§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what response was received to the consultation paper on the appointment and jurisdiction of valuation tribunals in respect of local government reorganisation in parts of England. [7697]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe list of responses received has been placed in the Library of the House; copies of individual response may be obtained through the Library. Regulations will be introduced shortly to give effect to the following measures.
- (i) The Avon Valuation Tribunal is to be renamed the "Severnside Valuation Tribunal", and its members appointed by the four successor authorities in that area. Its complement will be increased to 40 members, with these shadow authorities entitled to appoint one member each immediately. As vacancies arise, they are to be replaced by appointments by the authorities in the following order in rotation: North West Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset.
- (ii) The Cleveland Valuation Tribunal is to be renamed the "Teeside Valuation Tribunal", and its members appointed by the four successor authorities in that area. Its complement will be increased by one, which may be appointed by the shadow Hartlepool UA immediately. As vacancies arise, they are to be replaced by appointments by the authorities in the following order in rotation: Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool.
- (iii) The areas of the Selby District Council and the City of York Unitary Authority will be transferred from the area of jurisdiction of the North Yorkshire Valuation Tribunal into that of East Yorkshire Valuation Tribunal. The complement of the North Yorkshire tribunal will remain the same.
- (iv) The Humberside Valuation Tribunal is to be renamed the "East Yorkshire Valuation Tribunal", and its area of jurisdiction will cover the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston-upon-Hull and York, and the district of Selby. Its members are to be appointed by the unitary authorities and the North Yorkshire County Council (in the ratio of 3:2:1:1). Its complement will be increased to 49, with York and North Yorkshire councils entitled to appoint one member each immediately. As vacancies arise, they are to be replaced by appointments by the authorities in the following order: twelve by York and North Yorkshire councils alternately, and the remainder by East Riding and Hull councils in the ratio 3:2.
- (v) The area of jurisdiction of the Lincolnshire Valuation Tribunal is to be extended to include the area south of the Humber which previously formed part of the area of the Humberside tribunal. Its complement will be increased to 90, with North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire entitled to appoint 14 members each immediately. The first vacancy to arise will be replaced by these authorities, and the remainder by Lincolnshire County Council.