§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what recent representations he has received from mobile home owners and their organisations about the banding of properties for council tax purposes. [127648]
§ Ms Beverley HughesWe have received three representations in the last three months, none of which were from organisations representing mobile home owners.
§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to change(a) the number of council tax bands and (b) the ratio of payment rates between different bands of property regarding council tax liability. [127647]
§ Ms Beverley HughesAs we made clear in our 1998 White Paper, "Modern Local Government: In Touch with the People", we do not propose to make any major changes to the council tax during the course of this Parliament.