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535135

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Citizens Advice Bureau report <i>Catching Up: improving council tax arrears collection</i> published on 8 July, and of why that report does not refer to the guidance to local councils on good practice in the collection of council tax arrears in respect of vulnerable people published by the Department for Communities and Local Government in June 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL1131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government made its position clear in our ‘Guidance to Local Councils on Good Practice in the Collection of Council Tax Arrears’, June 2013. This highlights the importance of councils being sympathetic to those in genuine hardship and that they are proportionate in their enforcement action, as well as noting the support that should be provided to vulnerable people.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/07/2016 13:41:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

650279

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his Department's policy to allow local authorities automatically to deduct agreed amounts from wages and benefits to repay council tax arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	55971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on possible measures to improve the efficiency of council tax collection and is currently considering responses to that consultation. It will set out its response shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/12/2016 15:48:42 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 25277 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

657810

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in council tax arrears in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	57490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/12/2016 14:44:13 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

657811

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on the number of times that bailiffs have been used in cases of council tax arrears in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	57392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/12/2016 13:34:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

668887

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the ruling of Leeds City Council v Broadley on 6 December 2016, what plans he has to amend Guidance to local councils on good practice in the collection of council tax arrears, published in June 2013; and what steps he is taking to enable district and unitary councils in England and Wales to obtain council tax payments from tenants who have vacated periodic tenancies without notice.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	58938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The guidance “<em>Good practice in the collection of Council Tax arrears</em>” sets out clear advice for councils to use in the collection and enforcement of council tax debt. The Government has no plans at present to update this, but as with all guidance will keep it under review in conjunction with local authorities and other interested parties.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/01/2017 17:37:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

769838

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been in council tax arrears since April 2017; and the total amount of such arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	107473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. This is a matter for the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 107530 107531 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:13:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

769852

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people who are paying (a) council tax for the first time and (b) higher council tax as a result of the changes to council tax on 1 April 2017 have received a court summons for non-payment to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	107531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. This is a matter for the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 107473 107530 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:13:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

769853

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were in arrears with their council tax in April (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	107530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. This is a matter for the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 107473 107531 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:13:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1131230

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the increase in council tax arrears since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	263136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Council tax arrears reported by local authorities in England for 2014-15 to 2017-18 can be found in Table 7 of the 'Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England' statistical release. The link to the latest table is <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743738/Table_7_2017-18_revised.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743738/Table_7_2017-18_revised.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/06/2019 16:33:50 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1169579

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) total value of council tax arrears referred to bailiffs by local authorities and (b) value of arrears recovered by bailiffs in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	1439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data on the value of council tax arrears referred to, or recovered by, bailiffs. Statistics on the total council tax, including arrears, collected by local authorities for the financial years from 2014-15 are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/01/2020 16:33:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western