Public Toilets And Business Rates

EDM number 374 in 2013-14, proposed by Daniel Rogerson on 09/07/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Local government and Service industries.

That this House recognises the importance of providing high-quality public toilet facilities, especially in areas popular with tourists and visitors; notes with concern that public toilets operated by town and parish councils are charged business rates, despite not being businesses; further notes that many councils are struggling to cover the cost of paying business rates for the public toilets for which they are responsible; and urges the Government to exclude the rating of public lavatories owned or operated by parish councils in order to ensure that the provision of these vital facilities remains financially viable.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.