§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider legislation on other steps to encourage local authorities to request poll tax registration officers to help to improve the level of electoral registration throughout Britain as they contact members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. GummerThe Government have no plans to introduce a poll tax.
Section 29 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 empowers electoral registration officers to inspect community charges registers. This provision will ensure that the activities of community charges registration officers are of assistance to electoral registration officers in compiling electoral registers.