§ Sir Barney HayhoeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his answer of 24 November, he will list those statutory references to rateable value not primarily related to local government finance which have been identified to date.
§ Mr. HowardThe main statutory references to rateable value appear in the Housing Act 1985; the Rent Act 1977: the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976; the Land Drainage act 1976; the Leasehold Reform Act 1967; and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. I have today written to my right hon. Friend enclosing detailed lists of the relevant references.