§ 32. Mr. RathboneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what submissions he has received regarding the uniform business rate for 1995–96; and what conclusions he has drawn from them.
§ Mr. CurryI have received many representations on this issue. That is only to he expected, since there have been major changes in the market for rented property, since the previous revaluation was carried out and rateable values have changed correspondingly. There would have been a great many more had we not taken steps to phase in the impact of the revaluation gently through a transitional scheme.