§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his oral answer of 4 April 2000,Official Report, column 809, on second homes, what is the estimated timescale for making a decision on granting discretionary powers to local authorities to apply full council tax on second homes in certain circumstances. [118189]
§ Ms Beverley HughesApplying full council tax to second homes was one of the proposals made by respondents to our consultation last year on rural issues. We expect to publish our proposals for tackling rural problems in a Rural White Paper in the summer.