Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

This Minister has obliged us with his interpretation of the hon. Gentleman’s amendment, but that will be relevant only for as long as this Minister is in post, which we all hope will not be terribly long. In any case, this Minister is exercising powers presumably delegated to him by his Secretary of State to give his interpretation, but we do not know whether the Secretary of State agrees with it. Until we can tease out from the Secretary of State whether the Minister’s view is the departmental view, I am not sure that we are any further forward.