§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) 28 February,Official Report, column 571, what is his estimate of the cost of poll tax proceedings in each clerkship in the period 1 April to 31 December 1990; if he will undertake to place such information for each quarter in the Library; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThis information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost, since the cost of proceedings varies from court to court according to local circumstances. It is, however, estimated that510W community charge enforcement proceedings in the period to 31 December 1990 cost overall in the region of £7 million.