§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against liability for the council tax have been made this year in each region in England; what is the length of time taken to hear these appeals; and what proportion of these appeals was successful.
§ Mr. BaldryInformation is not available centrally in the form requested. The available information is as follows: 17W
Numbers of Appeals against Liability for the Council Tax By Region in England: Period ending September 1993 Region Received Resolved Outstanding Northern 21 4 17 Yorkshire and Humberside 27 4 23 North West 43 1 42 East Midlands 17 1 16 West Midlands 24 8 16 East Anglia 9 1 8 London 36 1 35 South East1 95 15 80 South West 360 34 326 Total 632 69 563 1Excluding London.