asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to repeal section 21 of the Local Government Act 1974, in view of the decision to cancel the rating revaluation.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider a rating revaluation on non-domestic property.

My right hon. Friend hopes to bring forward legislation in the near future that will contain an enabling power for the Secretary of State to commission a revaluation of non-domestic property if that seems desirable at some stage in the future. We do not, however, have any immediate plans for such a revaluation.