To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has on which councils in Wales are requiring payment of the poll tax in (a) 12 instalments and (b) 10 instalments.

Under the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989, charging authorities are permitted to enter into agreements with chargepayers for payment of community charges other than in accordance with the instalments scheme prescribed in those regulations. Information about the use made of these powers is not held centrally.