§ Mr. Neil HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to publish the synopsis of the actual business property revaluations, as carried out by the Inland Revenue in preparation for the introduction of the uniform business rate; and whether he will send a copy to the hon. Member for Tatton.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 14 July 1989]: Under the Local Government Finance Act 1988 the valuation officer is required to deposit draft rating lists by 31 December 1989. It is unlikely that the lists will be ready much before that date. I placed in the Library on 15 February the summary of a sample survey by the Inland Revenue of the effects of the uniform business rate and the revaluation, I shall send the hon. Member a copy.