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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

226595

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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 number of small firms and shops likely to benefit from the planned reduction in business rates in (a) Herefordshire and (b) England in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	908064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><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></ul><p> </p><p> </p><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><p> </p><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><p> </p><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><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><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>Table 1 (attached) shows the estimated number of properties in 2015-16 within the Herefordshire Council boundary that will benefit from business rates measures extended in this year’s autumn statement. Table 2 (attached) presents this information for England as a whole.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2015 17:25:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 908064 Norman.docx title Table 1 - Business Rates
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

224405

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business rates appeals (a) are outstanding, (b) have been received and (c) have been cleared, in each region; and what the median number of days taken is to clear business rates appeals in each region.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>'Local Rating Lists: Business Rates' statistics can be found in the 2010 'Local Rating list: day-to-day rating workload' Table As at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rates-business-rates-local-rating-lists-experimental--2</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:33:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

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

175004

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 assessment he has made of the combined financial effect on (a) small and (b) all businesses of government policy on business rates (i) in cash terms and (ii) in real terms since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	221663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To help support businesses and create jobs, the government has taken action to reduce the burden of business rates on ratepayers in every year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total cost of these measures has been £4.1bn over this Parliament. This is a total of £4.2bn in real terms, based on 2014-15 prices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of this, the government has spent £2bn on reducing bills for small businesses through the doubling of Small Business Rate Relief. As a result, all businesses occupying a single property with a rateable value of less than £6000 have been fully exempt from business rates since October 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2015-16 alone, ratepayers will save £1.6bn on their business rates bills. This includes 575,000 small businesses, of whom 385,000 will pay no rates at all.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has also changed the law to allow business rates bills to be spread over 12 months rather than 10 months, to help with cash flow and affordability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/01/2015 16:43:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab