To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1039W, on council tax: valuation, what the equivalent figures are for 2008-09. (283632)

A copy of the information referred to has been placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 7 May 2009, Official Report, columns 1035-36W, on council tax: valuation, how many properties were identified by the Valuation Office Agency as potentially having consequentials prior to the discussion at the Programme Board. (283633)

No work was undertaken prior to the discussion at the programme board to identify the number of consequentials.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many domestic properties had their council tax band changed as a result of a council tax appeal made by their residents or by residents of a property in the vicinity in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08 and (d) 2008-09. (283637)

Against approximately 22.7 million entries now in council tax valuation lists in England the numbers of valid proposals which were received by the VOA in each year and which, when settled, resulted in a band change to the subject property are as follows:

Information about re-bandings following a valid proposal made by residents of a property in the vicinity can be provided only at disproportionate cost.