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Sir C. Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to amend rating regulations which lead to increased rates on the installation of central heating in a property.
Mr. Graham Page
We are considering the whole question of local government finance in the context of local government reform. In the meantime, my right hon. Friend has no present proposals for legislation which would make exceptions to rental value as the basis of the rateable assessment of residential property.