To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total rateable value of properties on the 2005 Rating List was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; and what the total rateable value of properties is on the draft 2010 Rating List. (304888)

The total rateable values included in the 2005 Local Rating Lists England are as follows:

As at 1 April 2007 = £47,110 million

As at 1 April 2008 = £46,771 million

As at 29 May 2009 = £46,808 million

The total rateable value included in the draft 2010 Local Rating Lists England as at the 29 May 2009 was £55,871 million.