§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report showing by region the number of £50 civil penalties imposed on persons failing to return poll tax registration forms; and if he will consider simplification of such forms and consider allowing local editions as in England.
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Location Duration Description of work Lothian A1/A6137 (Vert) Crossroads Haddington 5 weeks January/Feburary (excluding Sundays) Advance ducting and services contract (Haddington Bypass Works) Haldane Avenue/Hospital Road Junction 4 Weeks March/April Junction Improvement Works Haddington (Haddington Bypass Works) A1/A6137 (Vert) Roundabout on Haddington Bypass 4 months April/August Construction of new roundabout (Haddington Bypass Works) Haddington Bypass (East End) to Junction B1347 North Berwick Road 5 weeks November/December (excluding weekends) Road patching Haddington to East Linton 61/2 weeks April/May (excluding weekends) Road patching Haddington to East Linton 6 months June/December (intermittent, maximum 2 locations) Gas main installation Beltonford Bridge 6 weeks November/December Road resurfacing Tynefield/Beltonford/Dunbar Bypass 6 weeks January/February Road patching Lawfield/Thorntonloch Phases 2 weeks March/April Road resurfacing 1 & 2 Bilsdean Bypass 2 weeks November (excluding weekends) Road patching Dunglass 3 weeks November/December Road patching Borders Cockburnspath 1 week January General road maintenance 2 days March General road maintenance 3 weeks June Road reconstruction 2 weeks October General road maintenance Tower-farm to Cockburnspath Continuing, started November Road reconstruction Tower Bridge 21/2 weeks May/June Reconstruction Penmanshiel 1 day August Road patching
§ Mr. LangInformation on the number of civil penalties imposed for failure to return registration forms is not held centrally. We will be looking at the registration arrangements as part of our review of the community charge and this exercise will include a review of the forms if it is decided to retain existing procedures. Meanwhile there is no intention of moving away from the present arrangement in Scotland, whereby the format of the registration form is prescribed. There is, of course, nothing to prevent community charges registration officers inserting additional explanatory information along with the forms that are issued.