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Local Government Finance

Volume 180: debated on Wednesday 14 November 1990

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34.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on progress in collecting the community charge in Nottinghamshire.

I understand that over 85 per cent. of charge payers in Nottinghamshire had made payments up to the end of September. The figures vary between a creditable 94·7 per cent. in Broxtowe borough council to a disappointing 67·9 per cent. so far in Nottingham city council. I look to all charging authorities to make full use of their wide powers to see that these figures approach 100 per cent. during the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list to date for the South Yorkshire valuation and community charge tribunal how many applications have been lodged in respect of the community charge; how many objections to domestic rates are still ourstanding; what are the figures for the other counties of Yorkshire and Humberside; and by what percentage these figures differ from the national average.

The information requested is as follows:

Community Charge Appeals
Total appeals received to dateVariation from national average
per cent.
South Yorkshire VCCT73−28
North Yorkshire VCCT218+116
West Yorkshire VCCT110−9
Humberside VCCT763+655
Total appeals in England14,230
National VCCT average1101
1At 30 September 1990.
Domestic Rating Appeals
Appeals outstanding
NumberPer cent.
South Yorkshire VCCT2,660+19
North Yorkshire VCCT1,494−33
West Yorkshire VCCT2,623+17
Humberside VCCT1,566−30
National VCCT average12,235
1 At 30 September 1990.