§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of appeals against council tax(a) received, (b) conceded, (c) rejected and (d) outstanding by valuation district since the introduction of the tax.
§ Mr. BaldryI am placing in the Library a table which sets out, by valuation office region, and by billing authority, the number of proposals to alter the valuation list which were received by the end of the initial appeal period on 30 November 1993, the number settled by 31 January 1994, and the number outstanding. Details of the number of settlements in each area which were reached by agreement and the number of proposals which were withdrawn are not collected centrally.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is(a) the number of appeals received month by month since April 1993, (b) the total number of appeals allowed, (c) the total number of appeals rejected, (d) the total number of appeals outstanding and (e) the estimated time needed to clear the outstanding appeals in respect of council tax valuations in Doncaster.
§ Mr. BaldryThe numbers of proposals to alter the council tax valuation list received in respect of dwellings in the Doncaster billing authority area in 1993–94 are as follows:
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Number April 1,025 May 230 June 93 July 73 August 55 September 77 October 88 November 320 December 10
Number January 20 1,991 A total of 517 cases have been resolved by agreement and 87 have been withdrawn. The remaining 1,387 are unresolved. Those which are not settled by agreement or are not withdrawn will need to be decided by the local valuation tribunal.
As I announced on 11 January, nationally we expect four out of five appeals to be dealt with before the end of 1994 and the remainder to be settled as rapidly as possible thereafter.