§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which regional and island areas the community charge registration officer has undertaken an annual canvass of premises since April in order to maintain the accuracy of the community charges register; and what information he has regarding the estimated costs of such canvasses in 1992–93.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 16 December 1992]: I understand that all Scottish community charges registration officers have, since April, conducted the annual canvass, required by the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987, in order to maintain the accuracy of their community charges registers. No information is collected centrally about the cost of this exercise.