Parliamentary search - Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill

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678 c295-320GC

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2005-06

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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

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House of Lords Grand Committee

Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill. Brought from Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 51-EN also published
Monday, 5 December 2005
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Proceeding contributions

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 678 c316GC (Link to this contribution) I support the noble Lord, Lord Hanningfield, on this amendment. It is quite extraordinary that this ...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c296-8GC (Link to this contribution) I apologise for not having been here for Second Reading and thank Members of the Committee for their...

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Baroness Hanham | 678 c307-8GC (Link to this contribution) I, too, think that it was worth having the debate. The tenor of the amendment is clear: to ensure th...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 678 c315GC (Link to this contribution) I hope that the noble Baroness and the noble Lord discussed this matter beforehand so that she could...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c315GC (Link to this contribution) Will the noble Lord give way? It may stand alone but my noble friend Lord Hanningfield explained ver...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c313GC (Link to this contribution) The Bill is rather teasing us; on the basis that the legislation will go through, we are saying that...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c316-7GC (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness concluded on an interesting point—the one which divides us. The amendment is unne...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) We are talking about the future of local government in a way. This is not just a taxation matter. I ...

Lord Smith of Leigh | 678 c302GC (Link to this contribution) Could my noble friend confirm that when we get beyond the Lyons report and the need radically to rev...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c300GC (Link to this contribution) Why was that not done before? In the last piece of legislation, a date was named, which was obviousl...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c300GC (Link to this contribution) Can the Minister confirm what David Miliband said in the other place: that, with the postponement of...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c298-9GC (Link to this contribution) Can I intervene briefly? I say straightaway that the Conservative Party is not against the council t...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c296GC (Link to this contribution) Further to the noble Baroness’s question, will any work be done on the revaluation while no valuatio...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 678 c308-9GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 4:"Page 1, line 8, at end insert—" ““(1B) The Secretary of State shall decid...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 678 c309-11GC (Link to this contribution) This amendment has been debated twice before in another place so it has the benefit of being consist...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c307GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for her reply. I accept that the amendment may not have been absolutely perfect...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c305-7GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her clear explanation, which is the one that she thought she...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c302-3GC (Link to this contribution) What has just been said is part of the proposal that I put forward. If you look at what other countr...

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 678 c295GC (Link to this contribution) I begin with the following statement: if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, th...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c295-6GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 3:"Page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (2)." The noble Lord said: Subsection (...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) Yes, it is running parallel.

Baroness Andrews | 678 c319-20GC (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. We have said that we will bring together our discussions on a wide-ranging set of issues...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 678 c314-5GC (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord should not be quite so hasty. I was going to say a word or two about that. We are com...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) Large numbers of people are engaged in a debate throughout local government at the moment, not least...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c316GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 6:"Page 1, line 17, at end insert—" ““( ) In subsection (11), for ““the Ho...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether I am having a dense moment, but I am finding this difficult to understand. It ...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c317-8GC (Link to this contribution) Could the Minister answer a hypothetical question? The reason for postponing the revaluation is the ...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c299-300GC (Link to this contribution) I am very pleased to have that contribution from the noble Lord as it will help me when we come to t...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c304-5GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her clear explanation, which is the one that we thought she ...

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 678 c296GC (Link to this contribution) If Amendment No. 3 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment No. 4.

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c320GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that reply. As we have already said, we feel strongly about this part of th...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c312GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 5:"Page 1, line 12, leave out subsection (4)." The noble Lord said: This amendm...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 678 c311-2GC (Link to this contribution) I would like to thank the noble Lord for that reply, but I do not feel that I can. He has concentrat...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c314GC (Link to this contribution) I particularly raised the question of Wales, but the noble Lord has not talked about that at all. I ...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 678 c313-4GC (Link to this contribution) The principles behind our approach may well be the same, but I do not think we should see Wales as a...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 678 c313GC (Link to this contribution) The amendment leaves me more confused about the Opposition’s real intentions with regard to revaluat...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) But consultation is taking place and what I call the Miliband review on the future of local governme...

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c315-6GC (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether I thank the Minister for his answer as I do not think he responded to my point...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) I will try to reassure noble Lords opposite. The general point was made by the noble Baroness, Lady ...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c300-2GC (Link to this contribution) It is important that I make myself clear. Because of the timetable of revaluation—the way in which d...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c300GC (Link to this contribution) We think it very unlikely that there will be a revaluation in the lifetime of this Parliament. A sp...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 678 c296GC (Link to this contribution) Much of what I wish to say on my amendment could also be said under this one, but I shall not say it...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c307GC (Link to this contribution) It was an extremely useful exercise for us to work through both the original amendment and this one,...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c303-4GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. *3A:"Page 1, line 6, leave out from ““compiled”” to end of line 8 and insert ““o...

Baroness Andrews | 678 c302GC (Link to this contribution) I recognise the experience that my noble friend brings to this debate and the reality of what he has...

Baroness Hanham | 678 c318GC (Link to this contribution) In addition to the Sir Michael Lyons review.

Lord Hanningfield | 678 c319GC (Link to this contribution) I had a letter from David Miliband yesterday asking me to be part of the discussions about the futur...

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Council tax

Housing

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Prices

Valuation

Tax rates and bands

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Valuation Office Agency

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Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill 2005-06

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