§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount of uncollected domestic rates, community charge and council tax for the London boroughs of(a) Lambeth and (b) Islington at the latest date for which figures are available. [21400]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordEstimates of uncollected community charge and council tax for individual authorities are published regularly by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Estimates for 31 March 1994 are available in its revenue collection statistics 1993–94 publication, which shows the following figures:
£000 Arrears outstanding at 31 March 1994 for: Community charge Council tax Lambeth 84,895 29,597 Islington1 n/a 10,270 1No information as published by CIPFA for Islington: the figure shown for council tax arrears is the Department's estimate based on information supplied by the authority in May 1994. Later figures are not yet available, but will differ from those given above to the extent that the authorities concerned have collected outstanding amounts, written off uncollectable amounts or, in the case of council taxes, raised new debits.
Information on arrears of domestic rates is not published by CIPFA and is not available centrally.