§ Mrs. RoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the financial adjustment fixed by each charging local authority in Scotland for 1991–92 to be paid by each charge payer as a result of the failure, anticipated or actual, of all charge payers to pay charges lawfully demanded; and what were the comparable figures for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is not held centrally. However, I understand that a number of authorities included an additional sum in their 1991–92 community charge to compensate for shortfall of income caused by non-collection in 1989–90 and 1990–91. These include Lothian (£48) and Strathclyde (£42). I am not aware of any comparable addition to the 1990–91 charges.
§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 7 May,Official Report, column 415–16, what is the Scottish average rate of local income tax required to replace the budget income from the poll tax in 1991–92, including rebates and after receipt of community charge grant.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe rate is 6.0 pence in the pound.