§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many business rate appeals are currently outstanding in each Scottish region and in total.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 2 March 1993]: Not all the valuation areas are coterminous with Scottish regions. The information in the form that it is recorded is set out in the table.
Outstanding business rate appeals as at 25 February 1993 Valuation areas Appeals Borders Nil Central 63 Dumfries and Galloway 29 Fife 298 Grampian 135 Highland/Western Isles 900 Lothian 445 Orkney/Shetland 6 Strathclyde 450 Tayside 1,068 TOTAL 3,394