§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how much is owed in(a) domestic rates, (b) community charge and (c) council tax to the London boroughs of Hackney, Islington, Southwark, Newham, Haringey, Camden, Waltham Forest, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich; and if he will make a statement; [16354]
(2) how much is owed in (a) domestic rates, (b) community charge and (c) council tax for Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Bradford and Sheffield; and if he will make a statement. [16353]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesInformation on uncollected domestic rates and community charge for each local authority is not available centrally. However, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy regularly publishes estimates for individual authorities: figures for 31 March 1994 are available in its "Revenue Collection Statistics 1993/94" publication, and are given in the table:
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Arrears outstanding at 31 March 1994 for: £(000) Domestic rates Community charge Council tax Birmingham 9,615 1n/a 18,406 Leeds 4,061 1n/a 8,386 Liverpool 22,696 68,402 10,703
Arrears outstanding at 31 March 1994 for: £(000) Domestic rates Community charge Council tax Manchester 2n/a 2n/a 37,061 Newcastle 2n/a 1n/a 34,116 Bradford 2n/a 1n/a 34,378 Sheffield 4,095 24,907 7,995 Hackney 16,689 13,325 12,824 Islington 2n/a 2n/a 310,270 Southwark 3,853 26,215 7,693 Newham 5,314 26,183 7,703 Haringey 5,559 35,426 10,917 Camden 55,616 21,301 8,742 Waltham Forest 9,683 20,352 7,043 Lewisham 2n/a 2n/a 35,617 Tower Hamlets 8,657 7,190 2,639 Greenwich 3,953 13,735 5,055 1 No information was published by CIPFA for these authorities at 31 March 1994. But CIPFA did publish estimates of their Community Charge arrears at 31 March 1993 and they were as in the following table. 2 No information was published by CIPFA for these authorities and these figures are not available centrally. 3 No information was published by CIPFA for these authorities: the figures shown are the Department's estimates on information provided in May 1994.
Community charge arrears £(000) Birmingham 92,993 Leeds 37,966 Newcastle 24,005 Bradford 21,000