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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Lytton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 31 March 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Water Bill.

My Lords, this is the first time that I have spoken at this stage of the Bill and I, too, must declare that I live in a band H property. However, I also have a professional interest in parts of the Bill by virtue of being a chartered surveyor. I certainly welcome the proposals for the affirmative resolution procedures outlined by the noble Baroness and agree that the disclosure of council tax information is necessary. However, I have one query, which relates to Amendment 90CD. Could the noble Baroness confirm that the normal process of disclosure will generally relate to the identity of the property and its council tax band rather than the identity of the chargepayer, the latter being something that is normally held by the billing authority? If I have missed some point about the disclosure, and where the identity of the individual can be discovered, perhaps she would put me out of my misery.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

753 c760 

Session

2013-14

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Legislation

Water Bill 2013-14
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