HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 cc638-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will take steps to ensure that all district, borough and city councils distribute information leaflets on poll tax rebates to all individuals.

Mr. Peter Walker

Following consultations with the Welsh local authority associations, arrangements were made for all households in Wales to receive, in November 1989, a bilingual Welsh Office leaflet on community charge benefit. Local authorities are free to supplement these leaflets with their own information. Regulations which I shall shortly lay before the House will require Welsh charging authorities to include, in the material accompanying community charge demands, information about the availability of community charge benefit and how it may be claimed.