§ 11. Mr. Zilliacusasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reply he gave to the communication from Denton Urban District Council about the revaluation of rates in Denton.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI am sending the hon. Member a copy of the reply which was sent to the council on 30th July.
§ Mr. ZilliacusWill the Chancellor bear in mind—unless he has done so in his letter, which I doubt—that what the council wants is either a satisfactory explanation of why its rating on industrial values has gone down compared with the rest of the country, where it has gone up by 40 per cent., or—better still—that he will have these properties revalued? Will the right hon. Gentleman take another look at the position and give me an assurance on this point?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI think that the hon. Member had better study the letter, but broadly its effect is that rating consequences follow from the fact that the houses are new and the factories are old.