HC Deb 16 January 1991 vol 183 cc496-7W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the number of extra staff taken on by local authorities in England and Wales for the collection and administration of the community charge; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority.

Mr. Key

It is estimated that about 15,000 extra staff have been taken on by local authorities in England and Wales for the collection and administration of the community charge. No individual authority breakdown is available.