§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 London boroughs with
1993–94 council taxes received as a percentage of annual net collectable debit1 Uncollected council taxes as at 31 March 19942£000 Political control as at February 1995 Lambeth 48.4 25,597 Noc Hackney 67.5 12,824 Lab Islington 69.3 310,300 Lab Southwark 73.1 7,693 Lab Newham 73.4 7,703 Lab Haringey 74.0 10,917 Lab Camden 81.4 8,742 Lab Waltham Forest 82.2 7,043 Noc Lewisham 82.5 5,617 Lab Tower Hamlets 843 32,600 Lab 1 Based on information supplied to the Department in May 1994. 2 Based on information published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in its Revenue Collection Statistics 1993–94 publication. 3 No information was published by CIPFA for these two authorities: the figure shown is the Department's estimate based on information supplied in May 1994.
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much is owed to the London borough of Lambeth in(a) domestic rates, (b) community charge and (c) council tax; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesInformation on uncollected domestic rates, community charge and council tax for each local authority is not available centrally. However, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy regularly publish estimates for individual authorities: figures for 31 March 1994 are available in their Revenue Collection Statistics 1993–94 publication, and are as follows:
Arrears outstanding at 31 March 1994 for Lambeth (£000) Domestic rates 12,917 Community charge 84,895 Council tax 29,597