§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of how many local authorities will contract out the administration and enforcement of the council tax, community charge and non-domestic rates in the next two years; and what percentage this represents of the whole. [34857]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordNone. Decisions as to whether to contract out council tax, community charge and non-domestic rates work are for individual local authorities.