HC Deb 29 November 1990 vol 181 cc459-60W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list 20 per cent. of the community charge for each local authority;

(2) if he will list the numbers exempted from paying the community charge due to severe mental impairment by each local authority in England.

Mr. Key

I am arranging for the available information to be placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many pensioners have(a) ceased to be eligible for exemption from community charge as a result of SI 1990 No. 462 or (b) had to wait for receipt of attendance allowance to fulfil the conditions for exemption from community charge.

Mr. Key

Information is held only on the numbers of people who fall within each exempt group. SI 1990/462 increased the scope of the exemption from the personal community charge for those who are severely mentally impaired by providing that the cause of that condition should be disregarded and amending the list of qualifying conditions. The inclusion of attendance allowance and constant attendance allowance for these purposes, for which entitlement continues beyond pensionable age, meant that the condition that a person should be of pensionable age was no longer required.