Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill

The measure is even narrower than that; it is simply a paving measure, which I will come on to, t...

Has the Minister seen press reports today that some major companies are calling for a 20% reducti...

It is important to remember that the Bill is much narrower in scope than the design of the busine...

I thank the Minister for giving way—he is being very generous. On that point, however valuable an...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I am loth to get drawn on to topics that are much broader than the very nar...

Before I call the Opposition spokesman, with the leave of the House, and most unusually, I am sur...

I will not put the House through a rendition of “Happy birthday”—[Hon. Members: “Shame!”] But man...

One of the reasons that there is a reaction from businesses regarding the level of business rates...

It is a matter of fact that the Government are moving towards the self-financing of local governm...

Anybody who has any experience of local government—my hon. Friend does, as do I and many others i...

The hallmark of local government across parties—this is not a party point—is that people roll up ...

I have declared my business interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, but I am n...

This is probably the easiest summing-up that I have experienced so far in the Chamber. I thank th...

The hon. Lady says we should talk about that to enable us to have a full discussion here today. T...

I thank the Minister for that intervention, because perhaps I was not clear: I was not suggesting...

Order. The hon. Lady has explained that very well and I understand why the Minister made his poin...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will do my best to keep to what is in the Bill. However, the G...

What a privilege it is to have this opportunity to close the debate today. I wish that it had bee...

I am curious, based on the Minister’s research, about how often businesses ask for a revaluation....

I thank my hon. Friend for that helpful intervention. From speaking to business groups—I regularl...

However, I get continual complaints about business rates from the landlord at the Moody Cow pub, ...

I am sure that those at the Moody Cow will be delighted not just with more frequent revaluations,...