HC Deb 20 April 1989 vol 151 cc294-5W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to collect the local statistics relating to registration for, and payment of, the community charge.

Mr. Gummer

We are currently considering the information to be collected under the new arrangements.

Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to make a decision on the new needs grant assessments under the community charge regulations for England and Wales.

Mr. Gummer

My right hon. Friend will be making decisions this autumn on the new needs assessments to apply in England from 1990–91.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to obtain powers to issue directions to community charge registrars to choose freezing of bank accounts as a method of enforcing either fines for non-registration or for non-payment of the poll tax.

Mr. Gummer

No.