§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his best estimate of the percentage take-up of the single person's discount for the council tax by all pensioner households which would be eligible.
§ Mr. BaldryI have no information about the take-up rate for discounts.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against council tax valuations from York residents(a) have been heard since April and (b) are currently outstanding.
§ Mr. BaldryAs at 31 December 1993, of the 1,425 proposals to alter the valuation list received in the area of York district council, two had been heard by the valuation tribunal as appeals and 958 were outstanding. A total of 465 had therefore been settled by discussion between the listing officer and the taxpayer, and we expect most proposals to be resolved in this way.