To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average band D council tax set by parish and town councils was in 2006-07. (141822)

An estimate of the average Band D council tax set by parish and town councils in 2006-07 is to be found in table A2b of “Local Government Financial Statistics England No. 17” which was published on 30 April 2007.

A copy can be found on the Communities and Local Government website at:

http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/stats/lgfs/2007/lgfs17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) average Band D council tax and (b) average council tax per dwelling in (i) each government office region in England, (ii) two-tier areas, (iii) unitary areas, (iv) metropolitan areas and (v) London boroughs is for 2007-08. (142388)

Details of the average Band D council tax and average council tax per dwelling for 2007-08 were published in a statistical release “Levels of council tax set by local authorities in England—2007-08” on 27 March 2007.

The release can be found on the Communities and Local Government website at:

http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/ctax/ctax067.htm