§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest assessment of the number of losers and gainers under the poll tax in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole.
§ Mr. LangOur calculations show that the number of households in Scotland gaining and losing as a result of the introduction of the community charge is roughly equal. There is no reason to suppose that the situation in Inverclyde or Strathclyde would be any different.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether British citizens married to United States service men stationed in Scotland are exempt from payment of the community charge as members of visiting forces and their families.
§ Mr. LangNo. The exemption for members of visiting forces does not extend to dependants who are citizens of the United Kingdom or who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.