§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the definition of(a) a married couple, (b) an unmarried couple and (c) persons who do not fall into either category (a) or (b) but who live together, for the purposes of community charge classification; and how many couples of each category there are in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) England, (iii) Norfolk and (iv) North Norfolk district council areas.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 30 April 1990]: The definition of people who are married to each other for the purposes of the community charge is set out in section 16(9) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 which 540W states that they are those who are married, or those who are not married but living together as husband and wife. The figures requested are not available.