§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister which local authorities raised the level of council tax by 10 per cent. or more when setting the rate for 2004–05. [167236]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe following authorities increased their Band D council tax by 10 per cent. or more between 2003–04 and 2004–05:
Shire districts:
- Bedford
- Breckland
- Canterbury
- Christchurch
- Dacorum
- Daventry
- East Dorset
- Fenland
- Fylde
- Gosport
- Huntingdonshire
882W - Maldon
- Runnymede
- Shepway
- Spelthorne
Shire police authorities:
- Avon and Somerset Police
- Bedfordshire Police
- Cambridgeshire Police
- Cheshire Police
- Cleveland Police
- Cumbria Police
- Durham Police
- Hampshire Police
- Hertfordshire Police
- Humberside Police
- Kent Police
- Lancashire Police
- Leicestershire Police
- Norfolk Police
- Northamptonshire Police
- Thames Valley Police
- West Mercia Police
- West Midlands Police
- West Yorkshire Police
- Wiltshire Police
In addition, the 2004–05 Band D council tax for each of the following combined fire authorities is 10 per cent. or more above its indicative Band D council tax for 2003–04, where the indicative council tax for 2003–04 is consistent with the alternative notional amount for the authority, as published in "The Limitation of Council Tax and Precepts (Alternative Notional Amounts) Report (England) 2004/05". Indicative council taxes for 2003–04 are available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's local government finance website, from the 'Alternative Notional Amounts' menu at http:// www.local.odpm.gov.uk/finance/ct.htm.
- Avon Fire Authority
- Bedfordshire Fire Authority
- Cambridgeshire Fire Authority
- Derbyshire Fire Authority
- Dorset Fire Authority
- Durham Fire Authority
- East Sussex Fire Authority
- Essex Fire Authority
- Hampshire Fire Authority
- Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority
- Leicestershire Fire Authority
- Nottinghamshire Fire Authority
- Staffordshire Fire Authority