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Business Rates On Pubs

EDM number 2113 in 2006-07, proposed by Tony Baldry on 15/10/2007.

That this House is concerned at the changes to the guidance on business rates for public houses; notes that changes to the Non-Domestic Rating Reference Manual will mean the levy will be raised for pubs with quizzes, televisions, pool tables, dart boards or a football team; believes this could result in an increase of £440 a year in their business rates, which for some remote pubs paying £1,000 a year in rates could see their tax bill increase by almost half under new rules; further believes that this would have a devastating impact for some pubs with the Campaign for Real Ale already estimating that 56 pubs are already closing permanently each month; and calls on the Government to amend the guidance for inspectors so that business rates do not rise further for pubs in 2010 but instead they are allowed to remain thriving at the heart of many communities.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Baldry15/10/2007BanburyConservativeProposed
Andrew George15/10/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Meale16/10/2007MansfieldLabourSeconded
Philip Davies16/10/2007ShipleyConservativeSeconded
Peter Bottomley16/10/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
John Leech16/10/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Greg Pope16/10/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
Nick Harvey16/10/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed16/10/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton16/10/2007MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Lynne Jones17/10/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Greg Knight17/10/2007East YorkshireConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock17/10/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin17/10/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Stephen Williams17/10/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter18/10/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Rogerson18/10/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Binley19/10/2007Northampton SouthConservativeSigned
David Anderson22/10/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Bob Russell23/10/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway23/10/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans23/10/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Neil Gerrard23/10/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss24/10/2007North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Janet Dean24/10/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington24/10/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Hamilton24/10/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
Rudi Vis24/10/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Pugh25/10/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley29/10/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Ann Cryer29/10/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Paul Rowen29/10/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned

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