Question follow-through · 68556

Valuation Office Agency: Standards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of case backlog at the Valuation Office Agency; and what steps she is taking to reduce this.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of case backlog at the Valuation Office Agency; and what steps she is taking to reduce this.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

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  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is working as quickly as possible to clear cases, and moving staff to where there is the greatest customer demand. The VOA is focusing on the oldest cases first, and where customers are facing financial hardship. The VOA ...

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