§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the analysis of returns from justices' clerks regarding the number of poll tax liability orders made by magistrates courts is now available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe analysis of returns from justices' clerks is not complete but responses are available from 89 per cent. of justices' clerks. These show that by the end of September liability orders had been made against 344,307 people. We will continue to monitor the situation.