HC Deb 03 May 1988 vol 132 cc375-6W
Mr. Boateng

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the cost to public funds of the Government advertising campaign on the poll tax carried out by the agency Ogilvy and Mather in Scotland.

Mr. Rifkind

The expenditure by my Department on the public information campaign on the community charge including the production and household distribution of the recent booklet, has been £480,566.

Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to introduce legislation to provide for imprisonment for wilful refusal to pay the poll tax in Scotland.

Mr. Lang

No.

Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to seek to make the community charges registration officers answerable to him on questions of the compilation of the register and the notice given to responsible persons.

Mr. Lang

No.

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