To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 11 December 2007, Official Report, column 540W, on council tax: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, what the maximum levy that can be charged by the authority is. (182925)

A ceiling for the levy is determined by a formula prescribed in The Levying Bodies (General) Regulations 19921 which is adjusted annually to account for changes in the retail prices index.