Council Tax (Hansard, 5 March 2002)

§ Mr. Mark Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what 181W assessment he has made of the impact of increasing the number of council tax band rates; and if he will make a statement. [40183]

§ Dr. Whitehead
In the White Paper, "Strong Local Leadership—Quality Public Services" (CM5237), we said that we would legislate to require properties to be revalued for council tax purposes every 10 years, that work on the first revaluation would commence in 2005 and that it would be completed in time for the council tax bills issued in 2007. We said that we would listen to the views of taxpayers and local government about council tax bands and related matters.

§ Mr. Mark Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the change in levels of band D council tax since 1997. [40184]

§ Dr. Whitehead
I refer the hon. Member to the reply which my right hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government, gave to the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Miss Widdecombe) on 9 January 2002,Official Report, column 849W.

§ Mr. Mark Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the average band D council tax level in(a) Greater London and (b) the City of Westminster for each year since 1992. [40178]

§ Dr. Whitehead
Council tax was introduced in England in April 1993. The table shows the average band D council tax for the Greater London area, and the City of Westminster's own and area band D council tax for each financial year from 1993–94 to 2001–02. Council tax figures for 2002–03 are not yet available.

£

Greater London City of Westminster

Average band D council tax¹ Own band D council tax Area band D council tax¹

1993–94 558 131 295

1994–95 534 73 245

1995–96 576 189 275

1996–97 616 206 295

1997–98 651 203 304

1998–99 687 212 325

1999–2000 731 230 350

2000–01 778 235 375

2001–02 841 259 410

¹ The area council tax includes amounts collected for the Metropolitan Police and London Fire and Civil Defence Authority (1993–94 to 1999–2000), and the Greater London Authority (from 2000–01), as well as amounts collected for individual boroughs.

£
	Greater London	City of Westminster
	Average band D council tax¹	Own band D council tax	Area band D council tax¹
1993–94	558	131	295
1994–95	534	73	245
1995–96	576	189	275
1996–97	616	206	295
1997–98	651	203	304
1998–99	687	212	325
1999–2000	731	230	350
2000–01	778	235	375
2001–02	841	259	410
¹ The area council tax includes amounts collected for the Metropolitan Police and London Fire and Civil Defence Authority (1993–94 to 1999–2000), and the Greater London Authority (from 2000–01), as well as amounts collected for individual boroughs.