§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the reasons why he has asked his Department's valuation offices to ask their tribunal members if they are currently parish or town councillors.
§ Mr. BaldryFrom time to time, the Department seeks information about trends in the composition of the
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Dwellings on valuation lists held by English local authorities on 7 June 1993 Thousands A B C D E F G H Total Dwellings on lists 5,258 3,842 4,388 2,923 1,819 986 751 121 20,089 Exempt dwellings 192 110 104 60 32 18 14 4 533 Dwellings subject to disabled reduction — 19 23 17 12 7 7 2 87 Diplomats dwellings 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.6 2.4 Dwellings entitled to a single discount 2,155 1,261 1,223 695 366 168 114 18 6,000 Dwellings entitled to two discounts 150 90 97 64 44 29 32 13 519 membership of the valuation tribunal service. In this case, the question related to membership of all local authorities, not just parish or town councils.