Non-domestic Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hereditaments there are on the England 2010 rating list (a) in London with a rateable value below (i) £21,500, (ii) £36,000 and (iii) £43,000 and (b) outside London with a rateable value below (A) £15,000, (B) £25,000 and (C) £30,000. (314208)

[holding answer 29 January 2010]: The following data are as at 2 November 2009 and extracted from the information published by the Valuation Office Agency on 18 December 2009.

Rateable value	Rounded to hundreds
London
Below £21,500	183,400
Between £21,500 and £35,999	31,900
Between £36,000 and £42,999	8,700

England (ex. London)
Below £15,000	1,015,400
Between £15,000 and £24,999	149,400
Between £25,000 and £29,999	41,800

Volume 505: debated on Wednesday 3 February 2010