§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, in the light of his statement of 2 June, whether he is considering issuing a consultation document on alternatives to commerial rates.
§ Mr. HeseltineI have no such plans, but we are considering the special problems of industrial and commercial ratepayers as we review what further measures are needed to bring home to individual local authorities and their electorates the consequences of high-spending policies, and as we prepare a consultation document on alternatives to domestic rating.