Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency has had recent discussions with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Scottish Assessors Association on (i) council tax (A) revaluation and (B) re-banding and (ii) the automated valuation model.

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) routinely meet with devolved governments. The VOA has not discussed banding with Scottish Government or Scottish Assessors Association (SAA) but has provided an overview of their model assisted valuation to the SAA as part of regular knowledge sharing.