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Business Rates

EDM number 999 in 2012-13, proposed by Alan Meale on 30/01/2013.
Categorised under the topic of Taxation.

That this House acknowledges the tough trading and poor economic conditions faced by local businesses throughout the UK, in particular over the last two years; recalls that during this period business rates have risen by an average of 10 per cent, thereby adding considerable costs to local enterprises which have had to endure real challenges to survive; believes that the time has come for the Government to realise that without direct action many such enterprises will not survive another financial year; and calls on Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer to freeze business rates for the coming 12 month fiscal period.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Alan Meale30/01/2013MansfieldLabourProposed
Jim Dobbin31/01/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Linda Riordan31/01/2013HalifaxLabourSeconded
Virendra Sharma31/01/2013Ealing, SouthallLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley01/02/2013Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mark Durkan04/02/2013FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jim Shannon05/02/2013StrangfordDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd05/02/2013Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson05/02/2013Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Mike Hancock06/02/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway06/02/2013Bradford WestRespectSigned
Ronnie Campbell06/02/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
William McCrea06/02/2013South AntrimDUPSigned
Caroline Lucas06/02/2013Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Sandra Osborne07/02/2013Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Ian Lavery07/02/2013WansbeckLabourSigned
John Leech12/02/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Roy12/02/2013GlenrothesLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds13/02/2013Belfast NorthDUPSigned
John Mann25/02/2013BassetlawLabourSigned
Lady Hermon26/02/2013North DownIndependentSigned
David Wright01/03/2013TelfordLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff04/03/2013Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Chris Ruane12/03/2013Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell12/03/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Crausby14/03/2013Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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