§ Mr. Mark FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many homes in(a) the City of Westminster and (b) the City of London were valued in each of the council tax bands in 1991; and if he will estimate the numbers that would be in each band based on current market valuations. [33008]
§ Dr. WhiteheadEver since the introduction of the council tax in 1993, dwellings have been allocated to council tax bands on the basis of their estimated values as at 1 April 1991. The following table gives figures for the City of Westminster and the City of London, as used for the first and most recent years of operation of the council tax. There are likely to have been several reasons for the changes between 1992 and 2001. These include the demolition or construction of dwellings, movements to lower bands as a result of successful appeals, the splitting or merging of dwellings, and the conversion of domestic dwellings into non-domestic properties, and vice versa.
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Valuation for council tax purposes as at 1 April 1991 Number as at: Band December 1992 16 October 2001 City of Westminster A 1,161 1,486 B 2,845 6,043 C 12,426 15,364 D 20,160 12,249
Valuation for council tax purposes as at 1 April 1991 Number as at: Band December 1992 16 October 2001 E 20,370 20,292 F 15,436 14,891 G 20,494 20,033 H 13,829 13,214 Total 106,721 112,572 City of London A 0 9 B 119 238 C 207 629 D 518 734 E 1,245 1,747 F 323 835 G 507 794 H 66 91 Total 2,985 5,077 No estimate is available of the number of homes that would be in each council tax band based on current market valuations.
§ Mr. Mark FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will estimate for(a) the City of Westminster and (b) the City of London the change in council tax yield if domestic properties were assigned council tax properties on the basis of current market value rather than 1991 values. [33007]
§ Dr. WhiteheadWe have no information on which to make an accurate estimation of the change in council tax yield should domestic properties in Westminster and the City of London be re-valued at current market prices.