§ 25. Mr. E. Taylorasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will now take steps to discontinue the rating privileges given to agriculture by the Local Government Act, 1929, in view of the fact that the parallel privileges given to industry by the same Act will soon be removed.
§ Mr. RipponNo, Sir.
§ Mr. TaylorWill my hon. Friend, in the interests of fair play, reconsider this question in 1963?
§ Mr. RipponApart from any question of the merits, it would be quite impossible to do anything before 1968, because of the lack of any evidence of existing values in respect of agricultural properties.