Local Government Finance (Hansard, 30 November 1990)

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report, for each local authority area in Wales, (a) the number of individuals who are liable to pay the personal community charge, (b) the number of people who are paying the personal community charge and (c) the number of people who are exempt from paying the personal community charge, separately distinguishing the numbers by exemption category.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The number of persons who are subject to pay the personal community charge and the number exempt are shown in the tables. Information relating to the number of persons who are paying the personal community charge is not available centrally.
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Category of exemption²

Local authority C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Total

Neath 3 0 108 210 38 7 10 463 0 0 0 0 839

Swansea 47 0 454 252 530 77 180 1,856 0 0 0 0 3,396

TOTAL WALES 856 515 8,756 5,495 3,575 677 3,832 23,842 110 0 306 246 48,210

¹ As at 15 November 1990.

² Description of categories:

C1 persons in detention.

C2 members of visiting forces, international head-quarters and defence organisations and their adult dependants.

C3 people who are severely mentally impaired.

C4 people aged 18 who attract child benefit because they are still at school (or who would do so if they were not in care).

C5 people aged 18 or 19 and on qualifying full-time courses of further (but not higher) education, who arc not included in C4 above.

C6 members of religious communities.

C7 patients whose sole or main residence is in a National Health Service hospital.

C8 people whose sole or main residence is in a residential care home, a nursing home, a mental nursing home, a private hospital or a hostel providing a substantial level of care, and who are also being treated or cared for in such an institution.

C9 residential care workers who are employed at a very low salary.

C10 residents in certain Crown buildings, which have been designated by the Secretary of State.

C11 residents of hostels, night shelters, or other buildings, where conditions prescribed in reg. 58(2) of SI 1989/438 are satisfied.

C12 persons without fixed abodes.

Numbers of persons who are subject to the personal community charge¹

Local authority

Alyn and Deeside 55,359

Colwyn 42,714

Delyn 50,852

Glyndwr 31,647

Rhuddlan 44,221

Wrexham Maelor 88,462

Carmarthen 42,537

Ceredigion 53,303

Dinefwr 29,590

Llanelli 57,913

Preseli Pembrokeshire 51,888

South Pembrokeshire 31,135

Blaenau Gwent 58,152

Islwyn 50,567

Monmouth 58,658

Newport 101,455

Torfaen 68,283

Aberconwy 40,867

Arfon 43,134

Dwyfor 20,833

Meirionnydd 25,344

Ynys Mon 51,710

Cynon Valley 49,536

Methyr Tydfil 44,832

Ogwr 101,996

Rhondda 59,902

Rhymney Valley 77,047

Taff Ely 73,445

Brecknock 31,261

Deaths and discharges with principal diagnosis of senile and presenile organic psychotic conditions, 1988¹

0–65 66–75 76–80 81–85 86 + Not known All ages

Senile dementia:

Clwyd 16 76 72 74 103 1 342

East Dyfed 6 82 85 85 82 1 341

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Local authority

Montgomeryshire 40,765

Radnorshire 18,036

Cardiff 218,285

Vale of Glamorgan 84,283

Port Talbot 38,830

Lliw Valley 47,274

Neath 50,117

Swansea 140,255

Total Wales 2,174,488

¹ As at 15 November 1990. Includes persons registered for the personal community charge at the student rate.

§ Mr. Murphy
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make a statement in respect of his policy towards the abolition or amendment of the poll tax.

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation to abolish the poll tax in Wales.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Important amendments to the community charge have already been announced and will take effect from April 1991. The Government will consider further ways in which the system can be improved.

§ Mr. Nellist
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each local authority the available information as to the numbers of people who(a) have or (b) have not begun paying the poll tax; the percentages of liable adults that represents; the number of people seriously in arrears; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. David Hunt
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones) on 28 November.

Category of exemption²
Local authority	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	Total
Neath	3	0	108	210	38	7	10	463	0	0	0	0	839
Swansea	47	0	454	252	530	77	180	1,856	0	0	0	0	3,396
TOTAL WALES	856	515	8,756	5,495	3,575	677	3,832	23,842	110	0	306	246	48,210
¹ As at 15 November 1990.
² Description of categories:

C1	persons in detention.
C2	members of visiting forces, international head-quarters and defence organisations and their adult dependants.
C3	people who are severely mentally impaired.
C4	people aged 18 who attract child benefit because they are still at school (or who would do so if they were not in care).
C5	people aged 18 or 19 and on qualifying full-time courses of further (but not higher) education, who arc not included in C4 above.
C6	members of religious communities.
C7	patients whose sole or main residence is in a National Health Service hospital.
C8	people whose sole or main residence is in a residential care home, a nursing home, a mental nursing home, a private hospital or a hostel providing a substantial level of care, and who are also being treated or cared for in such an institution.
C9	residential care workers who are employed at a very low salary.
C10	residents in certain Crown buildings, which have been designated by the Secretary of State.
C11	residents of hostels, night shelters, or other buildings, where conditions prescribed in reg. 58(2) of SI 1989/438 are satisfied.
C12	persons without fixed abodes.

Numbers of persons who are subject to the personal community charge¹
Local authority
Alyn and Deeside	55,359
Colwyn	42,714
Delyn	50,852
Glyndwr	31,647
Rhuddlan	44,221
Wrexham Maelor	88,462
Carmarthen	42,537
Ceredigion	53,303
Dinefwr	29,590
Llanelli	57,913
Preseli Pembrokeshire	51,888
South Pembrokeshire	31,135
Blaenau Gwent	58,152
Islwyn	50,567
Monmouth	58,658
Newport	101,455
Torfaen	68,283
Aberconwy	40,867
Arfon	43,134
Dwyfor	20,833
Meirionnydd	25,344
Ynys Mon	51,710
Cynon Valley	49,536
Methyr Tydfil	44,832
Ogwr	101,996
Rhondda	59,902
Rhymney Valley	77,047
Taff Ely	73,445
Brecknock	31,261

Deaths and discharges with principal diagnosis of senile and presenile organic psychotic conditions, 1988¹
	0–65	66–75	76–80	81–85	86 +	Not known	All ages
Senile dementia:
Clwyd	16	76	72	74	103	1	342
East Dyfed	6	82	85	85	82	1	341

Local authority
Montgomeryshire	40,765
Radnorshire	18,036
Cardiff	218,285
Vale of Glamorgan	84,283
Port Talbot	38,830
Lliw Valley	47,274
Neath	50,117
Swansea	140,255
Total Wales	2,174,488
¹ As at 15 November 1990. Includes persons registered for the personal community charge at the student rate.