The membership of the new council is as follows:ChairmanProfessor Gordon Milne*MembersKen Barclay, CBI, Scotland John Butters, Chairman, Valuation Appeal Chairmen Committee John Cardwell, President, Scottish Assessors Association Ian Coull,* Director, Sainsbury's Christopher Haddow QC*, Faculty of Advocates Geoffrey Johnston,* Scottish Chamber of Commerce Fiona Lees, Depute Chief Executive, East Ayrshire Council John Loudon, British Hospitality Association Alistair MacLeary, Lands Tribunal for Scotland Professor Douglas Mair,* Heriot Watt University Neil Menzies, Chemical Industries Association Bill Neish,* Marks and Spencer (retired) Councillor Craig Roberton, CoSLA Tom Scholes,* Society of Local Authority Chief Executives John Sharp, Federation of Small Businesses Tracey White, Assistant General Secretary, STUC* Continuing memberI have asked the council to review the 2000 Revaluation of Non-Domestic Rates and aspects of the existing non-domestic rating system in Scotland, such as therecommendations of the Land Reform Policy Group and empty property rate relief.