HC Deb 12 July 1990 vol 176 c303W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish for each standard region the numbers(a) making applications for poll tax rebates and (b) being awarded rebates.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Information about the total number of claims for community charge benefit is being collected by local authorities for the whole of the financial year 1990–91. It is expected that the details will be available for publication around the middle of 1991. Information about the community charge benefit case load at 31 May 1990 will be available in the autumn.