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BUSINESS RATE SUPPLEMENTS BILL: Second Reading.
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[Until 10.00 pm]
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That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Business Rate Supplements Bill because supplementary rates threaten
to become another local stealth tax at a time of economic downturn; because local firms should have a vote on any supplementary
rate, as already occurs with Business Improvement Districts; because cuts to the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive
Scheme will put pressure on councils to levy the supplementary rate; because the proposed exemption threshold for small business
will be far less generous following the 2010 revaluation; because the Bill does not address the problems that local firms
are suffering as a result of the Government’s business rate rises on empty property and retrospective increases in rates levied
on business in the registered ports; and because the Bill fails to limit the application of supplementary business rates to
the Greater London Authority and the Crossrail project.
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The Seventh Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2006-07, Local Government Finance: Supplementary
Business Rate, HC 719; and the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08, Local Government Finance–Supplementary Business Rate: the Government’s response, HC 210, and the Government’s response, HC 1200, Session 2007-08, are
relevant.
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Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
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BUSINESS RATE SUPPLEMENTS BILL (PROGRAMME)
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[No separate debate]
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That the following provisions shall apply to the Business Rate Supplements Bill:
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1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
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Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
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2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday
3 February 2009.
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3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
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Consideration and Third Reading
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4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment
of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
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5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
on that day.
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6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
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7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages
from the Lords) may be programmed.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
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BUSINESS RATE SUPPLEMENTS BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.
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[No separate debate]
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That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Business Rate Supplements Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment
out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of the Act.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS
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[No debate]
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That the draft OGCbuying.solutions Trading Fund (Extension and Amendment) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on
5 November, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That Mr Phil Woolas be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Jane Kennedy be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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TAX LAW REWRITE BILLS (JOINT COMMITTEE)
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That Mr Quentin Davies and John Healey be discharged from the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills and Mr George Mudie
and Mr Stephen Timms be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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TREASURY
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That Mr Siôn Simon be discharged from the Treasury Committee and John Mann be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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indicates a question for oral answer.
