§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have now been taken to court and convicted for non-payment of the poll tax in England and Wales; how many have received prison sentences; how many have turned up in court to argue their cases; how many hours of court time have been involved and, based on the average cost per hour of a magistrates court, at what cost to public funds.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 22 November 1991, col. 329]: During the period 1 April 1990 to 30 September 1991 195,480 people in England and Wales attended community charge liability hearings.