge 449 479 339 677 502 Epsom and Ewell 452 467 327 654 491 Guildford 400 391 251 501 406 Mole Valley 388 395 255 510 404 Reigate and Banstead 445 411 271 542 432 Runnymede 295 338 198 396 380 Spelthorne 368 387 247 488 360 Surrey Heath 401 393 253 505 448 Tandridge 373 413 273 540 395 Waverley 410 396 256 512 432 Woking 359 400 260 519 425 Warwickshire North Warwickshire 391 459 319 544 397 Nuneaton and Bedworth 386 476 336 536 392 Rugby 347 428 288 536 392 Stratford-on-Avon 381 414 274 549 447 Warwick 387 409 269 538 439 West Sussex Adur 351 406 266 470 348 Arun 314 360 220 440 336 Chichester 303 310 170 341 341 Crawley 345 375 235 449 334 Horsham 304 329 189 378 337 Mid Sussex 317 345 205 410 373 Worthing 296 335 195 390 326 Wiltshire Kennet 307 353 213 425 340 North Wiltshire 323 379 239 438 327 Salisbury 313 348 208 417 352 Thamesdown 337 399 259 436 325
Bill for couple after charge reduction scheme 1990–91 charge 1991–92 charge set New 1991–92 charge at 75 per cent, average RV at 50 per cent, average RV (£ adult) 1 (£ adult) 2 (£ adult) 3 (£ couple) 4 (£ couple) 5 West Wiltshire 333 378 238 434 324 All Purpose Authority Isles of Scilly 280 245 105 210 210