§ Mrs. Maureen HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether gypsies living on official local authority sites are subject to the payment of individual community charges; and whether those sites are classified as non-domestic premises.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 5 April 1990]: A caravan used as a sole or main residence is domestic property and its occupiers are liable to the personal community charge unless they are exempt. In general those parts of a caravan site consisting of non-domestic property are subject to business rates.