Not exactly. Normally the Minister is extremely helpful, but not on that point. I shall respond more generally on the amendment but, specifically, could circumstances be conceived where a business rate supplement levied in a given area was the subject of a ballot and therefore the subject of an affirmative resolution in that ballot? As a result, voluntary contributions and business rate supplements would be levied in that area in order for the project to go ahead and there might be no business involvement. Is that a conceivable possibility?
Business Rate Supplements Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bates
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 May 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Business Rate Supplements Bill.
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