To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what expenditure the Valuation Office Agency has undertaken on (a) its import system and (b) infrastructure electronic billing authority reports since January 2005. (151329)

The expenditure undertaken in providing and implementing the Electronic Billing Authority Reports application in the period January 2005 to 31 March 2007 was £1,478,352 (excluding VAT). The annual service charges in respect of the application are £31,929 (excluding VAT).