§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to introduce legislation to amend the Rating and Valuation (Scotland) Act 1956.
§ Mr. Ancram[pursuant to his reply, 25 October 1985, c. 285]: Changes to the rating and valuation system are being considered in our current study of local government finance.
§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to review the rating of sporting land.
§ Mr. Ancram[pursuant to his reply, 25 October 1985, c. 285]: I am aware of the strength of feeling over rates among the owners of sporting properties in Scotland. The long established difference in the treatment of sporting rights by the rating and valuation system north and south of the border is among the issues which will be looked at in the context of general proposals for reform emerging from our current examination of the whole system of local government finance in Britain.