§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will assess462W the effects on business in West Dorset of a rating review for non-domestic rates, conducted in 2000, but based on rental values of April 1998; and if he will make a statement. [58243]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe next non-domestic rating revaluation in England will come into force on 1 April 2000 and will be based on rental values at 1 April 1998. The revaluation will not be completed until late 1999, and therefore, it is too early to predict its effects on business in West Dorset.