HC Deb 05 July 2000 vol 353 cc183-4W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the cost of extending carers' council tax discounts by(a) five per cent. and (b) 10 per cent. to those caring for partners or disabled children in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK. [128171]

Ms Beverley Hughes

[holding answer 4 July 2000]: As council tax is a devolved matter, it is for the Parliament and Assembly to answer about the situation in Scotland and Wales.

The information for England is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Council tax does not operate in Northern Ireland.

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