§ 88. Mr. W. B. TAYLORasked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the financial loss to local rating authorities by the failure to collect the rates on sporting rights in rural districts since the passing of the Derating Act; and what steps he proposes to take to remedy this leakage?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI can only refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to a question on the same subject by the hon. Member for Rochdale (Mr. Kelly) on the 23rd of last month.
§ Mr. TAYLORDoes that mean that the right hon. Gentleman will take steps to look into this matter? It is a very serious loss.
§ Mr. GREENWOODNo. The real point is that where the sporting rights are separately assessed now the problem does not arise. As regards the other problems the matter is now before the Courts and really I cannot make any statement at all.