HC Deb 01 July 1996 vol 280 c266W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total amount of community charge still outstanding and owed to local authorities; and how much has been written off. [34858]

Sir Paul Beresford

The latest information relates to 31 March 1995. As at that date, we estimate that community charge arrears totalled £1,200 million, and write-offs totalled £430 million.