§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by Valuation Office area the number of proposals to alter the 2000 rating list which have yet to be determined and the last date on which the programme is targeted for completion. [155035]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe following schedule depicts by Valuation Office areas, appeals mad in respect of the 2000 Rating Lists and outstanding at 28 February 2001.
Appeals made by 30 September 2000 are programmed to be dealt with by 31 March 2003. Some appeals made since 1 October 2000 to date are also programmed into this period and the remainder are planned to be dealt with in 2003–04.
Valuation Office areas Birmingham 22,810 Bristol 18,788 East Anglia 25,232 East Midlands 35,850 Leeds 31,538 Liverpool 11,985 London City 19,195 London North 31,923 London South 23,412 London Westminster 24,230 Manchester 36,622 Newcastle 24,389 North Wales 7,232 North West 21,335 Reading 34,352 Sheffield 26,026 South East 30,163 South Wales 17,496 South West 16,679 St. Albans 25,777 Stoke 23,552 Wessex 28,161 Wolverhampton 12,894 Totals 549,641 Specialist Units 40,798 Grand Total 590,439