40974
2010-12
60
Empty Shops
Bob Russell
2010-05-25
That this House notes with grave concern the increase in the number of empty shops in traditional town and neighbourhood centres; calls on the Government as a matter of urgency to consider a range of options to halt further closures and assist in the restoration to retail use of closed premises; specifically urges that value added tax for refurbishment works on retail premises should be reduced from 15 per cent. to five per cent., that business rates for retail premises should be frozen and that upward rent review clauses which automatically allow rents to rise should be scrapped; and further urges that planning, financial and parking policies which discriminate in favour of out-of-town shopping centres should be reviewed so that there is a level playing field with traditional town centres and neighbourhood shopping centres.
Service industries
Bob Russell
2010-05-25
Proposed
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Andrew George
2010-05-25
Seconded
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Adrian Sanders
2010-05-26
Seconded
Torbay
Liberal Democrat
David Simpson
2010-05-26
Seconded
Upper Bann
DUP
Mike Hancock
2010-05-26
Seconded
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Jonathan Edwards
2010-05-26
Seconded
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Plaid Cymru
Hywel Williams
2010-05-26
Signed
Arfon
Plaid Cymru
Stephen Williams
2010-05-26
Signed
Bristol West
Liberal Democrat
Stephen Lloyd
2010-05-26
Signed
Eastbourne
Liberal Democrat
Mark Williams
2010-05-27
Signed
Ceredigion
Liberal Democrat
Alan Meale
2010-06-02
Signed
Mansfield
Labour
John Leech
2010-06-02
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Alan Campbell
2010-06-02
Signed
Tynemouth
Labour
John Pugh
2010-06-07
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
William McCrea
2010-06-08
Signed
South Antrim
DUP
Ian Paisley Jnr
2010-06-10
Signed
North Antrim
DUP
Tom Watson
2010-06-10
Signed
West Bromwich East
Labour
John Hemming
2010-06-10
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Jim Dobbin
2010-06-14
Signed
Heywood and Middleton
Labour
David Crausby
2010-06-29
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
John McDonnell
2010-06-30
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour