To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the priority given by district valuers to conducting valuations under section 128 of the Housing Act 1985 as compared to their other (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory functions. (131148)

District valuers are appointed by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs under the Housing Act 1985 to deal with right to buy determinations and this is therefore known as statutory work. All statutory work is given equal priority. Deployment of district valuer staff on non-statutory work will reflect availability within normal fluctuations in demand.