Select committee inquiry
Business rates inquiry
Closed
What the inquiry looked at
“The Government must address a range of issues, including problems with appeals and withdrawing Revenue Support Grant (RSG), before bringing in 100 per cent business rates retention for councils, the Communities and Local Government Committee has said in its report.”
The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.
What the government said
No government response is linked to this report.
How the inquiry ran
Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 3 December 2015 to its close on 24 April 2017.
- Oral evidence 4 sessions
- Report 14 Jun 2016
- Correspondence 8 letters
What it recommended
The committee's recommendations are not listed here yet. Read them in 1st Report - 100 per cent retention of business rates: issues for consideration ↗ on parliament.uk.
Evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4
- 11 Apr 2016No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 22 Mar 2016No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 7 Mar 2016No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 22 Feb 2016No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
Correspondence 8 letters
- 12 Jul 2016Letter from Greg Clark to Clive Betts regarding business rates retention, dated 5 July 2016To committee
- 7 Jun 2016Letter from Sharon Gregory to Clive Betts regarding business rates, dated 6 May 2016To committee
- 7 Jun 2016Letter from Sir Edward Lister to Clive Betts regarding business rates, dated 28 April 2016To committee
- 7 Jun 2016Letter from London Councils to Committee Chair regarding business rates inquiry, dated 4 May 2016To committee
- 18 Apr 2016Letter from Greg Clark to Clive Betts regarding local government financial settlement 2016/17, dated 11 April 2016To committee
- 18 Apr 2016Letter from Greg Clark to Clive Betts regarding Budget 2016 and four-year settlements, dated 11 April 2016To committee
- 23 Mar 2016Letter from Secretary of State to Committee Chair regarding the Budget and business rates, dated 22 March 2016To committee
- 16 Mar 2016Letter from Committee Chair to Secretary of State regarding the Budget, dated 16 March 2016To committee