Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I can assure you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that your influence reaches to the very heart of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. This is of course not the biggest Bill ever to come before this House, but its provisions are important to the future of local government in England. That importance derives from the time and space that they give us to allow Sir Michael Lyons to complete his inquiry into local government function and funding. The Bill also enables the Government and Parliament to consider his recommendations properly. We will be able to consult on them and debate them fully before we move forward with a reformed council tax system and the revaluation that follows from that. We debated the Bill extensively on Second Reading—