§ Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to announce his decision on the application of Morriston hospital, Swansea, for trust status.
768W2475 introduced to exempt extensions and granny flats from the standard charge provision of the community charge legislation have been made to ensure that such extensions are not classified as separate dwellings under the council tax legislation;
(2) what provisions have been made to ensure that extensions built to provide facilities for the disabled are not classified as separate dwellings.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesNone. Where a property contains more than one self-contained unit of separate living accommodation, it will be treated as two or more dwellings. Each of those dwellings, if it is not an exempt dwelling, will be subject to a separate council tax bill. Comparison with community charge arrangements is not appropriate. Community charge was a personal tax, whereas council tax is a property tax with a personal element.