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973301

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Improvement Districts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on business improvement districts using local authorities as debt enforcers to collect levies from council-owned services.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	174789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are business-led partnerships which are created voluntarily to deliver additional local services and upgrade the local environment for the benefit of the wider area. BIDs have had many successes as a model of how local business can work together to realise the potential of towns and high streets.</p><p>A BID is a self-defined area in which local businesses vote to raise a levy on business rates on businesses in the area. This levy is collected and enforced by the local authority and used by the BID organisation to undertake projects that benefit the local area. The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 sets out the relevant processes for the billing administration of the BID levy.</p><p>Whether a business is liable is for the BID proposer and the relevant billing authority to determine. Before going to ballot, the proposer of the BID must submit a proposal which outlines the geographical area, the levy amount, the projects the proposed BID will undertake, and what businesses will be liable for the levy.</p><p>The Secretary of State has a responsibility to investigate where complaints are made that material irregularities have occurred in the balloting process. If a business or individual is unhappy with the service provided by their BID, they should in the first instance get in touch with their local authority as the development and operational arrangements, including debt enforcement, of a BID are a matter for the relevant local authority and BID. If further action is required, they could also contact the Local Government Ombudsman at:</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman <br> PO Box 4771 <br> Coventry <br> CV4 0EH</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 174790 question first answered 09/10/2018 14:48:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

973310

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Improvement Districts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the oversight of business improvement districts; and what recourse is available to individuals who wish to object to debt enforcement conducted by business improvement districts.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	174790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are business-led partnerships which are created voluntarily to deliver additional local services and upgrade the local environment for the benefit of the wider area. BIDs have had many successes as a model of how local business can work together to realise the potential of towns and high streets.</p><p>A BID is a self-defined area in which local businesses vote to raise a levy on business rates on businesses in the area. This levy is collected and enforced by the local authority and used by the BID organisation to undertake projects that benefit the local area. The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 sets out the relevant processes for the billing administration of the BID levy.</p><p>Whether a business is liable is for the BID proposer and the relevant billing authority to determine. Before going to ballot, the proposer of the BID must submit a proposal which outlines the geographical area, the levy amount, the projects the proposed BID will undertake, and what businesses will be liable for the levy.</p><p>The Secretary of State has a responsibility to investigate where complaints are made that material irregularities have occurred in the balloting process. If a business or individual is unhappy with the service provided by their BID, they should in the first instance get in touch with their local authority as the development and operational arrangements, including debt enforcement, of a BID are a matter for the relevant local authority and BID. If further action is required, they could also contact the Local Government Ombudsman at:</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman <br> PO Box 4771 <br> Coventry <br> CV4 0EH</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 174789 question first answered 09/10/2018 14:48:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

937465

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Improvement Districts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the establishment of a national register of Business Improvement Districts.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	162064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting Business Improvement Districts, and recognises the important role they play in allowing local businesses to work together to shape and improve their high streets and towns.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/07/2018 15:38:30 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

931011

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Improvement Districts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a timescale for the publication of the outcome of an appeal in a Business Improvement Districts bid.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	157229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Legislation does not specify a time limit within which an appeal against the establishment of a Business Improvement District must be decided. The Secretary of State will issue a decision as soon as possible, having taken account of all representations received from those with an interest in the appeal.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/06/2018 16:23:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

882385

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Improvement Districts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the transparency of Business Improvement District bodies.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	135323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the Government published best practice guidance, which makes clear that a Business Improvement District should be transparent and accountable to its levy payers. The use of social media, an up-to-date website, news releases, newsletters to levy payers, regular meetings and producing annual accounts, are some of the ways to ensure that the work of the Business Improvement District is open and available for scrutiny by its levy payers. Some Business Improvement Districts do already publish audited accounts and we recommend this as a way to ensure transparency.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/04/2018 14:19:47 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq