§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to provide minority language versions of the community charge leaflet which is being sent to all households in England during May.
§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements have been made to translate the leaflet "The Community Charge (the so called Poll Tax): How It Will Work for You" into other languages.
§ Mr. GummerYes. The leaflet is being translated into Bengali, Cantonese, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese. The translated versions will shortly be available free of charge. My Department will send them to councils and community associations, and will take advertisements in selected newspapers, to ensure that their availability is widely known.