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Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made on her plans to reform council tax bands; what steps she plans to take on such reform in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement. (219025)

We have no such plans. The Government have made it clear that any reform to the council tax banding system would only take place in the context of a general revaluation which we confirmed in September 2005 will not take place during the lifetime of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of properties there were in each band in each council tax collection authority in England on 1 April 2008. (219089)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Jeff Ennis) on 21 April 2008, Official Report, column 1390W.