§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those local authorities where persons in a lower council tax band may be paying a higher level of council tax than equivalent persons in a higher band due to the operation of the transitional relief scheme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryOn the basis of information received so far it appears that some cases of this kind may arise in 1994–95 in Blyth Valley, Derwentside, Greenwich, Wakefield and Wandsworth, as a result of the decisions of these authorities to reduce headline levels of council tax considerably compared with 1993–94.