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Proceeding contribution from Lord Gove (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 14 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Rating (Empty Properties) Bill.


Rating (Empty Properties) Bill

I might have misheard but, in trying to follow the Minister’s logic, I fear that I might have misunderstood him. Is he genuinely asserting that owners of community facilities, such as those who are responsible for village halls, would wilfully keep those premises empty and would need the goad of the Bill to ensure the efficient disposition of their assets? It seems bizarre that we would have the situation that he appears to have described.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
461 c943 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Clubs Charities Ancient monuments Building alterations Cemeteries Brownfield sites Archaeological sites Community centres Bombs Electricity generation Empty property Exemptions Farms Industry Insolvency Land use Floods Fires Planning permission Local government finance Rates and rating Business rates Listed buildings Microgeneration Small businesses Tax allowances Sports Tenants Rents Regeneration Vandalism Local Government Finance Funding Changes Independent Inquiry Land Use Planning Review
Legislation
Rating (Empty Properties) Bill 2006-07
Non-domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) Regulations 1989
Link
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