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Written Question
Housing: Valuation
Tuesday 26th March 2024

Asked by: Paul Howell (Conservative - Sedgefield)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 16860 on Housing: Valuation, which already available data from third parties was used for the model development.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Welsh Government has commissioned the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to carry out a revaluation of all domestic property in Wales. To facilitate this, the VOA has built an Automated Valuation Model which has produced values for 1.46 million properties.

The following external datasets were used:

  • Land Registry Price Paid data to supplement VOA sales data
  • Land Registry Title Polygons and Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database for plot sizes for houses
  • Ordnance Survey Master Map for building footprints for houses
  • House Price Index to adjust sales in time
  • National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) to incorporate Census Geography
  • Ordnance Survey AddressBase Premium for latest property coordinate data
  • Energy Performance Certificates

Additionally, as part of model development, sales verification was undertaken. VOA staff used a range of available data, such as aerial and street view photography, sales particulars, EPC certificates and Local Authority Planning websites to verify the usefulness of the sale.

The VOA has not collected additional codes over and above those already used within England and Wales.

I would observe that this is a policy proposed by the Labour Welsh Government, and does not represent the policy position of the UK Government in England.

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Environment and Forestry Directorate

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: Just transition and onshore wind development correspondence: EIR release
Document: EIR 202300389268 - Information Released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: winte r weather preventing the completion of both Stage 2 peat probing work and the completion of photography

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Rural Payments Agency

Mar. 22 2024

Source Page: Make changes to your rural land maps online or get an RLE1 form
Document: Make changes to your rural land maps online or get an RLE1 form (webpage)

Found: continue to use the separate options available to: view maps of your land (digital maps and aerial photography

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Teaching Regulation Agency

Mar. 22 2024

Source Page: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Raphael Ruz
Document: No order made: Mr Raphael Ruz (PDF)

Found: heard oral evidence from Colleague B who said that Mr Ruz had sought assistance from her as the Head of Photography

Scottish Government Publication (Strategy/plan)
Marine Directorate

Mar. 22 2024

Source Page: Scottish Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Monitoring Strategy: Supporting Annexes 1 to 6
Document: Scottish MPA Monitoring Strategy - Annexes 1-6 (PDF)

Found: mounted thermal imaging camera for much of the rocky coastline of Scotland, or fixed -wing aircraft photography

Commons Chamber
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) I speak as the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group for photography, and we will have a special - Speech Link
2: John Spellar (Lab - Warley) Gentleman makes, and he is right about expanding the scope so that people can show their skill in photography - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023
Document: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023 (PDF)

Found: Map derived from ground survey 24 February 2001 and digital orthophotography (source aerial photography

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: Economic Estimates: Earnings 2023 and Employment October 2022 to September 2023 for the DCMS Sectors and Digital Sector
Document: (ODS)

Found: designer fashion 7410 Specialised design activities Creative Industries Film, TV, video, radio and photography

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: Economic Estimates: Earnings 2023 and Employment October 2022 to September 2023 for the DCMS Sectors and Digital Sector
Document: (ODS)

Found: designer fashion 7410 Specialised design activities Creative Industries Film, TV, video, radio and photography

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: Economic Estimates: Earnings 2023 and Employment October 2022 to September 2023 for the DCMS Sectors and Digital Sector
Document: (ODS)

Found: designer fashion 7410 Specialised design activities Creative Industries Film, TV, video, radio and photography