§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discretion local authorities have over the collection of small amounts of outstanding community charge debt where costs of collection are greater than the amount due.
§ Mr. StewartLocal authorities must consider each case on its merits and be prepared to explain the reasonableness of their approach to their auditors if necessary.
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give figures showing, for each local authority, the number of cases of community charge collection where the amount collected was less than the costs of collection;
(2) if he will give figures showing the costs for each Scottish local authority of enforcement action for the recovery of community charge debt and the amounts so recovered;
(3) if he will give figures showing the costs for each Scottish local authority of enforcement action for the recovery of community charge debt in cases where the costs of collection are greater than the amount due.
§ Mr. StewartThe information is not held centrally.