To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all the district authorities in Northamptonshire setting out (a) the 1992–93 community charge and last year's community charge, (b) the percentage increase, subdividing that increase into that part accountable to the district and that part accountable to the county, (c) the percentage increase between 1990–91 and 1991–92 having made allowances for the £140 rebate and (d) identifying which party is currently in control.

Not all authorities in Northamptonshire have supplied the relevant information. Charging authorities have until 18 March to make their "Demands and Precepts Return" to the Department and they have until 1 April to set a charge. The available information is as follows:collection costs per head of relevant population for each of the west midland authorities, for each of the years available.

The information is as follows: