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833030

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which criteria were used to determine the allocation of the latest round of business rates retention pilots.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	125346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>All applications to become a 100 per cent business rates retention pilot in 2018/19 were assessed under the criteria laid out in the ‘Invitation to Local Authorities in England to pilot 100% Business Rates Retention in 2018/19 and to pioneer new pooling and tier-split models’, published on 1 September 2017:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654936/Pilots_1819_Prospectus.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654936/Pilots_1819_Prospectus.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/02/2018 15:22:18 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

792996

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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 consideration he has given to redistributing the share of business rates that central Government receives to help relieve financial pressures on local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	114781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that increased rates retention by local government would need to be matched and funded by equivalent devolution of new responsibilities or the ending of grants. The assessment of the overall level of funding for local government is a function of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 27/11/2017 14:59:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

776011

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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 17 October 2017 to Question 106733, on non-domestic rates, from what date the data presented in that Answer is accurate.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	109026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The information referenced in my previous answer was first published on 13 October 2017 and was based on information provided by local authorities. It has been amended and is updated on a regular basis as authorities advise us that they have begun to rebill for each of the relief schemes. It was last updated on 23 October and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-schemes-2017-rebilling-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-schemes-2017-rebilling-progress</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 26/10/2017 13:26:00 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

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

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

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

752564

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 3427, on non-domestic rates, when the joint working group last met with the Local Government Association.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working closely with local government to meet the Government’s commitment to continue to give local government greater control over the money they raise. A joint steering group and a series of joint working groups were established with the Local Government Association in 2016 as one way, but not the only way, through which the Government could work with the local government sector on developing proposals for business rates retention. The different working groups meet on different frequencies depending on the work they are undertaking at any particular time . The Government will take a decision on how best to continue to engage the Local Government Association, the steering and working groups and the sector more generally as part of its future plans.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 12:39:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751713

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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, what progress has been made on reform of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	4896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>At Budget 2016 the government announced reductions in business rates to benefit all ratepayers – which will cost almost £9 billion over the next 5 years. The government has set an aim to revalue properties more frequently for business rates and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 16:47:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 5623 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith