Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

I aim to be of assistance to the right hon. Gentleman. The amendment refers to ““adjoining . . . authorities””. It was pretty well known during the period of London government when the Conservative party was in power that particular favour was shown to what I believe are adjoining authorities, at one point at least, of Westminster and Wandsworth. Are we to allow for the possibility of that approach in future, with generosity and the distribution of largesse on the part of a Tory Government, should there ever be one in the first half of this new century?