HC Deb 23 February 1993 vol 219 c517W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many business rate appeals are currently outstanding.

Mr. Robin Squire

At the end of December 1992 valuation tribunals in England had outstanding some 460,000 non-domestic rating appeals.

Following the revaluation on 1 April 1990, English tribunals initially received some 600,000 appeals, mostly towards the end of that financial year. Since then around 470,000 appeals have been resolved, and a further 330,000 received.