§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which local authorities have been rate-capped in each of the last 10 years. [30475]
§ Dr. WhiteheadI am able to provide information on English local authorities only. Local government finance is a devolved matter and capping in Wales is a matter for the National Assembly for Wales.
For the financial years 1991–92 to 2001–02 the following English local authorities were capped for the purposes of the community charge and council tax:
327W1991–92
- Basildon
- Bristol
- Ipswich
- Lambeth
- Norwich
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Warwickshire county council
- Wirral
1992–93
- Basildon
- Cheltenham
- Gloucester
- Gloucestershire
- Greenwich
- Hillingdon
- Lambeth
- Warwickshire
1993–94
- Castle Point
- Gloucestershire
- Harlow
1994–95
- City of Sheffield
1995–96
- Devon county council
- Gloucestershire county council
- Shropshire county council
- Somerset county council
- Lincolnshire police authority
- Barnsley metropolitan borough
- City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- City of Sheffield
- City of Norwich
1996–97
- Cambridgeshire county council
- Oxfordshire county council
1997–98
- Oxfordshire county council
- Somerset county council
- Warwickshire county council
1998–99
- Derbyshire county council
1999–2000
- None
2000–01
- None
2001–02
- None.