Non-Domestic Rates: Valuation Mr. Austin Mitchell To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) new assessments and (b) reassessments have been undertaken by the Valuation Office Agency in each year since 1999; and how many businesses were listed at each port in each of those years. Ian Pearson The information requested in respect of (a) and (b) cover the following three Rating Lists: 1995 Rating Lists—1 April 1995 to 31 March 2000 2000 Rating Lists—1 April 2000 to 31 March 2005 2005 Rating Lists—1 April 2005 to 31 March 2010 Total number of (a) ‘new’ assessments and (b) ‘Reassessments’ (other) for all classes of property undertaken by the VOA since 1 April 1999 is included in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Aprilto March each year |Type |England|Wales |England and Wales| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1999-2000 |New |37,680 |2,220 |39,900 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|220,460|11,370|231,830 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2000-01 |New |71,660 |3,170 |74,830 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|382,700|20,500|403,200 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2001-02 |New |34,560 |1,760 |36,320 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|213,550|12,310|225,860 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2002-03 |New |33,270 |1,830 |35,100 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|220,480|12,570|233,050 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003-04 |New |33,040 |1,890 |34,930 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|211,520|12,560|224,090 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004-05 |New |33,590 |2,320 |35,920 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|225,370|12,060|237,430 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005-06 |New |40,580 |2,630 |43,210 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|309,570|14,680|324,250 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006-07 |New |42,110 |2,880 |44,980 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|264,110|13,270|277,370 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007-08 |New |38,690 |2,910 |41,600 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|247,030|14,950|261,980 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2008-09 |New |41,360 |2,840 |44,200 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|244,240|15,730|259,980 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2009-10 |New |32,340 |2,050 |34,400 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Other|226,230|13,760|239,990 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Note:All figures rounded to the nearest 10.| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The above information has been extracted from the Valuation Office Agency’s operational database. In response to how many businesses were listed at each port in each of those years I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 4 March 2010, Official Report, column 1335W.