HC Deb 23 March 1989 vol 149 cc780-1W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if his Department will make constituency or local authority assessments of the number of losers and gainers under the poll tax.

Mr. Gummer

No.

As I said in my answer to the hon. Member on 16 March, the Government have no plans to introduce a poll tax. We cannot estimate the numbers of gainers and losers in each local authority or constituency as a result of the introduction of the community charge.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the deductions to be made under a community charge attachment of earnings order for (a) weekly earnings, (b) monthly earnings and (c) daily earnings.

Mr. Gummer

[holding answer 13 March 1989]: Tables showing the deductions to be made under attachment of earnings orders are contained in schedule 4 to the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989 No. 438) which were laid before the House on 17 March.