HC Deb 22 December 1971 vol 828 cc358-60W
Mr. Leonard

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people served on tribunals hearing appeals against assessment of gross and rateable values in the period 1st January, 1960, to 31st December, 1970.

Mr. Graham Page

I regret that this information is not available, but as an indication of the figures, the present total membership of the 95 local valuation panels in England and Wales is about 2,600.

Mr. Leonard

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many gross values set for new owner-occupied houses have fallen into the ranges £0 to £49, £50 to £99, £100 to £149, £150 to £199, £200 to £249, £300 to £400 and £400 plus in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and the first nine months of 1971 for, respectively, Lambeth, Liverpool, Rickmansworth urban district, Rotherham rural district, St. Albans, Salford, Sheffield, Southampton, Southend, Stockport, Stretford, Swansea, Swindon and Westminster.

Mr. Graham Page

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. Leonard

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many gross values set for new owner-occupied houses have fallen into the ranges £0 to £49, £50 to £99, £100 to £149, £150 to £199, £200 to £249, £300 to £400 and £400 plus in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and the first nine months of 1971, for, respectively, Aylesbury, Barry, Birmingham, Bolsover urban district, Brent, Brighton, Croydon, Epping and Ongar rural district, Esher urban district, Gateshead, Glossop, Gloucester, Grimsby, Havering, Hemel Hempstead, and Kensington and Chelsea.

Mr. Graham Page

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. Leonard

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, for the years 1965 to 1970, how many appeals were made by owner-occupiers against the gross value assessments for their dwellings; what was the average assessment against which the appeal was made; how many appeals led to a reduction of assessment; and what was the average gross value after appeal in the areas of Aylesbury, Barry, Birmingham, Bolsover urban district, Brent, Brighton, Croydon, Epping and Ongar rural district, Esher urban district, Gateshead, Glossop, Gloucester, Grimsby, Havering and Hemel Hempstead; and what was the average gross value after appeal.

Mr. Graham Page

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. Leonard

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, for the years 1965 to 1970, how many appeals were made by owner-occupiers against the gross value assessments for new dwellings; what was the average assessment against which the appeal was made; how many appeals led to a reduction of assessment; and what was the average gross value after appeal in the areas of Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Liverpool, Rickmansworth Urban District, Rotherham Rural District, St. Albans, Salford, Sheffield, Southampton, Southend, Stockport, Stretford, Swansea, Swindon and Westminster.

Mr. Graham Page

I regret that this information is not available.