§ Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)I come to the House this evening to present a petition from the convenor and members of East Lothian district council calling on the House to repeal the legislation under which the Government propose to impose a poll tax in Scotland, which is likely to be set at £361 per head for the people of East Lothian regardless of whether they live in a hostel or a castle.
The people in every part of my constituency are making it clear that they object to the grossly unjust principle of the poll tax. It is both important and significant that our elected council is one of many Scottish local authorities that have resolved not to co-operate with the imposition of such a primitive and arbitrary system of taxation on the people of Scotland.
I strongly support the appeal from the members of East Lothian district council to the House to repeal this oppressive and offensive legislation.
To lie upon the Table.