Mr. KINGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he can arrange with the Inland Revenue authorities to secure that the valuation figures made for the purposes of the Finance (1909–10) Act, 1910, may be available for arriving at the proper valuation of properties required for small holdings?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYI have been in communication with the Board of Inland Revenue, and I am informed by them that their policy hitherto has been to decline to disclose such value except to persons interested in the land or authorised by persons so interested.
Mr. KINGIs it not obvious that those persons who are prospective buyers of small holdings are very much interested in the matter?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYI think my hon. Friend will see that that is a question for Debate. I only informed him of the answer I have received from the Inland Revenue.