Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

That is an interesting point. I reiterate my declaration in the Register of Members’ Interests that I am a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and I think it an excellent idea to contract out some revaluation work. I seem to have unwittingly provided the very reason why it should happen—because then the Valuation Office Agency would not need such a huge permanent overhead. I am beginning to think that my hon. Friend’s amendment might not be so bad after all. When there was a rash of revaluation, it would be a good idea for the private sector to do some of the work. I want to move on to the next section of my speech—