§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on how his new proposals for the poll tax safety net will affect Birmingham.
§ Mr. ChopeMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment published provisional exemplifications on 6 November which show community charge payers in Birmingham contributing £60 to the safety net in 1990–91. The safety net will be abolished in later years and they will make no contribution after 1990–91.
§ Ms. GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the numbers of adult residents of(a) each London borough and (b) each district council likely to be entitled to the maximum rebate during the first year of operation of the community charge in England and Wales; and if he will express these figures as a proportion of the estimated population of each local authority liable to community charge.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI have been asked to reply. The information requested is not available.