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Nevertheless, I may be able to give the noble Lords some reassurance on this matter. The Bill is concerned with business rates or, to use its proper name, non-domestic rates. In the case of Amendments 69A and 69B, we would expect the boarding facilities at a private school to be mostly domestic accommodation and, as such, not to be included in the rateable value of the school for non-domestic rates. Domestic property is subject to council tax under the Local Government Finance Act 1992. The Bill makes no change to council tax, whether in respect of boarding facilities or more broadly.