HC Deb 16 December 1991 vol 201 c75W
Mr. Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales have been summonsed because of poll tax arrears in Wales to the latest available date.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

[holding answer 5 December 1991]: The total number of summonses issued by Welsh courts for the period 1 April 1990 to 30 September 1991 was 442,988.

Mr. Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the costs of legal proceedings involving poll tax to the present.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

[holding answer 5 December 1991]: For the period 1 April 1990 to 30 September 1991, the estimated cost of legal proceedings to enforce the community charge through the magistrates courts in Wales was £315,000.