Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

Tempting as it is to be the tutee of the hon. Gentleman, council tax bills is precisely not what the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Turner) was asking about. If the hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow) had read the White Paper, he would know that it makes it absolutely clear that it imposes no new burdens on local government. The hon. Member for Isle of Wight was actually probing our view of the role of local government in national life, and specifically in respect of education.