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678528

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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 plans to publish details of the pilot schemes for 100 per cent business rates retention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	61588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government will confirm the details of the 100 per cent Business Rates Retention pilots alongside the final local government finance settlement.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 02/02/2017 13:54:05 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 32995 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

674759

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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 maximum size of area will be as measured by population in which pooling of non-domestic sites will be permitted under provisions of the Local Government Finance Bill.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	60674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that local authorities can achieve greater impact when working together, especially when working over wider areas to achieve economic growth. For this reason, the Government wants to continue to encourage and reward pooling under the 100% business rates retention system. The Local Government Finance Bill contains provisions to amend the way that business rate pools are set up, and to increase the rewards open to pools of authorities.</p><p><br>We would expect to discuss with local authorities in any area, the size, shape and geography of the pools that could help achieve improved outcomes for local economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/01/2017 17:09:05 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 31551 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

674194

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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 many businesses paid business rates in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) nationally in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	60286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>We do not collect this data. Data on the number of hereditaments that are liable for business rates in England are available from the Valuation Office Agency at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-non-domestic-rating-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-non-domestic-rating-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 25/01/2017 15:24:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

670711

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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 recent discussions he has had with local authorities on 100 per cent business rate retention.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	59371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>By the end of the Parliament, local government will retain 100% of taxes raised locally, giving councils control of an additional £12.5 billion of business rates to spend on local services. To ensure the reforms are fiscally neutral, some existing grants will be phased out and responsibilities will be devolved to local authorities. This move towards self-sufficiency and away from dependence on central government is something councils have long campaigned for. We have worked in close collaboration with local government in how to implement this commitment, including through the Business Rates Retention Steering Group, which is jointly chaired by the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><p>Last week, we introduced the Local Government Finance Bill that will establish the legislative framework for the reformed system. All relevant documents can be found here: <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/localgovernmentfinance.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/localgovernmentfinance.html</a>. We will continue to work closely with local government during the passage of the legislation, to shape the detail of the reforms.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/01/2017 17:40:02 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 29859 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

658436

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the increase in rateable values of premises that do not fall under the £12,000 threshold on (a) riding schools and (b) other businesses.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	57738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The business rates revaluation is undertaken independently of Ministers by the Valuation Office Agency. Information on changes in rateable values at the revaluation has been published by the Valuation Office Agency. We have put in place a £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme for England to ensure that no ratepayer is unfairly penalised by the 2017 revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/12/2016 16:46:03 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

658464

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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 21 October 2016 to Question 49076, how much the Government has paid to each local authority in England to subsidise business rates discounts for childcare providers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	57742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Under the business rates retention system, where a local authority uses its discretionary powers to grant business rates discounts the resulting loss of business rates income is effectively shared equally between the local authority and the Government. The Government does not collect data on particular types of premises that have benefited from local discretionary relief.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/12/2016 16:44:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

652592

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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 progress his Department has made on enabling local authorities to retain 100 per cent of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	56271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>We recently conducted a consultation on our approach to the implementation of 100% Business Rates Retention. There were over 450 responses from local authorities, businesses interests and other organisations. My officials are currently considering these and we will publish a summary of the responses and our proposed way forward in due course. In the meantime, we will continue close collaboration with local government in taking this work forward, including through the Business Rates Retention Steering Group, which is jointly chaired by the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><p>The Steering Group was established to consider the mechanisms needed to set up and run the new business rates system, as well as the timetable and implementation of the reforms. It oversees the work of a set of technical working groups, each looking at particular aspects of the reforms. The Group meets on a regular basis and has done so on 7 occasions since April 2016. All papers for meetings are published here: <a href="http://www.local.gov.uk/business-rates" target="_blank">http://www.local.gov.uk/business-rates</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/12/2016 15:03:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

642173

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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 total amount to be collected in devolved business rates by each local authority in England and Wales in each year to 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	54281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the total amount of retained business rates to be collected by each local authority in England to 2020. The Office for Budget Responsibility has published its forecast of total business rates for Great Britain alongside the Autumn Statement and it is available at the link below, at table 2.8:<br><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/Supplementary_Tables_Receipts_Fiscal-2.xlsx" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/Supplementary_Tables_Receipts_Fiscal-2.xlsx</a></p><p>Business rates in Wales are a matter for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/11/2016 17:30:04 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

638059

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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 recent discussions he has had with local authorities on 100 per cent business rate retention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	53475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>We recently conducted a consultation on our approach to the implementation of 100% Business Rates Retention. There were over 450 responses from local authorities, businesses interests and other organisations. My officials are currently considering these and we will publish a summary of the responses and our proposed way forward in due course. In the meantime, we will continue close collaboration with local government in taking this work forward, including through the Business Rates Retention Steering Group, which is jointly chaired by the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><p>The Steering Group was established to consider the mechanisms needed to set up and run the new business rates system, as well as the timetable and implementation of the reforms. It oversees the work of a set of technical working groups, each looking at particular aspects of the reforms. The Group meets on a regular basis and has done so on 6 occasions since April 2016. All papers for meetings are published here: <a href="http://www.local.gov.uk/business-rates" target="_blank">http://www.local.gov.uk/business-rates</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/11/2016 16:42:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

636162

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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 in devolved business rates which will be collected by each combined authority in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	52866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Combined authorities are not currently part of the business rates retention scheme and neither collect, nor retain local business rates.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/11/2016 11:50:51 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham