§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many summonses were issued by each district and borough council in East Sussex for each year since 1979 for rate payment defaults and recovery through magistrates courts.
§ Mr. ChopeThe Government do not keep records of the number of summonses issued by local authorities. The information is, however, to be found in the annual rate collection statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.