Debate on bill on Tuesday, 9 June 2009, in the House of Lords.

Business Rate Supplements Bill

Business Rate Supplements Bill. Lords Report stage second day. Concluded. New schedule added to the Bill. Amendment 43 agreed to on division (184 votes to 124). Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 51 2008-09).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 711 c531-58
Session: 2008-09
Department: Department for Communities and Local Government
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New schedules
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Business Rate Supplements Bill. As amended on Report.
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
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House of Lords; Business Rate Supplements Bill. As amended in Grand Committee.
Monday, 18 May 2009
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c531-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall also speak to Amendments 37 and 42, which are grouped with Amendment 34. These ame...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c531 (Link to this contribution) Clause 16: Interaction with BID levy Amendment 34 34: Clause 16, page 12, line 9, at end insert— "...; Lord Tope | 711 c535 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bates. This is probably the first time in a long pol...; Lord Bates | 711 c535 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is an inspired idea and I wish that I had thought of it. I certainly want to be assoc...; Lord Tope | 711 c534-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as this is the first time that I have spoken at this stage in the Bill, I must again decla...; Lord Bates | 711 c533-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome these amendments, although I have a few comments to attach. I congratulate the M...; Lord Jenkin of Roding | 711 c535-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful for the generous remarks made by the Minister and my noble friend Lord ...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c540 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand the position but the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, has never avoided hard work and...; Lord Jenkin of Roding | 711 c540 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, does he recognise that if this amendment is included in t...; Lord Tope | 711 c541-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 36 stands in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. I have already dec...; Lord Tope | 711 c540 (Link to this contribution) Clause 22: Administrative expenses Amendment 36 36: Clause 22, page 14, line 26, after "incurs" in...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c542-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Tope, for moving the amendment. It enables me to cla...; Lord Bates | 711 c542 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not quite sure whether I should support this measure. The noble Lord managed to inspi...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord appreciates that we are offering a period for the consultation process. He ...; Lord Tope | 711 c543-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down, I am very grateful to him for that response. We have alread...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c538-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am a little disappointed. As the noble Lord, Lord Bates, indicated when he first spoke, ...; Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 711 c537-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend Lord Jenkin of Roding fears that he may be overcritical, but the Minister ...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c555 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course I accept the point that the noble Lord is making. My noble friend apologised in ...; Lord Bates | 711 c556 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry that the Minister is so agitated about people pointing out the harsh facts of w...; Lord Bates | 711 c558 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 44 44: Clause 29, page 19, line 10, at end insert— "( ) For the avoidance of doubt, it is...; Lord Tope | 711 c544 (Link to this contribution) The summer?; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, autumn is later than the summer, and the noble Lord knows why it is not possible for us to...; Lord Tope | 711 c544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving me the reply I expected. It was worth a try. With...; Lord Tope | 711 c549 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may place on the record that we, too, welcome these amendments, although we made...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c549 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords for their support. Amendment 39 agreed.; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c549 (Link to this contribution) Amendments 40 and 41 40: Clause 27, page 17, line 27, at end insert— "( ) Sections 3(1)(b), 7(1) an...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c544-8 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 37 37: Before Schedule 2, insert the following new Schedule— "BRS-BID arrangements Prelim...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c548 (Link to this contribution) Clause 27: Special introductory provision Amendment 39 39: Clause 27, page 17, line 5, leave out s...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c548 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 40 and 41 which are grouped with Amendment 39. In Committ...; Lord Bates | 711 c548-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the Minister said, this relates to a debate that took place in Committee on an amendmen...; Lord Bates | 711 c550-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these two amendments, which have been tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lord C...; Lord Tope | 711 c551-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Bates, said, this issue has been debated at least twice in this Ho...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c549 (Link to this contribution) Clause 29: Regulations etc. Amendment 42 42: Clause 29, page 19, line 3, at end insert— "( ) regul...; Lord Bates | 711 c550 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 43 43: Clause 29, page 19, line 10, at end insert— "( ) A statutory instrument containing...; Lord Bates | 711 c555 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I certainly will not be withdrawing the amendment, as I want to test the opinion of the Ho...; Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 711 c552-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest, somewhat improbably as someone who has never worked within the City...; Earl Cathcart | 711 c553 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on moving this amendment and on the arguments that he put. ...; Lord Williamson of Horton | 711 c552 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment. It comprises a single sentence in plain English, which is quite a...; Earl Attlee | 711 c552 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Bates for moving his amendment. He referred to the d...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 711 c553-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an important pair of amendments and I want in my response to distinguish between t...
Subjects: Companies Business Elizabeth line Greater London Local government Rates and rating Business rates Surcharges Business improvement districts
Legislation: Business Rate Supplements Bill 2008-09
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Business Rate Supplements Bill

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