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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 17 March 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Ian Cawsey. The answering member was Barbara Follett.


Port Business Rates

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on port business rates.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
507 c274-80WH 
Session
2009-10
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Barbara Follett | 507 c280WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend has been a Minister himself and understands the constraints under which we sometimes ...
Barbara Follett | 507 c279-80WH (Link to this contribution) I take the right hon. Gentleman's point. As someone who came into this place at the ancient age of 5...
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Ian Cawsey | 507 c280WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is reaching the end of her comments. We welcome her sympathy, but it is important to ...
David Davis | 507 c279WH (Link to this contribution) Like the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Mr. Cawsey), I am incredibly sympathetic to the Minister's...
David Davis | 507 c279WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed. In the middle of all the complexity—the legal history and the antiquity of the system—the s...
Barbara Follett | 507 c278-9WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, and my hon. Friend illustrated that gulf marvellously well. We now have a situation in which a...
Ian Cawsey | 507 c275-6WH (Link to this contribution) I agree entirely with the Select Committee. One of the heartening things about the campaign is the f...
David Davis | 507 c274WH (Link to this contribution) I do not want to delay the hon. Gentleman, who has fought very hard on the issue, but may I ask whet...
Ian Cawsey | 507 c274WH (Link to this contribution) It is a delight to speak under your chairmanship, Mr. Benton. I am grateful for the opportunity to h...
Shona McIsaac | 507 c276WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate, which I think is the second that we have had i...
Ian Cawsey | 507 c276-7WH (Link to this contribution) The Treasury Committee made the point well that the Valuation Office Agency, which is a Government a...
Barbara Follett | 507 c277-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure, Mr. Benton, to serve under your chairmanship. It is also a pleasure to respond to ...
Barbara Follett | 507 c278WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis)—it can be difficult to find o...
Subjects
Administrative delays Ports Business rates Standards Valuation Valuation Office Agency
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