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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:31 am on 15 June 2006.

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Photo of John Penrose John Penrose Conservative, Weston-Super-Mare 11:31, 15 June 2006

The Leader of the House will be aware that thousands of pensioners have sent copies of their council tax bills to the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its successors in the past few months. Hundreds of those pensioners live in my constituency, and they kindly sent me copies, too. Can the Leader of the House find time for a debate on the effect of council tax rises on pensioners, many of whom are on fixed incomes and are suffering very badly, which is a cause for great concern, particularly in my constituency of Weston-super-Mare

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bryan mcgrath
Posted on 17 Jun 2006 8:59 am (Report this annotation)

Jack Straw asked, in a sort of reply, 'I hope that he has explained to his constituents what he and his party would introduce in place of council tax.'

I am unaware of any suggest for a replacement to council by Mr. Penrose, I await enlightenment