Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many notices of appeal the Valuation Office Agency has received in relation to the 2005 business rates revaluation in each year since the ratings list for the 2005 revaluation was published. (143671)

The Valuation Office Agency has received the following number of valid proposals against the 2005 rating lists:

	Number
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006	269,882
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007	136,903
1 April 2007 to 31 May 2007	18,865
Total	425,650

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007