Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

Perhaps I should have explained a little more clearly that I thought that the power would be used in relatively isolated cases and that it would still be maintained by the Secretary of State, which my right hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Mr. Forth) would perhaps deplore. However, local people would feel a difference if the revaluation were reflected in the assessment of ability to pay in the funding formula. If that were changed, the difficulty that the Minister cites would be offset.