§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement setting out the reasons why the Inland Revenue valuation office in Birmingham has refused the claim for alteration to the rating list by businesses at the Brookvale trading estate in respect of the effect of overdue work on a motorway repair contract.
§ Mr. DorrellThe claim for alteration to the rating list by businesses at the Brookvale trading estate is still under consideration.
The valuation officer, Birmingham has explained to the ratepayers that he is prepared to discuss the position with them and he is currently carrying out further investigations before doing so.