To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what compliance referencing of council tax lists is undertaken by (a) the Valuation Office Agency and (b) billing authorities. (283773)

No compliance referencing is carried out in relation to council tax lists by the Valuation Office Agency.

No information is held centrally for billing authorities and therefore it could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment the Valuation Office Agency has made of the outcome of integrity checks of council tax lists in (a) England and (b) Wales. (283774)

The VOA will shortly report in its annual report for 2008-09 an achievement of 94 per cent. compliance with valuation integrity standards in its work on council tax and non-domestic rating lists in England and Wales against a target of 93 per cent. The agency uses this information in its drive for continuous improvement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what use has been made of the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax banding support tool in relation to properties in respect of which no formal appeal has been lodged. (283837)

The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax banding support tool has been used to assist staff when reviewing existing council tax bands, whether or not there has been a formal proposal to alter the council tax valuation list, and when placing bands on new or altered dwellings.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate had been made of the gross cost to the Exchequer of the planned 2005 council tax revaluation prior to its postponement. (284076)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 327W.