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759196

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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 proportion of the £300 million discretionary rate relief fund to support businesses has been issued to ratepayers.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	9809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Many local authorities have made good progress in implementing their local discretionary schemes and have published the details of their eligibility criteria. Further to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on the 14 September on the progress of the Business Rates relief schemes announced at the Budget, I wrote to authorities encouraging them to speed up implementation. My Department will publish a list of authorities which have rebilled, shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 9808 question first answered 09/10/2017 15:47:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 11886 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

759198

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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, which local authorities have published details of the eligibility criteria for the £300 million discretionary relief fund to support businesses with increased rates bills; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	9808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Many local authorities have made good progress in implementing their local discretionary schemes and have published the details of their eligibility criteria. Further to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on the 14 September on the progress of the Business Rates relief schemes announced at the Budget, I wrote to authorities encouraging them to speed up implementation. My Department will publish a list of authorities which have rebilled, shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 9809 question first answered 09/10/2017 15:47:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 11885 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

758652

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 proportion of small businesses paid business rates in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to determine eligibility for Small Business Rates Relief.</p><p>According to the latest data available for 2017-18, 659,845 rateable properties will benefit from Small Business Rate Relief. Of these, 617,845 will receive 100 per cent relief and 41,499 will receive relief tapering from 100 per cent to 0 per cent. Therefore, only 6 per cent of rateable properties in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief are liable for any rates at all.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 06/10/2017 14:32:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758092

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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 plans he has to conduct a full review of the business rates system.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government will set out its plans for a review of business rates in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/09/2017 15:04:06 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

758094

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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 and what proportion of businesses eligible for business rates transitional relief have received that relief in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	9016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information about the number of properties in receipt of transitional relief.</p><p>A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme is providing support for the minority of businesses who face increases at the 2017 revaluation. Transitional relief is applied automatically to bills by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/09/2017 15:04:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

755631

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 5262, on non-domestic rates, how many responses were received to the consultation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	7188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>A total of 228 responses were received to the Further Consultation on 100 per cent Business Rates Retention; 187 from local government, 7 from local authority associations, and 34 from other interested parties. The Department for Communities and Local Government is currently conducting analysis of these responses. This will inform further development of business rates retention policy. We are currently considering how this work will progress in the wider context of further rates retention policy.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 7189 question first answered 08/09/2017 14:41:09 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

755632

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 5262, on non-domestic rates, when the Government plans to publish a response to the consultation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	7189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>A total of 228 responses were received to the Further Consultation on 100 per cent Business Rates Retention; 187 from local government, 7 from local authority associations, and 34 from other interested parties. The Department for Communities and Local Government is currently conducting analysis of these responses. This will inform further development of business rates retention policy. We are currently considering how this work will progress in the wider context of further rates retention policy.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 7188 question first answered 08/09/2017 14:41:09 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

756341

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government is making on its plans for changes in business rates and self-evaluations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	7755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is working with businesses and local authorities to deliver its aim to move to more frequent revaluations. The government will then set out its preferred approach for a smoother and more frequent system of revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/09/2017 13:28:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

753926

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to accelerating their review of the future of the rating system and the associated taxation of online businesses, in the light of the impact on the UK's towns and high streets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the scope of possible reforms to the business rates system, including the frequency of revaluations, and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 31/07/2017 14:33:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

752560

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3428, on non-domestic rates, whether his Department had completed analysing responses to Further Consultation on 100% Business Rates Retention consultation prior to the conclusion of the committee stage of the Local Government Finance Bill 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for Communities and Local Government have been analysing the responses received to the consultation on 100 per cent business rates retention, which closed during Purdah. Responses received through this consultation will help to inform future policy development.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 12:36:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne