§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if any information was available to his Department in his recent local tax exemplification on market values of residential property in each local authority area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartYes. Estimates of the distribution of the housing stock by capital value in each local authority area were provided to the Scottish Office by the Inland Revenue Valuation Office.
§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how he arrived in his recent local tax exemplifications for Scotland at(a) the total valuation of the Scottish housing stock, (b) the total valuation of the public sector stock, (c) the total valuation of the private sector stock and (d) the distribution of properties in each proposed band in each local authority area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe estimates were based on information provided by the Inland Revenue Valuation Office on the distribution by capital value of the housing stock in each local authority area. This information does not separately distinguish public and private sector stock.