To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 174W to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) on non-domestic rates: valuation, who produced the feasibility study. (152528)

The Valuation Office Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 174W, on non-domestic rates: valuation, if she will place in the Library a copy of the first phase feasibility study report. (152535)

This is an interim report forming part of a feasibility study by the Valuation Office Agency, to investigate the viability of developing additional computer assisted rental analysis for the preparation of the 2010 Non Domestic Revaluation. Release of the findings into the public domain at this time would be prejudicial to the further research and development of this computer-based tool.