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House of Commons

Tuesday 27 January 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Business Rate Supplements Bill

[Fourth and Fifth SittingS]

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Negatived on division  1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘and the majority of the affected

business community are’.

Clause Agreed to.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Negatived on division  22

Clause  2,  page  1,  leave out lines 17 to 20.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  23

Clause  2,  page  2,  leave out lines 1 to 5.

Clause Agreed to.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Withdrawn  46

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  10,  at end insert ‘, and

(c)
which promotes the economic well-being of its area, including the

provision of transport infrastructure and the promotion of employment

and employment skills, investment, regeneration, business efficiency and

competitiveness.’.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  2

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  18,  at beginning insert ‘primary and secondary’.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Withdrawn  3

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  26,  leave out ‘The Greater London Authority’ and insert ‘A

levying authority’.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  4

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  27,  leave out ‘the Greater London Authority’ and insert ‘a

levying authority’.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  24

Clause  3,  page  2,  leave out lines 44 and 45.

Clause Agreed to.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Negatived on division  25

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  21,  leave out from beginning to second ‘ballot’ and insert ‘a’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  5

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  21,  leave out ‘where there is to be’.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  6

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  21,  leave out ‘, the ballot’.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  7

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(2)
Subsection (1)(c) does not apply in relation to Crossrail.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  38

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  29,  leave out subsection (2).

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Negatived on division  8

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  35,  after ‘office’, insert ‘, and the principal offices of any

relevant billing authority,’.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  39

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  36,  leave out subsection (4).

Clause Agreed to.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Withdrawn  35

Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘11A
A description of the arrangement by which persons paying the BRS shall be

represented upon the governing body of any organisation set up for the purpose

of delivering the objectives of the BRS, or if, such organisation is not to be set

up, how such persons are to be involved in the oversight of the delivery of

those objectives.’.

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  57


Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  24,  leave out paragraph 14.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  36

Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  36,  leave out sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert ‘the

arrangements for the ballot’.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  37

Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  39,  leave out sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert ‘the

result of the ballot’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Withdrawn  9

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(d)
any parish council in the affected area.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Withdrawn  26

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  21,  leave out ‘think’ and insert ‘consider’.

Clause Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  10

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  32,  leave out from ‘BRS’ to end of line 42.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  11

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(6)
This section does not apply to Crossrail.’.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  27

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  8,  at end add—

‘(6)
This section does not apply to the Crossrail project promoted by the Greater

London Authority.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  12

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  10,  leave out ‘If a ballot on the imposition of a BRS is held,’.

Clause Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Withdrawn  13

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  25,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must within 90 days of the

coming into force of this section’.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  14

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  27,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Clause Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Not called  15

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  11,  after ‘persons’, insert ‘as specified in section 6(1)’.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  28

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  12,  leave out from beginning to second ‘a’ in line 13.

Robert Neill

Mr Philip Dunne

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Mark Field

Mr Lee Scott

Not called  29

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  46,  leave out from ‘BRS’ to end of line 13 on page 7.

Clause Agreed to.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  47


Clause  11,  page  7,  line  29,  leave out ‘or 45’.

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  48


Clause  11,  page  7,  line  34,  leave out ‘But’.

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  49


Clause  11,  page  7,  line  35,  leave out from ‘BRS’ to end of line 39.

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  50


Clause  11,  page  8,  line  16,  leave out subsection (9).

Clause Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Lorely Burt

Withdrawn  16

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  21,  leave out ‘prescribed by regulations’ and insert

‘specified in subsection (1A).

(1A)
The amount is £50,000.

(1B)
The amount in subsection (1A) may be amended by regulations.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  51


Clause  13,  page  10,  line  4,  leave out subsection (6).

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  52


Clause  13,  page  10,  line  15,  leave out ‘or 45(4A)’.

Clause Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Not selected  53


Clause  14,  page  10,  line  28,  leave out from ‘Act’ to end of line 29.