HC Deb 26 January 1988 vol 126 cc172-3W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of single parents who will pay the poll tax; and, of those, how many will be subject to full rebate.

Mr. Lang

The Green Paper "Paying for Local Government" estimated that there are about 100,000 one-parent family tax units in Scotland; the number receiving community charge rebates will depend on personal circumstances. Details of the community charge rebate scheme are now the subject of consultation with the local authority associations and are a matter for my hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimates he has made of how many people will receive poll tax rebates; and at what level.

Mr. Lang

The details of the community charge rebate scheme are now the subject of consultation with the local authority associations, and are a matter for my hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services.