§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the(a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Merseyside for 1999–2000. [78861]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe highest Band D council tax for the metropolitan districts in Merseyside in 1999–2000 will be £1,172 in Liverpool while the lowest will be £920 in Sefton. No authority in Merseyside is eligible for Reorganisation Transitional Relief Grant in 1999–2000 and figures for the amount of Council Tax Benefit that the authorities expect to provide during the year are not yet available.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what is the(a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Kent for 1999–2000; [78897]
464W(2)what is the (a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Tyne and Wear for 1999–2000; [78899]
(3) what is the (a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Northumberland for 1999–2000; [78901]
(4) what is the (a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Lancashire for 1999–2000; [78896]
(5) what is the (a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Cumbria for 1999–2000; [78898]
(6) what is the (a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in the West Midlands for 1999–2000; [78900]
(7) what is the (a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in North Yorkshire for 1999–2000; [78902]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 26 March 1999]The highest and lowest Band D council tax for the shire and metropolitan districts within each of the requested areas in 1999–2000 are in the table. No authority in these areas is eligible for Reorganisation Transitional Relief Grant in 1999–2000 and figures for the amount of Council Tax Benefit that the authorities expect to provide during the year are not yet available.
County Highest £ Lowest £ Lancashire Preston 959 Lancaster 884 Kent Maidstone 797 Gravesham 731 Cumbria Barrow-in-Furness 893 Allerdale 856 Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne 978 Sunderland 815 West Midlands Coventry 968 Solihull 742 Northumberland Castle Morpeth 908 Blyth Valley 883 North Yorkshire Ryedale 779 Hambleton 695
§ Mr. ForthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the(a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in a London borough for 1999–2000. [78768]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 26 March 1999]The highest Band D council tax for the London Boroughs in 1999–2000 will be £912 in Islington while the lowest will be £350 in Westminster. No authority in London is eligible for Reorganisation Transitional Relief Grant in 1999–2000 and figures for the amount of Council Tax Benefit that the authorities expect to provide during the year are not yet available.
§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the(a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Cornwall for 1999–2000. [78765]
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§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 26 March 1999]: The highest band D council tax for the shire districts in Cornwall in 1999–2000 will be £759 in North Cornwall while the lowest will be £738 in Penrith. No authority in Cornwall is eligible for Reorganisation Transitional Relief Grant in 1999–2000 and figures for the amount of Council Tax Benefit that the authorities expect to provide during the year are not yet available.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the(a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, before transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in each shire county in England (i) for 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) as proposed for 1999–2000. [78907]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 26 March 1999]: The requested information has been placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the(a) highest and (b) lowest council tax at Band D for a council billing area, after transitional relief grant and council tax benefit, in Greater Manchester for1999–2000. [78908]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 26 March 1999]: The highest Band D council tax for the metropolitan districts in Greater Manchester in 1999–2000 will be £987 in Manchester while the lowest will be £689 in Trafford. No authority in Greater Manchester is eligible for Reorganisation Transitional Relief Grant in 1999–2000 and figures for the amount of Council Tax Benefit that the authorities expect to provide during the year are not yet available.
County Highest £ Lowest £ Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire 912 Mid Bedfordshire 859 Buckinghamshire Chiltern 774 South Buckinghamshire 757 Cambridgeshire Cambridge 737 East Cambridgeshire 703 Huntingdonshire — South Cambridgeshire — Cheshire Ellesmere Port and Neston 876 Macclesfield 858 Devon West Devon 802 Exeter 749 Dorset East Dorset 844 North Dorset 809 Durham Sedgefield 967 Chester-le-Street 830 East Sussex Wealden 822 Rother 775 Essex Harlow 872 Brentwood 762 Gloucestershire Stroud 818 Tewkesbury 726 Hampshire East Hampshire 800 Test Valley 756 Hertfordshire Watford 832 Broxbourne 723 Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood 970 Rushcliffe 900 West Yorkshire Calderdale 876 Wakefield 756