Female Poll Tax and Fine Defaulters

HC Deb 11 May 1995 vol 259 cc565-6W

Ms Janet Anderson

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases of women being gaoled for poll tax and fine default have had those convictions ruled unlawful in the High Court since 1989. [23151]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer and I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.

Letter from M. Huebner to Ms Janet Anderson, dated 10 May 1995: The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your question about the number of convictions which have been ruled unlawful by the High Court involving women gaoled for poll tax and fine default. I am sorry to have to tell you that this information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.