§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how much local authorities have written off in uncollected council tax in each year since its introduction; and if he will list the authorities and amounts in each case; [36835]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 1 July, Official Report, column 266, if he will list by authority the (a) estimated community charge arrears on 31 March 1995 and (b) the amounts written off. [36863]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordEstimates of uncollected community charge and write-offs of community charge and council tax are published regularly by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy: figures for 31 March 1995 are available in its "Revenue Collection Statistics 1994–95" publication, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.