§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the responses given to his Department's consultation exercise on second homes and council tax. [76087]
§ Mr. LeslieAn analysis of the responses to the consultation exercise is already available on the website of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and I have
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Year 2000 No agreements signed 2001 Agreements signed with Birmingham City Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Cambridgeshire County Council London Borough of Camden Coventry City Council Derbyshire County Council Kent County Council London Borough of Lewisham Middlesborough Council Milton Keynes Council Newcastle City Council London Borough of Newham Norfolk County Council London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Sheffield City Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Sunderland City Council Surrey County Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Warwickshire County Council Buckinghamshire County Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council Leeds City Council Peterborough City Council 2002 Agreements signed with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council London Borough of Bromley Cheshire County Council London Borough of Croydon Derby City Council Devon County Council Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Durham County Council Essex County Council London Borough of Greenwich London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Halton Borough Council Hampshire County Council Herefordshire County Council Kirklees Metropolitan Council Leicester City Council Lincolnshire County Council Liverpool City Council Manchester City Council Medway Council Portsmouth City Council Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Salford City Council Slough Borough Council London Borough of Southwark Staffordshire County Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council Suffolk County Council London Borough of Sutton Swindon Borough Council Telford and Wrekin Council now placed a copy of this analysis in the House Library. I hope to be able to announce our decisions on the way forward shortly.