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227497

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of unpaid business rates owed to local authorities in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Leeds in each year from 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	227591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows, in £ millions, the amount of business rates not collected in-year by local authorities in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Leeds in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Leeds</td><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009-10</td><td>7.3</td><td>18.6</td><td>432.1</td></tr><tr><td>2010-11</td><td>6.8</td><td>17.2</td><td>409.4</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>8.7</td><td>22.0</td><td>466.5</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>8.5</td><td>21.0</td><td>507.7</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>11.1</td><td>22.3</td><td>478.0</td></tr></tbody></table><p>West Yorkshire comprises of the metroploitan districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.</p><p>This information is derived from the final Quarterly Return of Council Taxes and Non-Domestic Rates (QRC4) returns submitted for all 326 billing authorities in England in April and May each year. This information is published in statistical releases available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The figures are calculated by subtracting the amount of business rates local authorities collected in the year up until 31 March of the year in question from the amount of business rates that were expected to be collected for the year. It includes prepayments made in advance of the year in question but does not include prepayments made within the year for future years nor does it include the payment of any arrears.</p><p> </p><p>Collection of business rates continues once the financial year to which they relate has ended. This means the final amount not collected for the year may be different to the amount shown in the table</p><p> </p><p>This shows there is significant scope for councils to generate revenue by improving their collection rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 19/03/2015 17:03:43 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

227499

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the powers available to local authorities to collect unpaid business rates.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	227597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We keep the business rates system under review and maintain an ongoing dialogue with local authorities. Local authorities achieved a national average in-year collection rate for non-domestic rates in England of 97.9% in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>The highest local authority collection rate is 99.8%, which illustrates the scope for other local authorities to increase their income by improving their collection rate.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/03/2015 14:27:45 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

227500

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support and advice is available to companies which require assistance in paying business rates.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	227598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>We announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 400,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 200,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief;</li><li>a 2% cap on the increase of the small business rates multiplier. This is a continuation of the 2% cap introduced in 2014-15 as part of Autumn Statement 2013 measures;</li><li>increasing the temporary discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 from £1,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 200,000 properties in England; and</li><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property;</li><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li><li>allowing businesses to pay their business rate bills over 12 months, in order to assist with their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also given councils powers to grant their own discounts and we now fund 50% of any local discount granted. Authorities also have powers to grant hardship relief.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 19/03/2015 13:10:28 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

226602

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last reviewed whether business rates are set at an appropriate level.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>We keep the business rates system under constant review and for the second consecutive year we have reduced the inflation increase in bills to 2%.</p><p> </p><p>That measure is part of an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills announced at the 2014 Autumn, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help also includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 400,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 200,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>increasing the temporary discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 from £1,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 200,000 properties in England; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to pay their business rate bills over 12 months, in order to assist with their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any local discount granted.</p><p> </p><p><br><br>Today the Government also launched the review of business rates aimed at keeping the system fair, efficient and effective. The Review will report by Budget 2016.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/03/2015 15:48:33 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226604

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was paid in business rates (a) nationwide, (b) in the West Midlands and (c) in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 and Table 2 (attached) present the data for the total and average amount of business rates between 2010-11 and 2015-16 paid in England and Coventry City Council respectively.</p><p>My Department does not produce regional statistics. The local government finance system does not operate on a regional basis, and Government Office Regions have been abolished.<br><br>The figures show that overall, business rates have fallen by 1.3% in real terms across England over the period and fallen by 7.7% in real tems in Coventry.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 227317 question first answered 16/03/2015 17:25:59 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 227316, 227317 Cunningham.docx title Tables 1 & 2 - Business Rates
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226605

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average amount paid in business rates by each business was (a) nationwide, (b) in the West Midlands and (c) in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 and Table 2 (attached) present the data for the total and average amount of business rates between 2010-11 and 2015-16 paid in England and Coventry City Council respectively.</p><p>My Department does not produce regional statistics. The local government finance system does not operate on a regional basis, and Government Office Regions have been abolished.<br><br>The figures show that overall, business rates have fallen by 1.3% in real terms across England over the period and fallen by 7.7% in real tems in Coventry.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 227316 question first answered 16/03/2015 17:25:59 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 227316, 227317 Cunningham.docx title Tables 1 & 2 - Business Rates
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

178467

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 218966, whether he plans to publish financial data on national non-domestic rates before 12 February 2015.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	223911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Financial data on national non-domestic rates to be collected by councils in England in 2015-16 will be published on 18 February 2015. The data will be available at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/national-non-domestic-rates-to-be-collected-by-councils-in-engalnd-2015-to-2016.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 12/02/2015 17:01:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

171531

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy to carry out a revaluation of business rates in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	219454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Yes. Section 29 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 changed the date of the business revaluation in England to 2017.</p><p>We announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 business rates bills in England, bringing the total support from 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement measures to £1.4 billion in 2015-16. That included extending the existing revaluation transitional relief scheme for two years, 2015-16 and 2016-17, for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/01/2015 17:37:05 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

155747

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how many small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) the Northumberland County Council area have been affected by the recent reduction in business rates.
tabling member constituency	Hexham
tabling member printed	Guy Opperman
uin	214717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:</p><p> </p><p>– a 2% cap in the Retail Price Index increase in the small business rates multiplier</p><p> </p><p>– a retail discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000</p><p> </p><p>– a 12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, benefitting over half a million businesses</p><p> </p><p>– a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and</p><p> </p><p>– allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.</p><p><br><br>In the attached tables, Table 1 give figures for Northumberland Unitary Authority and Table 2 gives figures for England.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 24/11/2014 16:54:09 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 214717 Opperman - Tables x 2.docx title Tables
tabling member	4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman

89476

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how much of the government receipt from business rates forecast for 2014-15 will be contributed by businesses with a rateable value lower than £18,000.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	207517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><ul><li>a 2 per cent cap in the Retail Price Index increase;</li><li>a discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with</li><li>rateable values below £50,000,</li><li>doubling small business rate relief extended for another year benefitting over half a million businesses;</li><li>a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and</li><li>allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.</li></ul></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This package will benefit all businesses but particularly those with a lower rateable</p><p> </p><p>value. Local authority forecasts of business rates are not available split by rateable</p><p> </p><p>value threshold or business sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2013, 89% of hereditaments had a rateable value of £50,000 or</p><p> </p><p>lower. As at 31 March 2013, large properties (those with a rateable value equal to</p><p> </p><p>or greater than £50,000) account for 72% of rateable value. These data are taken</p><p> </p><p>from the Valuation Office Agency’s disclosure log, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/About/Policy/disclosureLogResponses2013.html" target="_blank">http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/About/Policy/disclosureLogResponses2013.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 207516 207518 207519 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:26:18 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk