§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against council tax banding have been received to date; how many have already been decided; and how many are expected to have been decided by(a) 31 December 1994 and (b) 31 March 1995.
§ Mr. CurryThe Valuation Office Agency received 909,365 banding appeals in respect of dwellings in England by the end of May, of which 363,542 had already been settled. Around 690,000 appeals are expected to be settled before 31 December 1994 and around 793.000 before 31 March 1995.