§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average time taken for an appeal against a rating valuation to be disposed of, in the case of a domestic ratepayer and an industrial ratepayer, respectively.
§ Mr. OakesI regret that this information cannot be deduced from the available statistics, but I understand that, in general, industrial ratepayers' appeals take rather longer to settle than others because they tend to be more complex.